¹和睦共处，持守正义

¹Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

²明慧的仆人，必管辖主人贻羞的儿子；又可以在众儿子中同分产业。

²A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.

³用锅炼银，用炉炼金；唯有耶和华锻炼人心。

³A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.

⁴作恶的人留心听邪恶的话；说谎的人侧耳听攻击人的话。

⁴An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵嘲笑穷人的就是辱骂造他的主；幸灾乐祸的必难免受惩罚。

⁵Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

⁶儿孙是老人的冠冕，父亲是儿女的荣耀。

⁶Sons` sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.

⁷愚顽人说佳美的话是不相称的，何况尊贵的人说虚谎的话呢！

⁷Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

⁸在馈送的人看来，贿赂有如灵符（“灵符”原文作“恩惠宝石”）；无论他到哪里，都必顺利。

⁸A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

⁹遮掩别人过犯的，得到人的喜爱；屡次提起别人过错的，离间亲密的朋友。

⁹Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

¹⁰对聪明人说一句责备的话，胜过责打愚昧人一百下。

¹⁰Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

¹¹悖逆的人只求恶事，必有残忍的使者奉派去对付他。

¹¹An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

¹²宁愿遇见失掉幼子的母熊，也不愿遇见正在行愚妄事的愚昧人。

¹²The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And — not a fool in his folly.

¹³以恶报善的，灾祸必不离开他的家。

¹³Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

¹⁴纷争的开始，如同决堤的水；所以在争执发生以前，就要制止。

¹⁴The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

¹⁵宣判恶人为义，裁定义人有罪，二者都是耶和华所厌恶的。

¹⁵Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to Jehovah.

¹⁶愚昧人既是无知，为什么手里拿着价银要买智慧呢？

¹⁶Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

¹⁷朋友常显爱心，兄弟为患难而生。

¹⁷At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

¹⁸为邻舍击掌作保证人的，是无知的人。

¹⁸A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

¹⁹喜爱争竞的就是喜爱过犯；把家门建高的自取灭亡。

¹⁹Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

²⁰心存欺诈的得不着益处；舌头搬弄是非的必陷在祸患中。

²⁰The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

²¹生下愚昧的儿子，使父亲忧愁；愚顽人的父亲毫无喜乐。

²¹Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

²²心里喜乐就是良药；心灵忧郁使骨头枯干。

²²A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

²³恶人暗中（“暗中”原文作“从怀里”）接受贿赂，为要歪曲公正。

²³A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.

²⁴聪明人面前有智慧，愚昧人却眼望地极。

²⁴The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.

²⁵愚昧的儿子使父亲愁烦，使母亲痛苦。

²⁵A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁶惩罚义人，已是不当；击打正直的官长，更是不妥。

²⁶Also, to fine the righteous is not good, To smite nobles for uprightness.

²⁷有知识的约束自己的言语；聪明人心平气和。

²⁷One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.

²⁸愚妄人默不作声，也算是智慧；闭口不言，也算是聪明。

²⁸Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!