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Proverbs 4
Hebrew original · 27 verses · tap any word for lemma, parsing and meaning
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4:1
שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃
Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
眾子啊，要聽父親的教訓， 留心得知聰明。
4:2
כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃
for I give you sound learning. Don’t forsake my law.
因我所給你們的是好教訓； 不可離棄我的法則 。
4:3
כִּֽי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
我在父親面前為孝子， 在母親眼中為獨一的嬌兒。
4:4
וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמׇךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵֽה׃
He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
父親教訓我說：你心要存記我的言語， 遵守我的命令，便得存活。
4:5
קְנֵ֣ה חׇ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.
要得智慧，要得聰明，不可忘記， 也不可偏離我口中的言語。
4:6
אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃
Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
不可離棄智慧，智慧就護衛你； 要愛她，她就保守你。
4:7
רֵאשִׁ֣ית חׇ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חׇכְמָ֑ה וּבְכׇל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
智慧為首； 所以，要得智慧。 在你一切所得之內必得聰明 。
4:8
סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃
Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
高舉智慧，她就使你高升； 懷抱智慧，她就使你尊榮。
4:9
תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃
She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”
她必將華冠加在你頭上， 把榮冕交給你。
4:10
שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
我兒，你要聽受我的言語， 就必延年益壽。
4:11
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חׇ֭כְמָה הֹרֵיתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃
I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
我已指教你走智慧的道， 引導你行正直的路。
4:12
בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃
When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
你行走，腳步必不致狹窄； 你奔跑，也不致跌倒。
4:13
הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
要持定訓誨，不可放鬆； 必當謹守，因為它是你的生命。
4:14
בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃
Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.
不可行惡人的路； 不要走壞人的道。
4:15
פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבׇר־בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֹֽר׃
Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
要躲避，不可經過； 要轉身而去。
4:16
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א (יכשולו) [יַכְשִֽׁילוּ]׃
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
這等人若不行惡，不得睡覺； 不使人跌倒，睡臥不安；
4:17
כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
因為他們以奸惡吃餅， 以強暴喝酒。
4:18
וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃
But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
但義人的路好像黎明的光， 越照越明，直到日午。
4:19
דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ {פ}
The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don’t know what they stumble over.
惡人的道好像幽暗， 自己不知因甚麼跌倒。
4:20
בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אׇזְנֶֽךָ׃
My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
我兒，要留心聽我的言詞， 側耳聽我的話語，
4:21
אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שׇׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart.
都不可離你的眼目， 要存記在你心中。
4:22
כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכׇל־בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃
For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.
因為得着它的，就得了生命， 又得了醫全體的良藥。
4:23
מִֽכׇּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.
你要保守你心，勝過保守一切 ， 因為一生的果效是由心發出。
4:24
הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
你要除掉邪僻的口， 棄絕乖謬的嘴。
4:25
עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
你的眼目要向前正看； 你的眼睛 當向前直觀。
4:26
פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכׇל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃
Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
要修平你腳下的路， 堅定你一切的道。
4:27
אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃ {פ}
Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
不可偏向左右； 要使你的腳離開邪惡。
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