¹Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —

¹谦厚忠诚必得赏赐

²The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

²把事隐藏，是　神的荣耀；把事察清，是君王的光荣。

³The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.

³人不知天有多高，地有多厚，君王的心也照样测不透。

⁴Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

⁴除去银子的渣滓，银匠就可以做出器皿；

⁵Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

⁵除去君王面前的坏人，他的王位就可以靠公义坚立。

⁶Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

⁶你在君王面前，不可妄自尊大；也不可擅自站立在大人物中间。

⁷For better [that] he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,` Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

⁷宁可让人对你说：“请上座！”胜过在你觐见的显贵面前，被人叫你退下去。

⁸Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

⁸不可轻率出去与人争讼；否则，你的邻舍若使你受辱，结果你要怎么办呢？

⁹Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

⁹如果有纷争，只与你的邻舍一人争论好了；不可揭发别人的秘密，

¹⁰Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

¹⁰恐怕听见的人辱骂你，你的恶名就不能脱掉。

¹¹Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.

¹¹一句话说得合宜，就像金苹果镶在银的器物上。

¹²A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

¹²智慧人的责备在听从的人耳中，好像金耳环和精金的饰物。

¹³As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

¹³忠信的使者对那些差遣他的人来说，好像在收割的时候，有冰雪的凉气，使主人精神舒畅。

¹⁴Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

¹⁴空夸送礼却没有实行的人，就像无雨的风云。

¹⁵By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

¹⁵恒久忍耐可以劝服掌权的人，柔和的舌头，可以折断骨头。

¹⁶Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.

¹⁶你找到蜂蜜，吃够就好了；免得吃得过多，就呕吐出来。

¹⁷Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour`s house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.

¹⁷你的脚要少进邻舍的家；免得他厌烦你，就憎恶你。

¹⁸A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

¹⁸作假见证陷害邻舍的人，就像大锤、快刀和利箭。

¹⁹A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

¹⁹遭遇灾难的时候，倚靠奸诈的人，就像倚靠坏牙和不稳的脚。

²⁰Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

²⁰对着悲伤的心灵唱歌，就像冷天脱衣服，又像碱上倒酸。

²¹If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

²¹如果你的仇敌饿了，就给他食物吃；如果渴了，就给他水喝，

²²For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

²²因为你这样作，就是把炭火堆在他的头上，耶和华必还报你。

²³A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.

²³北风带来雨水；暗中毁谤人的舌头，使人怒容满面。

²⁴Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

²⁴宁可住在房顶的一角，也不跟吵闹的妇人同住一间房屋。

²⁵[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.

²⁵来自远方的好消息，好像疲乏的人得喝凉水。

²⁶A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.

²⁶义人在恶人面前屈服，好像混浊了的水泉、污染了的水井。

²⁷The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one`s own honour — honour.

²⁷吃蜜过多是不好的；追寻自己的荣耀，也是不好的。

²⁸A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!

²⁸人若不控制自己的心，就像没有城墙，毁坏了的城一样。