• 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whoever errs by it does not become wise.
  • 淡酒使人亵慢,浓酒使人喧嚷;凡因酒犯错的,就无智慧。
  • 20:2 The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provokes him to anger sins against his own life.
  • 王的威吓,如同狮子吼叫;惹动他怒气的,是自害己命。
  • 20:3 It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife, But every fool rushes headlong into it.
  • 远离纷争是人的尊荣,愚妄人却爱争闹。
  • 20:4 The sluggard will not plow because of winter; Therefore he will beg in harvest and have nothing.
  • 懒惰人因冬寒不肯耕种,到收割的时候,他必乞讨而无所得。
  • 20:5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.
  • 人心怀藏谋略,好像深水,但聪明人能汲引出来。
  • 20:6 Many a man will proclaim his own kindness, But who can find a faithful man?
  • 人多宣告自己的仁慈,但忠信人谁能遇见呢?
  • 20:7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
  • 行为纯全的义人,他的子孙是有福的。
  • 20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters away all evil with his eyes.
  • 王坐在审判的位上,以眼目簸散一切邪恶。
  • 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin?
  • 谁能说,我洁净了我的心,我脱净了我的罪?
  • 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
  • 不同的法码,不同的升斗,都为耶和华所憎恶。
  • 20:11 Even a child makes himself known by his deeds, Whether his work is pure and whether it is upright.
  • 孩童所作的是否清洁正直,都由他的行为将他自己显明出来。
  • 20:12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye-Jehovah has made both of them.
  • 能听的耳,能看的眼,都是耶和华所造的。
  • 20:13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; Open your eyes, and be satisfied with bread.
  • 不要贪睡,免致贫穷;眼要睁开,就得饱食。
  • 20:14 It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer; But when he has gone away, then he boasts in his purchase.
  • 买物的说,不好,不好;及至买去,便夸赞所买的。
  • 20:15 There is gold and an abundance of corals, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
  • 虽有金子和许多珊瑚,惟有知识的嘴才是宝器。
  • 20:16 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger, And hold the pledge when he becomes surety for foreigners.
  • 谁为生人作保,就拿谁的衣服;谁为外人作保,就向谁取抵押。
  • 20:17 The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
  • 以虚谎得来的食物,人觉甘甜,过后他的口必充满沙石。
  • 20:18 Every plan is established by counsel, And by sound counsel make war.
  • 计谋都凭筹算立定,打仗要凭智谋。
  • 20:19 He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who opens his lips wide.
  • 往来传闲话的,泄漏秘密,所以大张嘴的,不可与他结交。
  • 20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in deep darkness.
  • 咒骂父母的,他的灯必熄灭在幽暗中。
  • 20:21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
  • 起初速得的产业,终久并不蒙福。
  • 20:22 Do not say, I will recompense evil; Wait for Jehovah, and He will save you.
  • 不要说,我要以恶报恶;要等候耶和华,祂必拯救你。
  • 20:23 Differing weights are an abomination to Jehovah, And false scales are not good.
  • 不同的法码为耶和华所憎恶,诡诈的天平也为不善。
  • 20:24 A man's steps are ordered by Jehovah; How then can man understand his own way?
  • 人的脚步既为耶和华所定,人怎能明白自己的路呢?
  • 20:25 It is a snare to a man to rashly say, It is holy, And after making the vows to begin to consider.
  • 人冒失说,这是圣物,许愿之后才查问,就是自陷网罗。
  • 20:26 A wise king winnows the wicked And drives the threshing wheel over them.
  • 智慧的王簸散恶人,用碾轮辊轧他们。
  • 20:27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all the innermost parts of the inner being.
  • 人的灵是耶和华的灯,鉴察人的深处。
  • 20:28 Lovingkindness and truth preserve the king, And his throne is upheld by kindness.
  • 仁慈和真实保全君王;他的国位乃藉仁慈立稳。
  • 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is gray hair.
  • 力量乃少年人的荣耀,白发为老年人的尊荣。
  • 20:30 Stripes that wound purge away evil, And strokes reach the innermost parts of the inner being.
  • 鞭伤除净人的罪恶,责打能入人的深处。