Proverbs 27

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

1 不要為明日自誇， 因為一日要生何事，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 要別人誇獎你，不可用口自誇； 等外人稱讚你，不可用嘴自稱。

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

3 石頭重，沙土沉， 愚妄人的惱怒比這兩樣更重。

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

4 忿怒為殘忍，怒氣為狂瀾， 惟有嫉妒，誰能敵得住呢？

5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

5 當面的責備強如背地的愛情。

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

6 朋友加的傷痕出於忠誠； 仇敵連連親嘴卻是多餘。

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

7 人吃飽了，厭惡蜂房的蜜； 人飢餓了，一切苦物都覺甘甜。

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

8 人離本處飄流， 好像雀鳥離窩遊飛。

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

9 膏油與香料使人心喜悅； 朋友誠實的勸教也是如此甘美。

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 你的朋友和父親的朋友， 你都不可離棄。 你遭難的日子，不要上弟兄的家去； 相近的鄰舍強如遠方的弟兄。

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

11 我兒，你要作智慧人，好叫我的心歡喜， 使我可以回答那譏誚我的人。

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

12 通達人見禍藏躲； 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 誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服； 誰為外女作保，誰就承當。

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

14 清晨起來，大聲給朋友祝福的， 就算是咒詛他。

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

15 大雨之日連連滴漏， 和爭吵的婦人一樣；

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

16 想攔阻她的，便是攔阻風， 也是右手抓油。

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

17 鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來； 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 看守無花果樹的，必吃樹上的果子； 敬奉主人的，必得尊榮。

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

19 水中照臉，彼此相符； 人與人，心也相對。

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

20 陰間和滅亡永不滿足； 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 鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金， 人的稱讚也試煉人。

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

22 你雖用杵將愚妄人與打碎的麥子一同搗在臼中， 他的愚妄還是離不了他。

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

23 你要詳細知道你羊群的景況， 留心料理你的牛群；

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

24 因為資財不能永有， 冠冕豈能存到萬代？

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

25 乾草割去，嫩草發現， 山上的菜蔬也被收斂。

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

26 羊羔之毛是為你作衣服； 山羊是為作田地的價值，

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

27 並有母山羊奶夠你吃， 也夠你的家眷吃， 且夠養你的婢女。