¹Don’t be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

¹得智慧必得善报和盼望

²for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

²因为他们的心图谋强暴，他们的嘴唇讲论奸恶。

³Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;

³房屋的建造是凭着智慧，又借着聪明得到坚立；

⁴by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

⁴并且借着知识，各房间充满各样宝贵和美好的财物。

⁵A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

⁵智慧人大有能力，有知识的人力上加力。

⁶for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.

⁶你要凭着智谋去作战；谋士众多，就可得胜。

⁷Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

⁷智慧对愚妄人来说是太高超，因此他在城门口哑口无言。

⁸One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.

⁸计划作恶的，必称为阴谋家。

⁹The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

⁹愚妄人的计谋，尽是罪恶；好讥笑人的是人所厌恶的。

¹⁰If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.

¹⁰你在患难的日子若是懈怠，你的力量就微小。

¹¹Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

¹¹被拉到死地的人，你要拯救；将要被杀戮的人，你要挽救。

¹²If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

¹²如果你说：“这事我不知道。”那衡量人心的不明白吗？那看顾你性命的不晓得吗？他不按照各人的行为报应各人吗？

¹³My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

¹³我儿，你要吃蜜，因为这是好的；吃蜂房下滴的蜜，就觉甘甜。

¹⁴so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁴要知道智慧对你的心也是这样，如果你得着智慧，就必有好结局，你的盼望也不会断绝。

¹⁵Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

¹⁵恶人哪！不要埋伏攻击义人的住处，不要毁坏他的居所。

¹⁶for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹⁶因为义人虽然七次跌倒，仍能再起来；但恶人必在祸患中绊倒。

¹⁷Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

¹⁷你的仇敌跌倒的时候，你不要欢喜；他绊倒的时候，你心里不可欢乐。

¹⁸lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁸恐怕耶和华看见了，就不喜悦，把他的怒气从仇敌的身上，转到你的身上。

¹⁹Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

¹⁹不要因作恶的人心怀不平，也不要嫉妒恶人。

²⁰for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

²⁰因为恶人必没有好结局，恶人的灯必要熄灭。

²¹My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:

²¹我儿，你要敬畏耶和华，也要尊敬君王；不要与叛逆的人结交。

²²for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?

²²因为他们的刑罚必忽然临到；耶和华与君王要施行的毁灭，谁能晓得呢？

²³These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

²³当正直勤奋以下也是智慧人的话：审判的时候看人的情面是不对的。

²⁴He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”; peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—

²⁴对坏人说“你是好人”的，万民都要咒骂他，万族都必憎恶他。

²⁵but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

²⁵指责坏人的，必得欢悦；美福必临到他们。

²⁶An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

²⁶应对诚实的，如同亲吻别人。

²⁷Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

²⁷你要在外面预备好你的工作，在田间为自己准备妥当，然后建造你的房屋。

²⁸Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

²⁸不可无故作证指控你的邻舍；不可诬告他人。

²⁹Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

²⁹你不可说：“人怎样待我，我也怎样待他；我要照他所行的报复他。”

³⁰I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³⁰我经过懒惰人的田地，无知人的葡萄园；

³¹Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

³¹只见到处长满蒺藜，地面盖满刺草，石墙也倒塌了。

³²Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

³²我看了，就用心思想；我见了，就领受了教训。

³³a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

³³再睡片时，打盹片时，抱着手躺卧片时，

³⁴so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

³⁴你的贫穷就必像强盗来到，你的缺乏就必像拿兵器的人来到。