Proverbs 22

1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

1 美名胜过巨富， 恩宠好过金银。

2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

2 富人和穷人同世而立， 二者皆由耶和华所造。

3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

3 明哲遇祸躲避， 愚人前去受害。

4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

4 心存谦卑、敬畏耶和华， 必得财富、尊荣和生命。

5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

5 奸徒之道有荆棘和陷阱， 想保全生命的必须远避。

6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

6 教导孩童走正路， 他到老也不偏离。

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

7 富人管辖穷人， 欠债的是债主的仆人。

8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

8 播种不义的必收灾祸， 他暴怒的杖必被折断。

9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

9 慷慨的人必蒙福， 因他给穷人食物。

10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

10 赶走嘲讽者，纷争平息， 争吵和羞辱也会消除。

11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

11 喜爱清心、口吐恩言的人， 必与君王为友。

12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.

12 耶和华的眼目护卫知识， 祂必推翻奸徒的言论。

13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

13 懒惰人说：“外面有狮子， 我会命丧街头。”

14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.

14 淫妇的口是深坑， 耶和华憎恶的人必陷进去。

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

15 愚昧缠住孩童的心， 教棍能远远赶走它。

16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

16 靠压榨穷人敛财和送礼给富人的， 都必穷困潦倒。

17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—

17 你要侧耳听智者之言， 专心领受我的教诲，

18 for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.

18 铭记在心、随时诵咏， 方为美事。

19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.

19 今天我将这些指示你， 为要使你倚靠耶和华。

20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

20 关于谋略和知识， 我已写给你三十条，

21 to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?

21 要使你认识真理， 好如实答复差你来的人。

22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

22 不可仗势剥削贫穷人， 法庭上不可欺凌困苦者，

23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

23 因为耶和华必为他们申冤， 夺去掠夺他们之人的性命。

24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

24 不可结交脾气暴躁者， 不要跟易怒之人来往，

25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

25 免得你沾染他们的恶习， 不能自拔。

26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

26 不要为人击掌作保， 不要为欠债的抵押。

27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

27 如果你还不起， 连你的床也会被抬走。

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

28 不可移动祖先定下的界石。

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

29 你看那精明能干的人， 他必侍立在君王面前， 不会效力于泛泛之辈。