今日讀經

智慧之子與愚昧之子

¹所羅門的箴言：智慧之子使父親歡樂；愚昧之子叫母親擔憂。The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

²不義之財毫無益處；惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

³耶和華不使義人受飢餓；惡人所欲的，他必推開。The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

⁴手懶的，要受貧窮；手勤的，卻要富足。Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

⁵夏天聚斂的，是智慧之子；收割時沉睡的，是貽羞之子。He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

福祉臨到義人的頭

⁶福祉臨到義人的頭；強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

⁷義人的紀念被稱讚；惡人的名字必朽爛。The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

⁸心中智慧的，必受命令；口裡愚妄的，必致傾倒。A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

⁹行正直路的，步步安穩；走彎曲道的，必致敗露。He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁰以眼傳神的，使人憂患；口裡愚妄的，必致傾倒。He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

義人的口是生命的泉源

¹¹義人的口是生命的泉源；強暴蒙蔽惡人的口。The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹²恨能挑啟爭端；愛能遮掩一切過錯。Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

¹³明哲人嘴裡有智慧；無知人背上受刑杖。Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

¹⁴智慧人積存知識；愚妄人的口速致敗壞。The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

¹⁵富戶的財物是他的堅城；窮人的貧乏是他的敗壞。The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

¹⁶義人的勤勞致生；惡人的進項致死（死：原文是罪）。The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

¹⁷謹守訓誨的，乃在生命的道上；違棄責備的，便失迷了路。Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

¹⁸隱藏怨恨的，有說謊的嘴；口出讒謗的，是愚妄的人。The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

多言多語難免有過

¹⁹多言多語難免有過；禁止嘴唇是有智慧。When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

²⁰義人的舌乃似高銀；惡人的心所值無幾。The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

²¹義人的口教養多人；愚昧人因無知而死亡。The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

耶和華所賜的福

²²耶和華所賜的福使人富足，並不加上憂慮。The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

²³愚妄人以行惡為戲耍；明哲人卻以智慧為樂。The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

²⁴惡人所怕的，必臨到他；義人所願的，必蒙應允。What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵暴風一過，惡人歸於無有；義人的根基卻是永久。When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

²⁶懶惰人叫差他的人如醋倒牙，如煙薰目。Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.

敬畏耶和華使人日子加多

²⁷敬畏耶和華使人日子加多；但惡人的年歲必被減少。The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

²⁸義人的盼望必得喜樂；惡人的指望必致滅沒。The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

²⁹耶和華的道是正直人的保障，卻成了作孽人的敗壞。The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.

³⁰義人永不挪移；惡人不得住在地上。The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

³¹義人的口滋生智慧；乖謬的舌必被割斷。The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

³²義人的嘴能令人喜悅；惡人的口說乖謬的話。The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

公平的法碼

¹詭詐的天平為耶和華所憎惡；公平的法碼為他所喜悅。Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

驕傲來，羞恥也來

²驕傲來，羞恥也來；謙遜人卻有智慧。When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

³正直人的純正必引導自己；奸詐人的乖僻必毀滅自己。The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.

⁴發怒的日子資財無益；惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

⁵完全人的義必指引他的路；但惡人必因自己的惡跌倒。The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁶正直人的義必拯救自己；奸詐人必陷在自己的罪孽中。The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

⁷惡人一死，他的指望必滅絕；罪人的盼望也必滅沒。When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.

⁸義人得脫離患難，有惡人來代替他。The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

不用口敗壞鄰舍

⁹不虔敬的人用口敗壞鄰舍；義人卻因知識得救。With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

¹⁰義人享福，合城喜樂；惡人滅亡，人都歡呼。When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

¹¹城因正直人祝福便高舉，卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆。By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

¹²藐視鄰舍的，毫無智慧；明哲人卻靜默不言。Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

¹³往來傳舌的，洩漏密事；心中誠實的，遮隱事情。A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

¹⁴無智謀，民就敗落；謀士多，人便安居。For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

¹⁵為外人作保的，必受虧損；恨惡擊掌的，卻得安穩。He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

恩德的婦女得尊榮

¹⁶恩德的婦女得尊榮；強暴的男子得資財。A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷仁慈的人善待自己；殘忍的人擾害己身。A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

¹⁸惡人經營，得虛浮的工價；撒義種的，得實在的果效。The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.

¹⁹恆心為義的，必得生命；追求邪惡的，必致死亡。Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

²⁰心中乖僻的，為耶和華所憎惡；行事完全的，為他所喜悅。The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

²¹惡人雖然連手，必不免受罰；義人的後裔必得拯救。Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

美貌而無見識

²²婦女美貌而無見識，如同金環帶在豬鼻上。Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

²³義人的心願盡得好處；惡人的指望致干忿怒。The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

施散的反更增添

²⁴有施散的，卻更增添；有吝惜過度的，反致窮乏。One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

²⁵好施捨的，必得豐裕；滋潤人的，必得滋潤。A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

²⁶屯糧不賣的，民必咒詛他；情願出賣的，人必為他祝福。The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

²⁷懇切求善的，就求得恩惠；惟獨求惡的，惡必臨到他身。He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

倚仗財物的必跌倒

²⁸倚仗自己財物的，必跌倒；義人必發旺，如青葉。He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

²⁹擾害己家的，必承受清風；愚昧人必作慧心人的僕人。He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰義人所結的果子就是生命樹；有智慧的，必能得人。The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

³¹看哪，義人在世尚且受報，何況惡人和罪人呢？If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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問安

¹奉　神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太，寫信給在哥林多　神的教會，並亞該亞遍處的眾聖徒。Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

²願恩惠、平安從　神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

賜各樣安慰的神

³願頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督的父　神，就是發慈悲的父，賜各樣安慰的　神。Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

⁴我們在一切患難中，他就安慰我們，叫我們能用　神所賜的安慰去安慰那遭各樣患難的人。who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

⁵我們既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

⁶我們受患難呢，是為叫你們得安慰，得拯救；我們得安慰呢，也是為叫你們得安慰；這安慰能叫你們忍受我們所受的那樣苦楚。If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

⁷我們為你們所存的盼望是確定的，因為知道你們既是同受苦楚，也必同得安慰。And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

在亞細亞遭遇苦難

⁸弟兄們，我們不要你們不曉得，我們從前在亞細亞遭遇苦難，被壓太重，力不能勝，甚至連活命的指望都絕了；We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

⁹自己心裡也斷定是必死的，叫我們不靠自己，只靠叫死人復活的　神。Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

¹⁰他曾救我們脫離那極大的死亡，現在仍要救我們，並且我們指望他將來還要救我們。He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

¹¹你們以祈禱幫助我們，好叫許多人為我們謝恩，就是為我們因許多人所得的恩。as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

我們所誇的是良心的見證

¹²我們所誇的是自己的良心，見證我們憑著　神的聖潔和誠實；在世為人不靠人的聰明，乃靠　神的恩惠，向你們更是這樣。For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

¹³我們現在寫給你們的話，並不外乎你們所念的、所認識的，我也盼望你們到底還是要認識；For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

¹⁴正如你們已經有幾分認識我們，以我們誇口，好像我們在我們主耶穌的日子以你們誇口一樣。as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

改變行程的原因

¹⁵我既然這樣深信，就早有意到你們那裡去，叫你們再得益處；Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

¹⁶也要從你們那裡經過，往馬其頓去，再從馬其頓回到你們那裡，叫你們給我送行往猶太去。I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.

¹⁷我有此意，豈是反覆不定嗎？我所起的意，豈是從情慾起的，叫我忽是忽非嗎？When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?

神的應許在基督都是是的

¹⁸我指著信實的　神說，我們向你們所傳的道，並沒有是而又非的。But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

¹⁹因為我和西拉並提摩太，在你們中間所傳　神的兒子耶穌基督，總沒有是而又非的，在他只有一是。For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

²⁰神的應許，不論有多少，在基督都是是的。所以藉著他也都是實在（實在：原文是阿們）的，叫　神因我們得榮耀。For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

²¹那在基督裡堅固我們和你們，並且膏我們的就是　神。Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

²²他又用印印了我們，並賜聖靈在我們心裡作憑據（原文是質）。placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

為要寬容你們

²³我呼籲　神給我的心作見證，我沒有往哥林多去是為要寬容你們。I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

²⁴我們並不是轄管你們的信心，乃是幫助你們的快樂，因為你們憑信才站立得住。Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

¹我自己定了主意再到你們那裡去，必須大家沒有憂愁。So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

²倘若我叫你們憂愁，除了我叫那憂愁的人以外，誰能叫我快樂呢？For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

³我曾把這事寫給你們，恐怕我到的時候，應該叫我快樂的那些人，反倒叫我憂愁。我也深信，你們眾人都以我的快樂為自己的快樂。I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

⁴我先前心裡難過痛苦，多多地流淚，寫信給你們，不是叫你們憂愁，乃是叫你們知道我格外地疼愛你們。For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

要赦免他，安慰他

⁵若有叫人憂愁的，他不但叫我憂愁，也是叫你們眾人有幾分憂愁。我說幾分，恐怕說得太重。Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

⁶這樣的人受了眾人的責罰也就夠了，The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

⁷倒不如赦免他，安慰他，免得他憂愁太過，甚至沉淪了。So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

⁸所以我勸你們，要向他顯出堅定不移的愛心來。Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

⁹為此我先前也寫信給你們，要試驗你們，看你們凡事順從不順從。My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

¹⁰你們赦免誰，我也赦免誰。我若有所赦免的，是在基督面前為你們赦免的，If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

¹¹免得撒但趁著機會勝過我們，因我們並非不曉得他的詭計。in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.