Proverbs 27

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

1 不要为明日自夸， 因为一日要生何事，你尚且不能知道。

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

2 要别人夸奖你，不可用口自夸； 等外人称赞你，不可用嘴自称。

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

3 石头重，沙土沉， 愚妄人的恼怒比这两样更重。

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

4 忿怒为残忍，怒气为狂澜， 惟有嫉妒，谁能敌得住呢？

5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

5 当面的责备强如背地的爱情。

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

6 朋友加的伤痕出于忠诚； 仇敌连连亲嘴却是多余。

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

7 人吃饱了，厌恶蜂房的蜜； 人饥饿了，一切苦物都觉甘甜。

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

8 人离本处飘流， 好像雀鸟离窝游飞。

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

9 膏油与香料使人心喜悦； 朋友诚实的劝教也是如此甘美。

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 你的朋友和父亲的朋友， 你都不可离弃。 你遭难的日子，不要上弟兄的家去； 相近的邻舍强如远方的弟兄。

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

11 我儿，你要作智慧人，好叫我的心欢喜， 使我可以回答那讥诮我的人。

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

12 通达人见祸藏躲； 愚蒙人前往受害。

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

13 谁为生人作保，就拿谁的衣服； 谁为外女作保，谁就承当。

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

14 清晨起来，大声给朋友祝福的， 就算是咒诅他。

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

15 大雨之日连连滴漏， 和争吵的妇人一样；

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

16 想拦阻她的，便是拦阻风， 也是右手抓油。

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

17 铁磨铁，磨出刃来； 朋友相感 也是如此。

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

18 看守无花果树的，必吃树上的果子； 敬奉主人的，必得尊荣。

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

19 水中照脸，彼此相符； 人与人，心也相对。

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

20 阴间和灭亡永不满足； 人的眼目也是如此。

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

21 鼎为炼银，炉为炼金， 人的称赞也试炼人。

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

22 你虽用杵将愚妄人与打碎的麦子一同捣在臼中， 他的愚妄还是离不了他。

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

23 你要详细知道你羊群的景况， 留心料理你的牛群；

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

24 因为资财不能永有， 冠冕岂能存到万代？

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

25 干草割去，嫩草发现， 山上的菜蔬也被收敛。

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

26 羊羔之毛是为你作衣服； 山羊是为作田地的价值，

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

27 并有母山羊奶够你吃， 也够你的家眷吃， 且够养你的婢女。