今日读经

酒使人亵慢

¹酒能使人亵慢，浓酒使人喧嚷；凡因酒错误的，就无智慧。Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

²王的威吓如同狮子吼叫；惹动他怒的，是自害己命。The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

³远离纷争是人的尊荣；愚妄人都爱争闹。It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

懒惰人不肯耕种

⁴懒惰人因冬寒不肯耕种，到收割的时候，他必讨饭而无所得。The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

人心的谋略如深水

⁵人心怀藏谋略，好像深水，惟明哲人才能汲引出来。The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

⁶人多述说自己的仁慈，但忠信人谁能遇着呢？Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

⁷行为纯正的义人，他的子孙是有福的！The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

⁸王坐在审判的位上，以眼目驱散诸恶。A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

⁹谁能说，我洁净了我的心，我脱净了我的罪？Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

两样的法码

¹⁰两样的法码，两样的升斗，都为耶和华所憎恶。Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.

¹¹孩童的动作是清洁，是正直，都显明他的本性。Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.

¹²能听的耳，能看的眼，都是耶和华所造的。Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

¹³不要贪睡，免致贫穷；眼要睁开，你就吃饱。Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

买卖、口舌与产业

¹⁴买物的说：不好，不好；及至买去，他便自夸。“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.

¹⁵有金子和许多珍珠（或译：红宝石），惟有知识的嘴乃为贵重的珍宝。There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

¹⁶谁为生人作保，就拿谁的衣服；谁为外人作保，谁就要承当。Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

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¹⁷以虚谎而得的食物，人觉甘甜；但后来，他的口必充满尘沙。Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.

¹⁸计谋都凭筹算立定；打仗要凭智谋。Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.

¹⁹往来传舌的，泄漏密事；大张嘴的，不可与他结交。He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

²⁰咒骂父母的，他的灯必灭，变为漆黑的黑暗。Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

²¹起初速得的产业，终久却不为福。An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

不要以恶报恶

²²你不要说，我要以恶报恶；要等候耶和华，他必拯救你。Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

²³两样的法码为耶和华所憎恶；诡诈的天平也为不善。Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.

²⁴人的脚步为耶和华所定；人岂能明白自己的路呢？A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?

²⁵人冒失说，这是圣物，许愿之后才查问，就是自陷网罗。It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

王与人的灵

²⁶智慧的王簸散恶人，用碌碡滚轧他们。A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

²⁷人的灵是耶和华的灯，鉴察人的心腹。The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.

²⁸王因仁慈和诚实得以保全他的国位，也因仁慈立稳。Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

²⁹强壮乃少年人的荣耀；白发为老年人的尊荣。The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

³⁰鞭伤除净人的罪恶；责打能入人的心腹。Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

王的心在耶和华手中

¹王的心在耶和华手中，好像陇沟的水随意流转。The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

²人所行的，在自己眼中都看为正；惟有耶和华衡量人心。All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

³行仁义公平比献祭更蒙耶和华悦纳。To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

骄傲、急躁与诡诈

⁴恶人发达（发达：原文是灯），眼高心傲，这乃是罪。Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.

⁵殷勤筹划的，足致丰裕；行事急躁的，都必缺乏。The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

⁶用诡诈之舌求财的，就是自己取死；所得之财乃是吹来吹去的浮云。Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

⁷恶人的强暴必将自己扫除，因他们不肯按公平行事。The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

⁸负罪之人的路甚是弯曲；至于清洁的人，他所行的乃是正直。The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

宁可住在房顶的角上

⁹宁可住在房顶的角上，不在宽阔的房屋与争吵的妇人同住。Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

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¹⁰恶人的心乐人受祸；他眼并不怜恤邻舍。The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

¹¹亵慢的人受刑罚，愚蒙的人就得智慧；智慧人受训诲，便得知识。When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

¹²义人思想恶人的家，知道恶人倾倒，必致灭亡。The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

塞耳不听穷人

¹³塞耳不听穷人哀求的，他将来呼吁也不蒙应允。Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

¹⁴暗中送的礼物挽回怒气；怀中搋的贿赂止息暴怒。A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

¹⁵秉公行义使义人喜乐，使作孽的人败坏。Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁶迷离通达道路的，必住在阴魂的会中。The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷爱宴乐的，必致穷乏；好酒，爱膏油的，必不富足。He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

¹⁸恶人作了义人的赎价；奸诈人代替正直人。The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

¹⁹宁可住在旷野，不与争吵使气的妇人同住。Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

积蓄与挥霍

²⁰智慧人家中积蓄宝物膏油；愚昧人随得来随吞下。Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

²¹追求公义仁慈的，就寻得生命、公义，和尊荣。He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

²²智慧人爬上勇士的城墙，倾覆他所倚靠的坚垒。A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

²³谨守口与舌的，就保守自己免受灾难。He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

²⁴心骄气傲的人名叫亵慢；他行事狂妄，都出于骄傲。Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

²⁵懒惰人的心愿将他杀害，因为他手不肯做工。The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

²⁶有终日贪得无厌的；义人施舍而不吝惜。All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

²⁷恶人的祭物是可憎的；何况他存恶意来献呢？The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

²⁸作假见证的必灭亡；惟有听真情而言的，其言长存。A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.

²⁹恶人脸无羞耻；正直人行事坚定。A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.

得胜乃在乎耶和华

³⁰没有人能以智慧、聪明、谋略敌挡耶和华。There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

³¹马是为打仗之日预备的；得胜乃在乎耶和华。A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

不要同负一轭

¹⁴你们和不信的原不相配，不要同负一轭。义和不义有什么相交呢？光明和黑暗有什么相通呢？Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

¹⁵基督和彼列（彼列就是撒但的别名）有什么相和呢？信主的和不信主的有什么相干呢？What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

¹⁶神的殿和偶像有什么相同呢？因为我们是永生　神的殿，就如　神曾说：我要在他们中间居住，在他们中间来往；我要作他们的　神；他们要作我的子民。What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

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¹⁷又说：你们务要从他们中间出来，与他们分别；不要沾不洁净的物，我就收纳你们。“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

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¹⁸我要作你们的父；你们要作我的儿女。这是全能的主说的。And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

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洁净自己，得以成圣

¹亲爱的弟兄啊，我们既有这等应许，就当洁净自己，除去身体、灵魂一切的污秽，敬畏　神，得以成圣。Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

心地宽大收纳我们

²你们要心地宽大收纳我们。我们未曾亏负谁，未曾败坏谁，未曾占谁的便宜。Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

³我说这话，不是要定你们的罪。我已经说过，你们常在我们心里，情愿与你们同生同死。I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

⁴我大大地放胆，向你们说话；我因你们多多夸口，满得安慰；我们在一切患难中分外地快乐。Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

提多带来安慰

⁵我们从前就是到了马其顿的时候，身体也不得安宁，周围遭患难，外有争战，内有惧怕。For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

⁶但那安慰丧气之人的　神借着提多来安慰了我们；But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

⁷不但借着他来，也借着他从你们所得的安慰，安慰了我们；因他把你们的想念、哀恸，和向我的热心，都告诉了我，叫我更加欢喜。and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

依着神意思的忧愁

⁸我先前写信叫你们忧愁，我后来虽然懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因我知道，那信叫你们忧愁不过是暂时的。Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—

⁹如今我欢喜，不是因你们忧愁，是因你们从忧愁中生出懊悔来。你们依着　神的意思忧愁，凡事就不至于因我们受亏损了。yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.

¹⁰因为依着　神的意思忧愁，就生出没有后悔的懊悔来，以致得救；但世俗的忧愁是叫人死。Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

¹¹你看，你们依着　神的意思忧愁，从此就生出何等的殷勤、自诉、自恨、恐惧、想念、热心、责罚（或译：自责）。在这一切事上，你们都表明自己是洁净的。Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

¹²我虽然从前写信给你们，却不是为那亏负人的，也不是为那受人亏负的，乃要在　神面前把你们顾念我们的热心表明出来。So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

提多的欢喜

¹³故此，我们得了安慰。并且在安慰之中，因你们众人使提多心里畅快欢喜，我们就更加欢喜了。On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

¹⁴我若对提多夸奖了你们什么，也觉得没有惭愧；因我对提多夸奖你们的话成了真的，正如我对你们所说的话也都是真的。Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

¹⁵并且提多想起你们众人的顺服，是怎样恐惧战兢地接待他，他爱你们的心肠就越发热了。And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

¹⁶我如今欢喜，能在凡事上为你们放心。I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.