今日读经

喜爱管教就是喜爱知识

¹喜爱管教的，就是喜爱知识；恨恶责备的，却是畜类。Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

²善人必蒙耶和华的恩惠；设诡计的人，耶和华必定他的罪。The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

³人靠恶行不能坚立；义人的根必不动摇。A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

才德的妇人

⁴才德的妇人是丈夫的冠冕；贻羞的妇人如同朽烂在她丈夫的骨中。A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

⁵义人的思念是公平；恶人的计谋是诡诈。The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

⁶恶人的言论是埋伏流人的血；正直人的口必拯救人。The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

⁷恶人倾覆，归于无有；义人的家必站得住。The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸人必按自己的智慧被称赞；心中乖谬的，必被藐视。A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

被人轻贱却有仆人

⁹被人轻贱，却有仆人，强如自尊，缺少食物。Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.

¹⁰义人顾惜他牲畜的命；恶人的怜悯也是残忍。A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

耕种自己田地的必得饱食

¹¹耕种自己田地的，必得饱食；追随虚浮的，却是无知。The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

¹²恶人想得坏人的网罗；义人的根得以结实。The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹³恶人嘴中的过错是自己的网罗；但义人必脱离患难。An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

¹⁴人因口所结的果子，必饱得美福；人手所做的，必为自己的报应。By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

智慧人肯听劝教

¹⁵愚妄人所行的，在自己眼中看为正直；惟智慧人肯听人的劝教。The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

¹⁶愚妄人的恼怒立时显露；通达人能忍辱藏羞。A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

说出真话的显明公义

¹⁷说出真话的，显明公义；作假见证的，显出诡诈。He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

¹⁸说话浮躁的，如刀刺人；智慧人的舌头却为医人的良药。Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

¹⁹口吐真言，永远坚立；舌说谎话，只存片时。Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

²⁰图谋恶事的，心存诡诈；劝人和睦的，便得喜乐。Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.

²¹义人不遭灾害；恶人满受祸患。No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

²²说谎言的嘴为耶和华所憎恶；行事诚实的，为他所喜悦。Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

²³通达人隐藏知识；愚昧人的心彰显愚昧。A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

殷勤人的手必掌权

²⁴殷勤人的手必掌权；懒惰的人必服苦。The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

²⁵人心忧虑，屈而不伸；一句良言，使心欢乐。Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

²⁶义人引导他的邻舍；恶人的道叫人失迷。A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

²⁷懒惰的人不烤打猎所得的；殷勤的人却得宝贵的财物。A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.

²⁸在公义的道上有生命；其路之中并无死亡。There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

智慧子听父亲的教训

¹智慧子听父亲的教训；亵慢人不听责备。A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

²人因口所结的果子，必享美福；奸诈人必遭强暴。From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.

³谨守口的，得保生命；大张嘴的，必致败亡。He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

⁴懒惰人羡慕，却无所得；殷勤人必得丰裕。The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

⁵义人恨恶谎言；恶人有臭名，且致惭愧。The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

⁶行为正直的，有公义保守；犯罪的，被邪恶倾覆。Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.

假作富足的，却一无所有

⁷假作富足的，却一无所有；装作穷乏的，却广有财物。One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

⁸人的资财是他生命的赎价；穷乏人却听不见威吓的话。Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

⁹义人的光明亮（原文是欢喜）；恶人的灯要熄灭。The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

¹⁰骄傲只启争竞；听劝言的，却有智慧。Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

¹¹不劳而得之财必然消耗；勤劳积蓄的，必见加增。Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

盼望迟延令人心忧

¹²所盼望的迟延未得，令人心忧；所愿意的临到，却是生命树。Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³藐视训言的，自取灭亡；敬畏诫命的，必得善报。He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

¹⁴智慧人的法则（或译：指教）是生命的泉源，可以使人离开死亡的网罗。The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

¹⁵美好的聪明使人蒙恩；奸诈人的道路崎岖难行。Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

¹⁶凡通达人都凭知识行事；愚昧人张扬自己的愚昧。Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

¹⁷奸恶的使者必陷在祸患里；忠信的使臣乃医人的良药。A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

¹⁸弃绝管教的，必致贫受辱；领受责备的，必得尊荣。Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

¹⁹所欲的成就，心觉甘甜；远离恶事，为愚昧人所憎恶。Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

与智慧人同行

²⁰与智慧人同行的，必得智慧；和愚昧人作伴的，必受亏损。He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

²¹祸患追赶罪人；义人必得善报。Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

²²善人给子孙遗留产业；罪人为义人积存资财。A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

²³穷人耕种多得粮食，但因不义，有消灭的。Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

疼爱儿子的，随时管教

²⁴不忍用杖打儿子的，是恨恶他；疼爱儿子的，随时管教。He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

²⁵义人吃得饱足；恶人肚腹缺粮。A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

在特罗亚等不到提多

¹²我从前为基督的福音到了特罗亚，主也给我开了门。Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

¹³那时，因为没有遇见兄弟提多，我心里不安，便辞别那里的人往马其顿去了。I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

在基督里夸胜

¹⁴感谢　神！常率领我们在基督里夸胜，并借着我们在各处显扬那因认识基督而有的香气。But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

¹⁵因为我们在　神面前，无论在得救的人身上或灭亡的人身上，都有基督馨香之气。For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

¹⁶在这等人，就作了死的香气叫他死；在那等人，就作了活的香气叫他活。这事谁能当得起呢？To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

不为利混乱神的道

¹⁷我们不像那许多人，为利混乱　神的道；乃是由于诚实，由于　神，在　神面前凭着基督讲道。For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

你们就是我们的荐信

¹我们岂是又举荐自己吗？岂像别人用人的荐信给你们或用你们的荐信给人吗？Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

²你们就是我们的荐信，写在我们的心里，被众人所知道所念诵的。You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

³你们明显是基督的信，借着我们修成的。不是用墨写的，乃是用永生　神的灵写的；不是写在石版上，乃是写在心版上。It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

新约的执事

⁴我们因基督，所以在　神面前才有这样的信心。Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.

⁵并不是我们凭自己能承担什么事；我们所能承担的，乃是出于　神。Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

⁶他叫我们能承当这新约的执事，不是凭着字句，乃是凭着精意；因为那字句是叫人死，精意（或译：圣灵）是叫人活。And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

属灵的职事更有荣光

⁷那用字刻在石头上属死的职事尚且有荣光，甚至以色列人因摩西面上的荣光，不能定睛看他的脸；这荣光原是渐渐退去的，Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

⁸何况那属灵的职事岂不更有荣光吗？will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

⁹若是定罪的职事有荣光，那称义的职事荣光就越发大了。For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

¹⁰那从前有荣光的，因这极大的荣光就算不得有荣光了；Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.

¹¹若那废掉的有荣光，这长存的就更有荣光了。For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!