Proverbs 24

1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

1 不要羡慕恶人， 不要渴望与他们为伍；

2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.

2 因为他们心里图谋暴行， 口中谈论恶事。

3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

3 家靠智慧而建立， 靠悟性而稳固，

4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.

4 借知识而充满各种珍宝。

5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

5 智者充满能力， 哲士力上加力。

6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

6 出征打仗，要凭智谋； 谋士众多，才有胜算。

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

7 智慧对愚人高不可及， 他在城门口沉默不语。

8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

8 图谋作恶的必被称为阴谋家。

9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.

9 愚人的计谋是罪恶， 人人都厌恶嘲讽者。

10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!

10 逆境中丧胆的必力量衰微。

11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

11 被拉去屠杀的，你要抢救； 行将被宰杀的，你要拦阻。

12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

12 你若推说自己毫不知情， 鉴察人心的主岂不洞察？ 保守你生命的岂不知情？ 祂必按你的行为报应你。

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

13 孩子啊，你要吃蜜，因蜜美好， 蜂房滴下的蜜甘甜可口。

14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

14 智慧同样使你的心灵甘甜； 你若找到智慧，前途必光明， 盼望也不会幻灭。

15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

15 不要像恶人一样暗算义人家， 不要破坏他的居所。

16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

16 因为义人跌倒七次仍会起来， 恶人却被灾祸击垮。

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

17 仇敌跌倒，不要幸灾乐祸； 仇敌败落，不要心里欢喜。

18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

18 否则，耶和华看见会不悦， 不再向仇敌发烈怒。

19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

19 不要因恶人而愤愤不平， 也不要羡慕邪恶之徒；

20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

20 因为恶人毫无前途， 恶人的灯终必熄灭。

21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

21 孩子啊，要敬畏耶和华和君王， 不要跟叛逆之徒为伍。

22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?

22 因为灾祸必骤然临到他们， 谁知道耶和华和君王如何毁灭他们？

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

23 以下也是智者的箴言： 判案时偏袒实为不善。

24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

24 判恶人无罪的， 必遭万民咒诅， 为列国痛恨。

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

25 责备恶人的必有欢乐， 美好的福气必临到他。

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

26 诚实的回答如同友好的亲吻。

27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

27 要安排好外面的事， 把田间的工作准备妥当， 然后建造房屋。

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

28 别无故作证害邻舍， 也不可撒谎欺骗人。

29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

29 不可说：“别人怎样待我， 我就怎样待他； 我要照他所做的报复他。”

30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

30 我走过懒惰人的田地和无知者的葡萄园，

31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

31 那里荆棘遍地， 刺草丛生， 石墙倒塌。

32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

32 我仔细思想所见之事， 领悟到一个教训：

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

33 再睡一会儿， 再打个盹儿， 再抱着手躺一会儿，

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

34 贫穷必像盗贼一样临到你， 缺乏必像武士一样扑向你。