¹The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

¹箴言的功用

²to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

²要使人晓得智慧和教训，了解充满哲理的言语；

³to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

³使人领受明慧的教训，就是公义、公正和正直；

⁴to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

⁴使愚蒙人变成精明，使少年人获得知识和明辨的能力；

⁵that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

⁵使智慧人听了，可以增长学问，使聪明人听了，可以获得智谋；

⁶to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

⁶使人明白箴言和譬喻，懂得智慧人的言词和他们的隐语。

⁷The fear of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

⁷不受恶人的引诱敬畏耶和华是知识的开端，但愚妄人藐视智慧和教训。

⁸My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:

⁸我儿，要听从你父亲的教训，不可离弃你母亲的训诲。

⁹for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

⁹因为这些要作你头上的华冠，作你颈上的金链。

¹⁰我儿，如果坏人引诱你，你不可随从他们。

¹¹If they say, “Come with us, Let’s lay in wait for blood; let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

¹¹如果他们说：“你跟我们来吧！我们要埋伏流人的血，我们要无故地潜伏伤害无辜的人；

¹²let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

¹²我们要好像阴间一般，把他们活生生吞下，他们整个被我们吞下，如同下坑的人一样；

¹³We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with spoil.

¹³这样，我们必得着各样贵重的财物，把掠物装满我们的房子。

¹⁴You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse.”

¹⁴加入我们的行列吧！我们大家共用一个钱袋。”

¹⁵My son, don’t walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁵我儿，不可和他们走在一起，禁止你的脚走他们的路；

¹⁶for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

¹⁶因为他们的脚奔向邪恶，他们急于流人的血。

¹⁷在飞鸟眼前张设网罗，是徒劳无功的。

¹⁸but these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁸他们埋伏，是自流己血；他们潜伏，是自害己命。

¹⁹So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

¹⁹凡是贪爱不义之财的，所走的路都是这样；那不义之财夺去了贪财者的性命。

²⁰Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²⁰当听智慧的呼唤智慧在街上呼喊，在广场上扬声；

²¹She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²¹在闹市中心呼叫，在城门口发出言语，说：

²²“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²²“你们愚蒙人喜爱愚蒙，好讥笑的人喜欢讥笑，愚昧人恨恶知识，要到几时呢？

²³Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²³你们要因我的责备回转，我就把我的心意（“心意”或译：“灵”）向你们倾吐，把我的话指示你们。

²⁴Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁴我呼唤，你们不肯听从；我伸手，没有人理会。

²⁵but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁵你们既轻忽我的一切劝告，不肯接受我的责备；

²⁶I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you;

²⁶所以你们遭难的时候，我就发笑；惊恐临到你们的日子，我就嗤笑。

²⁷when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁷惊恐临到你们好像风暴，灾难如同飓风来临，患难困苦临到你们身上。

²⁸Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

²⁸那时，他们必呼求我，我却不回答；他们切切寻找我，却寻不见；

²⁹because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

²⁹因为他们恨恶知识，不选择敬畏耶和华；

³⁰They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³⁰不接受我的劝告，轻视我的一切责备；

³¹Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³¹所以，他们必自食其果，必饱尝自己所设计谋的伤害。

³²For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

³²愚蒙人的背道必杀害他们自己，愚昧人的安逸必毁灭他们自己；

³³But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

³³唯有听从我的，必安然居住，得享安宁，免受灾祸的惊恐。”