Proverbs 27

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

1 不要为明天夸口， 因为你不知一天会怎样。

2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

2 让别人夸奖你，不要开口自夸； 让外人称赞你，不要自吹自擂。

3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

3 石头沉，沙土重， 不如愚人惹的麻烦重。

4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

4 暴怒固然残酷， 愤恨好比狂澜， 然而嫉妒更是无人能敌。

5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

5 开诚布公的责备胜过隐藏的爱。

6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

6 朋友加的创伤出自真诚， 仇敌连连亲吻却是多余。

7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

7 饱足的人连蜂蜜也嫌弃， 饥饿的人吃苦食也甘甜。

8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

8 离乡背井的人就像离巢的飞鸟。

9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

9 膏油和香料使人畅快， 朋友的忠告令人甘甜。

10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

10 不可抛弃你的朋友和父亲的至交。 患难时别投靠兄弟， 近邻胜过远亲。

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

11 孩子啊，你要做智者， 使我的心喜乐， 我好回答讥笑我的人。

12 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

12 明哲遇祸躲避， 愚人前去受害。

13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

13 谁为陌生人作保，就拿去谁的外衣； 谁为外族人作保，谁就要承担责任。

14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

14 清早高声为邻舍祝福， 无异于咒诅他。

15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

15 喋喋不休的妻子， 就像雨天房屋漏个不停；

16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

16 想制止她犹如制止狂风， 又像用手抓油一样困难。

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

17 朋友互相切磋， 如铁磨铁越磨越利。

18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

18 看护无花果树的吃无花果， 照顾主人的也必得尊荣。

19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

19 水能映照人的面貌， 心能反映人的本相。

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

20 阴间和死亡填不满， 人的眼目永不满足。

21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

21 鼎炼银，炉炼金， 赞美也考验人。

22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

22 就算把愚人放在臼里与麦子一起捣碎， 他仍然难脱愚昧。

23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

23 你要了解你的羊群， 小心照料你的牲畜。

24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

24 因为钱财有用尽时， 冠冕不能万代长存。

25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,

25 干草割去，嫩草长出， 山间的野草都被收起来。

26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

26 小羊的皮毛可做衣服， 卖山羊的钱可买田地，

27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

27 母山羊的奶足够你和家人喝， 也够养活你的仆婢。