¹当以愚昧懒惰人为戒

¹As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour [is] not comely for a fool.

²麻雀怎样飞来飞去，燕子怎样翻飞；照样，无故的咒诅也不会临到人。

²As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.

³鞭子是为了打马，嚼环是为了勒驴；刑杖是为了打愚昧人的背。

³A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

⁴不要照着愚昧人的愚妄回答他，免得你像他一样。

⁴Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him — even thou.

⁵要照着愚昧人的愚妄回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

⁶借愚昧人的手传递信息的，是自断己足，自寻烦恼。

⁶He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

⁷箴言在愚昧人口中，就像瘸子的腿，虚悬无用。

⁷Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁸把荣耀给愚昧人的，就像人把石子系在投石器上。

⁸As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool.

⁹箴言在愚昧人口中，就像荆棘在醉汉手里。

⁹A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

¹⁰雇用愚昧人和过路人的，就像胡乱射伤众人的弓箭手。

¹⁰Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

¹¹愚昧人一再重复他的愚妄，正像狗转过来，吃自己所吐的。

¹¹As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

¹²你见过自以为有智慧的人吗？愚昧人比他更有指望。

¹²Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

¹³懒惰人说：“路上有狮子，广场上也有狮子。”

¹³The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.`

¹⁴懒惰人在床上翻动，就像门绕着门铰转动一样。

¹⁴The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

¹⁵懒惰人把手放在盘子里，连拿食物送回口边也觉得劳累。

¹⁵The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

¹⁶懒惰人看自己，比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。

¹⁶Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

¹⁷提防毁谤及诡诈的人过路的人被激怒，去干涉与自己无关的争执，就像人揪住狗的耳朵。

¹⁷Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

¹⁸人欺骗了邻舍，却说：“我不过是开玩笑罢了。”他就像疯狂的人，投掷火把、利箭和杀人的武器。

¹⁸As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

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¹⁹So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?`

²⁰没有柴，火就熄灭；没有搬弄是非的人，纷争就平息。

²⁰Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

²¹好争竞的人，煽动争端，就像余烬上加炭，火上加柴一样。

²¹Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

²²搬弄是非的人的言语如同美食；深入人的脏腑。

²²The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

²³嘴唇火热，心却奸恶，就像包上银渣的瓦器。

²³Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.

²⁴憎恶人的用话语掩饰自己，心里却存着诡诈。

²⁴By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

²⁵他的话语虽然动听，你不可信他，因为他心里有七样可厌恶的事。

²⁵When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.

²⁶他的怨恨虽然以诡诈掩饰，但他的邪恶必在大会中显露出来。

²⁶Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

²⁷挖掘陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；辊石头的，石头必辊回自己身上。

²⁷Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

²⁸虚谎的舌头憎恶被它伤害的人；谄媚的口造成败坏。

²⁸A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!