箴言 第 26 章

¹夏天落雪，收割時下雨，都不相宜；愚昧人得尊榮也是如此。As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

²麻雀往來，燕子翻飛；這樣，無故的咒詛也必不臨到。As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

³鞭子是為打馬，轡頭是為勒驢；刑杖是為打愚昧人的背。A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

⁴不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，恐怕你與他一樣。Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

⁵要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，免得他自以為有智慧。Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

⁶藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍斷自己的腳，自受（原文是：喝）損害。He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

⁷瘸子的腳空存無用；箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁸將尊榮給愚昧人的，好像人把石子包在機弦裡。As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

⁹箴言在愚昧人的口中，好像荊棘刺入醉漢的手。As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

¹⁰雇愚昧人的，與雇過路人的，就像射傷眾人的弓箭手。The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

¹¹愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行，就如狗轉過來吃他所吐的。As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

¹²你見自以為有智慧的人麼？愚昧人比他更有指望。Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

¹³懶惰人說：道上有猛獅，街上有壯獅。The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴門在樞紐轉動，懶惰人在床上也是如此。As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵懶惰人放手在盤子裡，就是向口撤回也以為勞乏。The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶懶惰人看自己比七個善於應對的人更有智慧。The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

¹⁷過路被事激動，管理不干己的爭競，好像人揪住狗耳。He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

¹⁸人欺凌鄰舍，卻說：我豈不是戲耍麼？他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把、利箭，與殺人的兵器（原文是死亡）。As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

¹⁹(本節與上節合併)So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

²⁰火缺了柴就必熄滅；無人傳舌，爭競便止息。Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

²¹好爭競的人煽惑爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

²²傳舌人的言語，如同美食，深入人的心腹。The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

²³火熱的嘴，奸惡的心，好像銀渣包的瓦器。Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

²⁴怨恨人的，用嘴粉飾，心裡卻藏著詭詐；He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

²⁵他用甜言蜜語，你不可信他，因為他心中有七樣可憎惡的。When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

²⁶他雖用詭詐遮掩自己的怨恨，他的邪惡必在會中顯露。Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

²⁷挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；滾石頭的，石頭必反滾在他身上。Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

²⁸虛謊的舌恨他所壓傷的人；諂媚的口敗壞人的事。A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.