今日读经

希西家的人誊录

¹以下也是所罗门的箴言，是犹大王希西家的人所誊录的。These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

君王与察清事情

²将事隐秘乃　神的荣耀；将事察清乃君王的荣耀。It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.

³天之高，地之厚，君王之心也测不透。As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.

⁴除去银子的渣滓就有银子出来，银匠能以做器皿。Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

⁵除去王面前的恶人，国位就靠公义坚立。Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

不要在王面前妄自尊大

⁶不要在王面前妄自尊大；不要在大人的位上站立。Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

⁷宁可有人说：请你上来，强如在你觐见的王子面前叫你退下。for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

不要冒失争讼

⁸不要冒失出去与人争竞，免得至终被他羞辱，你就不知道怎样行了。do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

⁹你与邻舍争讼，要与他一人辩论，不可泄漏人的密事，Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,

¹⁰恐怕听见的人骂你，你的臭名就难以脱离。lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.

说得合宜的话

¹¹一句话说得合宜，就如金苹果在银网子里。A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

¹²智慧人的劝戒，在顺从的人耳中，好像金耳环和精金的妆饰。Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

¹³忠信的使者叫差他的人心里舒畅，就如在收割时有冰雪的凉气。Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.

¹⁴空夸赠送礼物的，好像无雨的风云。Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

¹⁵恒常忍耐可以劝动君王；柔和的舌头能折断骨头。Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

凡事要有节制

¹⁶你得了蜜吗？只可吃够而已，恐怕你过饱就呕吐出来。If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

¹⁷你的脚要少进邻舍的家，恐怕他厌烦你，恨恶你。Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

假见证与不忠的人

¹⁸作假见证陷害邻舍的，就是大槌，是利刀，是快箭。Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

¹⁹患难时倚靠不忠诚的人，好像破坏的牙，错骨缝的脚。Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

²⁰对伤心的人唱歌，就如冷天脱衣服，又如硷上倒醋。Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

善待仇敌

²¹你的仇敌若饿了，就给他饭吃；若渴了，就给他水喝；If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

²²因为，你这样行就是把炭火堆在他的头上；耶和华也必赏赐你。For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

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谗谤、争吵与好消息

²³北风生雨，谗谤人的舌头也生怒容。As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

²⁴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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²⁵有好消息从远方来，就如拿凉水给口渴的人喝。Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

²⁶义人在恶人面前退缩，好像蹚浑之泉，弄浊之井。Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

²⁷吃蜜过多是不好的；考究自己的荣耀也是可厌的。It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

²⁸人不制伏自己的心，好像毁坏的城邑没有墙垣。Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

愚昧人

¹夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜；愚昧人得尊荣也是如此。Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

²麻雀往来，燕子翻飞；这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

³鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴；刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

⁴不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，恐怕你与他一样。Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

⁵要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

⁶借愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受（原文是：喝）损害。Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

⁷瘸子的脚空存无用；箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

⁸将尊荣给愚昧人的，好像人把石子包在机弦里。Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

⁹箴言在愚昧人的口中，好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

¹⁰雇愚昧人的，与雇过路人的，就像射伤众人的弓箭手。Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

¹¹愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行，就如狗转过来吃它所吐的。As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

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¹²你见自以为有智慧的人吗？愚昧人比他更有指望。Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

懒惰人

¹³懒惰人说：道上有猛狮，街上有壮狮。The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

¹⁴门在枢纽转动，懒惰人在床上也是如此。As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

¹⁵懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回也以为劳乏。The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

¹⁶懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

管闲事与欺凌邻舍

¹⁷过路被事激动，管理不干己的争竞，好像人揪住狗耳。Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

^18–19人欺凌邻舍，却说：我岂不是戏耍吗？他就像疯狂的人抛掷火把、利箭，与杀人的兵器（原文是死亡）。Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows, so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

传舌与诡诈

²⁰火缺了柴就必熄灭；无人传舌，争竞便止息。Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

²¹好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

²²传舌人的言语，如同美食，深入人的心腹。The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

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²³火热的嘴，奸恶的心，好像银渣包的瓦器。Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

²⁴怨恨人的，用嘴粉饰，心里却藏着诡诈；A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

²⁵他用甜言蜜语，你不可信他，因为他心中有七样可憎恶的。When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

²⁶他虽用诡诈遮掩自己的怨恨，他的邪恶必在会中显露。Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

²⁷挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中；滚石头的，石头必反滚在他身上。He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

²⁸虚谎的舌恨他所压伤的人；谄媚的口败坏人的事。A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

藉基督的温柔劝勉

¹我—保罗，就是与你们见面的时候是谦卑的，不在你们那里的时候向你们是勇敢的，如今亲自借着基督的温柔、和平劝你们。Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

²有人以为我是凭着血气行事，我也以为必须用勇敢待这等人；求你们不要叫我在你们那里的时候，有这样的勇敢。I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

不凭血气争战

³因为我们虽然在血气中行事，却不凭着血气争战。For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

⁴我们争战的兵器本不是属血气的，乃是在　神面前有能力，可以攻破坚固的营垒，The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

⁵将各样的计谋，各样拦阻人认识　神的那些自高之事，一概攻破了，又将人所有的心意夺回，使他都顺服基督。We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

⁶并且我已经预备好了，等你们十分顺服的时候，要责罚那一切不顺服的人。And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

权柄是为造就人

⁷你们是看眼前的吗？倘若有人自信是属基督的，他要再想想，他如何属基督，我们也是如何属基督的。You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

⁸主赐给我们权柄，是要造就你们，并不是要败坏你们；我就是为这权柄稍微夸口，也不至于惭愧。For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

⁹我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要威吓你们；I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.

¹⁰因为有人说：“他的信又沉重又厉害，及至见面，却是气貌不扬，言语粗俗的。”For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

¹¹这等人当想，我们不在那里的时候，信上的言语如何，见面的时候，行事也必如何。Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

不和自荐的人比较

¹²因为我们不敢将自己和那自荐的人同列相比。他们用自己度量自己，用自己比较自己，乃是不通达的。We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

¹³我们不愿意分外夸口，只要照　神所量给我们的界限搆到你们那里。We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.

¹⁴我们并非过了自己的界限，好像搆不到你们那里；因为我们早到你们那里，传了基督的福音。We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

¹⁵我们不仗着别人所劳碌的，分外夸口；但指望你们信心增长的时候，所量给我们的界限，就可以因着你们更加开展，Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

¹⁶得以将福音传到你们以外的地方；并不是在别人界限之内，借着他现成的事夸口。so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.

当指着主夸口

¹⁷但夸口的，当指着主夸口。Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”

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¹⁸因为蒙悦纳的，不是自己称许的，乃是主所称许的。For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.