Proverbs 26

1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

1 愚人得尊荣本不合宜， 如夏天降雪、收割时下雨。

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

2 麻雀翻飞，燕子翱翔， 咒诅不会无端降临。

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

3 鞭子打马，缰绳勒驴， 棍棒责打愚人的背。

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

4 别照愚人的愚昧回答他， 免得你像他一样。

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

5 要照愚人的愚昧回答他， 免得他自以为有智慧。

6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

6 靠愚人传信， 如同砍断自己的脚， 自讨苦吃。

7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

7 愚人口中说箴言， 如同跛子空有腿。

8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

8 把尊荣给愚人， 就像把石子绑在甩石器上。

9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

9 愚人口中说箴言， 如醉汉手握荆棘。

10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

10 雇用愚人或路人， 如同弓箭手乱箭伤人。

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

11 愚人一再重复愚昧事， 就像狗转身吃自己所吐的。

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

12 自以为有智慧的人， 还不如愚人有希望。

13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

13 懒惰人说：“路上有狮子， 街上有猛狮。”

14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

14 懒惰人赖在床上滚来滚去， 就像门在门轴上转来转去。

15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

15 懒惰人手放在餐盘， 却懒得送食物进嘴。

16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

16 懒惰人自以为比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。

17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

17 插手他人的纠纷， 犹如揪狗的耳朵。

18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

18–19 欺骗邻舍还说是开玩笑， 如同疯子乱抛火把、乱射利箭。

19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

20 没有木柴，火自然熄灭； 没有闲话，争端便平息。

21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

21 好斗之人煽动争端， 如同余火加炭、火上加柴。

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

22 闲言碎语如同美食， 深入人的五脏六腑。

23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

23 火热的嘴，邪恶的心， 犹如瓦器镀了层银。

24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

24 怨恨人的用美言掩饰自己， 心中却藏着诡诈。

25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

25 纵然他甜言蜜语，你也不可信他， 因为他心中充满各种可憎之事。

26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

26 虽然他用诡计掩饰怨恨， 他的邪恶必被会众揭穿。

27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

27 挖陷阱的，必自陷其中； 滚石头的，必自伤己身。

28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

28 撒谎的舌恨它所害的人， 谄媚的嘴带来毁灭。