• 26:1　Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • 夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜，照样，愚昧人得尊荣也不相宜。
  • 26:2　Like the sparrow in its fluttering, like the swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
  • 麻雀鼓翅，燕子翻飞，照样，无故的咒诅也不会临到。
  • 26:3　A whip for the horse! A bridle for the donkey! And a rod for the back of fools!
  • 鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴；刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。
  • 26:4　Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
  • 不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得你也与他一样。
  • 26:5　Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
  • 要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。
  • 26:6　He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
  • 藉愚昧人的手传信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受损害。
  • 26:7　Like the legs of the lame which hang down, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 瘸子的脚空悬无用，箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。
  • 26:8　Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
  • 将尊荣给愚昧人的，好像人把石子包在甩石的机弦里。
  • 26:9　Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 箴言在愚昧人的口中，就像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。
  • 26:10　Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
  • 雇愚昧人的，或雇过路人的，就像射伤众人的弓箭手。
  • 26:11　Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
  • 愚昧人重复愚妄事，就像狗转过来吃自己所吐的。
  • 26:12　Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • 你见过自以为有智慧的人么？愚昧人比他更有指望。
  • 26:13　The sluggard says, There is a roaring lion on the way; A lion is in the streets!
  • 懒惰人说，路上有猛狮，街上有壮狮！
  • 26:14　As the door turns upon its hinges, So does the sluggard upon his bed.
  • 门在枢纽上转动，懒惰人在床上也是如此。
  • 26:15　The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He gets weary by bringing it to his mouth again.
  • 懒惰人把手放在盘子里，就是向口撤回，也以为劳乏。
  • 26:16　The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer discreetly.
  • 懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。
  • 26:17　He who passes by and meddles with strife that does not belong to him, Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
  • 过路的人干涉与自己无关的纷争，就像人揪狗的耳朵。
  • 26:18　Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
  • 人欺哄邻舍，却说，我岂不是戏耍么？
  • 26:19　So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, Was I not joking?
  • 他就像疯狂的人抛掷火把、利箭与死亡。
  • 26:20　For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
  • 缺了柴，火就熄灭；没有传闲话的人，争论便止息。
  • 26:21　As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
  • 好纷争的人煽动争竞，就如余烬加炭，火上加柴一样。
  • 26:22　The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the inner being.
  • 传闲话之人的言语如同美食，进入人的深处。
  • 26:23　Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
  • 火热的嘴，奸恶的心，好像包了银渣的瓦器。
  • 26:24　He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he lays up deceit within him;
  • 怨恨人的，用嘴掩饰，心里却存着诡诈，
  • 26:25　When he speaks graciously, do not believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart;
  • 他的言语虽然动听，你不可信他，因为他心中有七样可憎恶的。
  • 26:26　Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
  • 他虽用诡诈遮掩自己的怨恨，他的邪恶必在会中显露。
  • 26:27　Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
  • 挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；辊石头的，石头必反辊在他身上。
  • 26:28　A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
  • 虚谎的舌恨自己所压伤的人，谄媚的口造成毁坏的事。