旧约--箴言(Proverbs)--第 17 章
17:1 设筵满屋，大家相争，不如有块乾饼，大家相安。
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
17:2 仆人办事聪明，必管辖贻羞之子，又在众子中，同分产业。
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
17:3 鼎为炼银，炉为炼金。惟有耶和华熬炼人心。
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
17:4 行恶的留心听奸诈之言。说谎的侧耳听邪恶之语。
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
17:5 戏笑穷人的，是辱没造他的主。幸灾乐祸的，必不免受罚。
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
17:6 子孙为老人的冠冕。父亲是儿女的荣耀。
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
17:7 愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况君王说谎话呢。
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
17:8 贿赂在馈送人的眼中，看为宝玉。随处运动，都得顺利。
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
17:9 遮掩人过的，寻求人爱。屡次挑错的，离间密友。
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
17:10 一句责备话，深入聪明人的心，强如责打愚昧人一百下。
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
17:11 恶人只寻背叛，所以必有严厉的使者，奉差攻击他。
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
17:12 宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊，不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
17:13 以恶报善的，祸患必不离他的家。
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:14 分争的起头，如水放开。所以在争闹之先，必当止息争竞。
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
17:15 定恶人为义的，定义人为恶的，这都为耶和华所憎恶。
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
17:16 愚昧人既无聪明，为何手拿价银买智慧呢。
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:17 朋友乃时常亲爱。弟兄为患难而生。
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
17:18 在邻舍面前击掌作保，乃是无知的人。
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
17:19 喜爱争竞的，是喜爱过犯。高立家门的，乃自取败坏。
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
17:20 心存邪僻的，寻不着好处。舌弄是非的，陷在祸患中。
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
17:21 生愚昧子的，必自愁苦。愚顽人的父，毫无喜乐。
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
17:22 喜乐的心，乃是良药。忧伤的灵，使骨枯乾。
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
17:23 恶人暗中受贿赂，为要倾倒判断。
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
17:24 明哲人眼前有智慧。愚昧人眼望地极。
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
17:25 愚昧子使父亲愁烦，使母亲忧苦。
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
17:26 判罚义人为不善。责打君子为不义。
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
17:27 寡少言语的有知识。性情温良的有聪明。
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
17:28 愚昧人若静默不言，也可算为智慧。闭口不说，也可算为聪明。
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.