Proverbs 30

1 These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.

1 以下是雅基的儿子亚古珥的箴言。 这人说：上帝啊，我很疲倦； 上帝啊，我很疲倦，精疲力尽。

2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

2 我比众人都愚蠢， 不具备人的悟性。

3 I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

3 我从未学到智慧， 也不认识至圣者。

4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

4 谁升上高天又降下来？ 谁将风聚在掌中？ 谁将众水裹在衣服里？ 谁定了地的边界？ 祂叫什么名字？ 祂儿子叫什么名字？ 你知道吗？

5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

5 上帝的话句句千真万确， 祂作投靠祂之人的盾牌。

6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

6 你不可对祂的话有所添加， 免得祂责备你， 揭穿你的虚谎。

7 Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

7 上帝啊，我向你求两件事， 求你在我有生之年赐给我。

8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

8 求你使虚伪和谎言远离我， 求你让我不贫穷也不富足， 赐给我需用的饮食，

9 Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

9 免得我因为饱足就不认你， 说：“耶和华是谁呢？” 又恐怕我因穷困而偷窃， 以致辱没我上帝的名。

10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.

10 别向主人毁谤他的仆人， 免得你受咒诅、担当罪责。

11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

11 有一种 人咒诅父亲， 不为母亲祝福。

12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

12 有一种人自以为纯洁， 却没有洗掉自己的污秽。

13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

13 有一种人趾高气扬， 目空一切。

14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

14 有一种人牙如剑， 齿如刀， 要吞吃世间的困苦人和贫穷人。

15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

15 水蛭有两个女儿， 她们不停地叫：“给我！给我！” 三样东西从不知足， 永不言“够”的共有四样：

16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

16 阴间、不孕的妇人、 干旱的土地和烧不够的火焰。

17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

17 嘲笑父亲、藐视母亲教诲的， 眼睛必被谷中的乌鸦啄出， 被秃鹰吃掉。

18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

18 我测不透的妙事有三样， 我不明白的事共有四样：

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

19 鹰在空中飞翔之道， 蛇在石上爬行之道， 船在海中航行之道， 男女相爱之道。

20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

20 淫妇的道是这样： 她吃完就擦擦嘴， 说，“我没有做坏事。”

21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

21 使大地震动的事有三样， 大地无法承受的事共有四样：

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

22 奴仆做王， 愚人吃饱，

23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

23 丑恶女子出嫁， 婢女取代主母。

24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

24 地上有四种动物， 身体虽小却极其聪明：

25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

25 蚂蚁力量虽小， 却在夏天储备粮食；

26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

26 石獾虽不强壮， 却在岩石中做窝；

27 the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

27 蝗虫虽无君王， 却整齐地列队前进；

28 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

28 壁虎虽易捕捉， 却居住在王宫大内。

29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

29 步履威武的有三样， 走路雄壮的共有四样：

30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;

30 威震百兽、从不畏缩的狮子，

31 a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.

31 昂首阔步的雄鸡， 公山羊和率领军队的君王。

32 If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

32 你若行事愚昧、 妄自尊大或图谋不轨， 就当用手掩口。

33 For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

33 激起愤怒会引起争端， 正如搅牛奶会搅出奶油， 拧鼻子会拧出鼻血。