今日讀經

人籌算，耶和華指引

¹心中的謀算在乎人；舌頭的應對由於耶和華。The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

²人一切所行的，在自己眼中看為清潔；惟有耶和華衡量人心。All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

³你所做的，要交託耶和華，你所謀的，就必成立。Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

⁴耶和華所造的，各適其用；就是惡人也為禍患的日子所造。The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

⁵凡心裡驕傲的，為耶和華所憎惡；雖然連手，他必不免受罰。Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

⁶因憐憫誠實，罪孽得贖；敬畏耶和華的，遠離惡事。By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

⁷人所行的，若蒙耶和華喜悅，耶和華也使他的仇敵與他和好。When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

⁸多有財利，行事不義，不如少有財利，行事公義。Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

⁹人心籌算自己的道路；惟耶和華指引他的腳步。A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

君王當秉公義

¹⁰王的嘴中有　神語，審判之時，他的口必不差錯。A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

¹¹公道的天平和秤都屬耶和華；囊中一切法碼都為他所定。Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

¹²作惡，為王所憎惡，因國位是靠公義堅立。Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

¹³公義的嘴為王所喜悅；說正直話的，為王所喜愛。Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.

¹⁴王的震怒如殺人的使者；但智慧人能止息王怒。The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵王的臉光使人有生命；王的恩典好像春雲時雨。When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

智慧勝過金銀

¹⁶得智慧勝似得金子；選聰明強如選銀子。How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

¹⁷正直人的道是遠離惡事；謹守己路的，是保全性命。The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

驕傲在敗壞以先

¹⁸驕傲在敗壞以先；狂心在跌倒之前。Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹心裡謙卑與窮乏人來往，強如將擄物與驕傲人同分。It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

倚靠耶和華，說甘甜的話

²⁰謹守訓言的，必得好處；倚靠耶和華的，便為有福。Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

²¹心中有智慧，必稱為通達人；嘴中的甜言，加增人的學問。The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

²²人有智慧就有生命的泉源；愚昧人必被愚昧懲治。Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

²³智慧人的心教訓他的口，又使他的嘴增長學問。The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

²⁴良言如同蜂房，使心覺甘甜，使骨得醫治。Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

²⁵有一條路，人以為正，至終成為死亡之路。There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

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²⁶勞力人的胃口使他勞力，因為他的口腹催逼他。A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

製造紛爭的人

²⁷匪徒圖謀奸惡，嘴上彷彿有燒焦的火。A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

²⁸乖僻人播散紛爭；傳舌的，離間密友。A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

²⁹強暴人誘惑鄰舍，領他走不善之道。A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

³⁰眼目緊合的，圖謀乖僻；嘴唇緊閉的，成就邪惡。He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

白髮的冠冕與治服己心

³¹白髮是榮耀的冠冕，在公義的道上必能得著。Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

³²不輕易發怒的，勝過勇士；治服己心的，強如取城。He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

³³籤放在懷裡，定事由耶和華。The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

寧可乾餅相安

¹設筵滿屋，大家相爭，不如有塊乾餅，大家相安。Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

²僕人辦事聰明，必管轄貽羞之子，又在眾子中同分產業。A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

³鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金；惟有耶和華熬煉人心。A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

⁴行惡的，留心聽奸詐之言；說謊的，側耳聽邪惡之語。A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

⁵戲笑窮人的，是辱沒造他的主；幸災樂禍的，必不免受罰。He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

⁶子孫為老人的冠冕；父親是兒女的榮耀。Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

⁷愚頑人說美言本不相宜，何況君王說謊話呢？Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

⁸賄賂在餽送的人眼中看為寶玉，隨處運動都得順利。A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

遮掩人過，及早止息爭競

⁹遮掩人過的，尋求人愛；屢次挑錯的，離間密友。Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

¹⁰一句責備話深入聰明人的心，強如責打愚昧人一百下。A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

¹¹惡人只尋背叛，所以必有嚴厲的使者奉差攻擊他。An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

¹²寧可遇見丟崽子的母熊，不可遇見正行愚妄的愚昧人。It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

¹³以惡報善的，禍患必不離他的家。If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

¹⁴紛爭的起頭如水放開，所以，在爭鬧之先必當止息爭競。To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

不可顛倒是非

¹⁵定惡人為義的，定義人為惡的，這都為耶和華所憎惡。Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

¹⁶愚昧人既無聰明，為何手拿價銀買智慧呢？Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

朋友與弟兄

¹⁷朋友乃時常親愛，弟兄為患難而生。A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸在鄰舍面前擊掌作保乃是無知的人。A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

¹⁹喜愛爭競的，是喜愛過犯；高立家門的，乃自取敗壞。He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

²⁰心存邪僻的，尋不著好處；舌弄是非的，陷在禍患中。The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

喜樂的心乃是良藥

²¹生愚昧子的，必自愁苦；愚頑人的父毫無喜樂。A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

²²喜樂的心乃是良藥；憂傷的靈使骨枯乾。A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

²³惡人暗中受賄賂，為要顛倒判斷。A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

²⁴明哲人眼前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地極。Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁵愚昧子使父親愁煩，使母親憂苦。A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁶刑罰義人為不善；責打君子為不義。It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

寡言的人有知識

²⁷寡少言語的，有知識；性情溫良的，有聰明。A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

²⁸愚昧人若靜默不言也可算為智慧；閉口不說也可算為聰明。Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

寶貝放在瓦器裡

⁷我們有這寶貝放在瓦器裡，要顯明這莫大的能力是出於　神，不是出於我們。Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

受苦卻不被壓垮

⁸我們四面受敵，卻不被困住；心裡作難，卻不至失望；We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

⁹遭逼迫，卻不被丟棄；打倒了，卻不至死亡。persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

¹⁰身上常帶著耶穌的死，使耶穌的生也顯明在我們身上。We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

¹¹因為我們這活著的人是常為耶穌被交於死地，使耶穌的生在我們這必死的身上顯明出來。For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

¹²這樣看來，死是在我們身上發動，生卻在你們身上發動。So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

因信，所以說話

¹³但我們既有信心，正如經上記著說：「我因信，所以如此說話。」我們也信，所以也說話。And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

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¹⁴自己知道那叫主耶穌復活的，也必叫我們與耶穌一同復活，並且叫我們與你們一同站在他面前。knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

¹⁵凡事都是為你們，好叫恩惠因人多越發加增，感謝格外顯多，以致榮耀歸與　神。All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

外體毀壞，內心日新

¹⁶所以，我們不喪膽。外體雖然毀壞，內心卻一天新似一天。Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

¹⁷我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

¹⁸原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的；因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

地上的帳棚與天上的房屋

¹我們原知道，我們這地上的帳棚若拆毀了，必得　神所造，不是人手所造，在天上永存的房屋。For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

²我們在這帳棚裡歎息，深想得那從天上來的房屋，好像穿上衣服；For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

³倘若穿上，被遇見的時候就不至於赤身了。because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

⁴我們在這帳棚裡歎息勞苦，並非願意脫下這個，乃是願意穿上那個，好叫這必死的被生命吞滅了。For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

⁵為此，培植我們的就是　神，他又賜給我們聖靈作憑據（原文是質）。And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

憑著信心，不憑著眼見

⁶所以，我們時常坦然無懼，並且曉得我們住在身內，便與主相離。Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

⁷因我們行事為人是憑著信心，不是憑著眼見。For we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁸我們坦然無懼，是更願意離開身體與主同住。We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

⁹所以，無論是住在身內，離開身外，我們立了志向，要得主的喜悅。So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

¹⁰因為我們眾人必要在基督臺前顯露出來，叫各人按著本身所行的，或善或惡受報。For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

知道主可畏，所以勸人

¹¹我們既知道主是可畏的，所以勸人。但我們在　神面前是顯明的，盼望在你們的良心裡也是顯明的。Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

¹²我們不是向你們再舉薦自己，乃是叫你們因我們有可誇之處，好對那憑外貌不憑內心誇口的人，有言可答。We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

¹³我們若果顛狂，是為　神；若果謹守，是為你們。If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

基督的愛激勵我們

¹⁴原來基督的愛激勵我們；因我們想，一人既替眾人死，眾人就都死了；For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

¹⁵並且他替眾人死，是叫那些活著的人不再為自己活，乃為替他們死而復活的主活。And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.