1酒使人放肆，烈酒叫人吵鬧。
因酒誤事，實為不智。
2君王震怒如獅子咆哮，
觸怒他的人自尋死路。
3避免紛爭是光榮，
愚人個個愛爭吵。
4懶惰人不按時耕種，
收穫時必一無所得。
5人心的謀略如深水，
唯有哲士才能汲取。
6人都聲稱自己忠誠，
但誰能找到忠信者？
7義人行為正直，
他的後代也蒙福。
8王坐在寶座上審判，
他的眼目明察罪惡。
9誰敢說：「我心靈潔淨，純潔無罪？」
10缺斤少兩、尺寸不足，
都為耶和華所憎惡。
11孩童的舉動是否純良，
都顯明他的本性。
12能聽的耳，能看的眼，
兩者都為耶和華所造。
13不要貪睡，免得貧窮；
勤勞工作，糧食豐足。
14買主總說貨物不好，
買走後又連連自誇。
15智慧之言勝過黃金和許多珠寶。
16誰為陌生人作保，就拿去誰的外衣；
誰為外族人作保，就要承擔責任。
17騙來的餅覺得香甜，
最後卻是滿口泥沙。
18集思出良策，
征戰靠智謀。
19嚼舌的人洩露秘密，
不可結交多嘴的人。
20咒罵父母的人，
他的生命20·20 「生命」希伯來文是「燈」。必消逝在黑暗中。
21早年輕易得來之財，
最終不會成為祝福。
22不要說：「我要以惡報惡」，
要等候耶和華替你伸冤。
23耶和華憎惡缺斤少兩，
祂厭惡騙人的天平。
24人的腳步由耶和華所定，
人怎能知道自己的道路？
25人向主許願要三思，
免得事後作繭自縛。
26明君必篩出惡人，
用石磙碾軋他們。
27心靈是耶和華的燈，
鑒察人的肺腑心腸。
28君王靠慈愛和忠信護佑，
他的王位因慈愛而穩固。
29力量是青年的榮耀，
白髮是老人的尊榮。
30鞭傷能驅除罪惡，
責打能潔淨人心。
1Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights.
Anyone who is led astray by them is not wise.
2A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar.
Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.
3Avoiding a fight brings honor to a person.
But every foolish person is quick to argue.
4Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season.
When they look for a crop at harvest time, they don’t find it.
5The purposes of a person’s heart are like deep water.
But one who has understanding brings them out.
6Many claim to have love that never fails.
But who can find a faithful person?
7Those who do what is right live without blame.
Blessed are their children after them.
8A king sits on his throne to judge.
He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.
9No one can say, “I have kept my heart pure.
I’m ‘clean,’ and I haven’t sinned.”
10The Lord hates two things.
He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.
He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.
11Even small children are known by their actions.
So is their conduct really pure and right?
12The Lord has made two things.
He has made ears that hear.
He has also made eyes that see.
13Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor.
Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.
14“It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.
Then off they go and brag about what they bought.
15There is gold, and there are plenty of rubies.
But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.
16Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.
17Food gained by cheating tastes sweet.
But you will end up with a mouth full of gravel.
18Plans are made by asking for guidance.
So if you go to war, get good advice.
19A person who talks about others tells secrets.
So avoid anyone who talks too much.
20If anyone asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother,
that person’s lamp will be blown out in total darkness.
21Property that you claim too soon
will not be blessed in the end.
22Don’t say, “I’ll get even with you for the wrong you did to me!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right for you.
23The Lord hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.
Scales that are not honest don’t please him.
24The Lord directs a person’s steps.
So how can anyone understand their own way?
25A person is trapped if they make a hasty promise to God
and only later thinks about what they said.
26A wise king gets rid of evil people.
He runs the threshing wheel over them.
27The spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord.
It lights up what is deep down inside them.
28Love and truth keep a king safe.
Faithful love makes his throne secure.
29Young men are proud of their strength.
Gray hair brings honor to old men.
30Blows and wounds scrub evil away.
And beatings make you pure deep down inside.
