智慧子聽父親的教訓；褻慢人不聽責備。
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
智慧子聽父親的教訓；褻慢人不聽責備。
A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
人因口所結的果子，必享美福；奸詐人必遭強暴。
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
謹守口的，得保生命；大張嘴的，必致敗亡。
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
懶惰人羨慕，卻無所得；殷勤人必得豐裕。
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
義人恨惡謊言；惡人有臭名，且致慚愧。
The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
行為正直的，有公義保守；犯罪的，被邪惡傾覆。
Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
假作富足的，卻一無所有；裝作窮乏的，卻廣有財物。
One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
人的資財是他生命的贖價；窮乏人卻聽不見威嚇的話。
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.
義人的光明亮；〔「明亮」原文作「歡喜」〕惡人的燈要熄滅。
The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
驕傲只啟爭競；聽勸言的，卻有智慧。
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
不勞而得之財必然消耗；勤勞積蓄的，必見加增。
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
所盼望的遲延未得，令人心憂；所願意的臨到，卻是生命樹。
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
藐視訓言的，自取滅亡；敬畏誡命的，必得善報。
Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
智慧人的法則〔或作「指教」〕是生命的泉源，可以使人離開死亡的網羅。
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
美好的聰明使人蒙恩；奸詐人的道路崎嶇難行。
Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
凡通達人都憑知識行事；愚昧人張揚自己的愚昧。
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
奸惡的使者必陷在禍患裏；忠信的使臣乃醫人的良藥。
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
棄絕管教的，必致貧受辱；領受責備的，必得尊榮。
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
所欲的成就，心覺甘甜；遠離惡事，為愚昧人所憎惡。
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
與智慧人同行的，必得智慧；和愚昧人作伴的，必受虧損。
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
禍患追趕罪人；義人必得善報。
Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
善人給子孫遺留產業；罪人為義人積存資財。
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
窮人耕種多得糧食，但因不義，有消滅的。
The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
不忍用杖打兒子的，是恨惡他；疼愛兒子的，隨時管教。
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
義人吃得飽足；惡人肚腹缺糧。
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.