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Proverbs 26
Latin original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
← ch. 25ch. 27 → 📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals —
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26:1
Quomodo nix in aestate, et pluviae in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
夏天落雪，收割時下雨，都不相宜； 愚昧人得尊榮也是如此。
26:2
Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
麻雀往來，燕子翻飛； 這樣，無故的咒詛也必不臨到。
26:3
Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
鞭子是為打馬，轡頭是為勒驢； 刑杖是為打愚昧人的背。
26:4
Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他， 恐怕你與他一樣。
26:5
Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他， 免得他自以為有智慧。
26:6
Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
藉愚昧人手寄信的， 是砍斷自己的腳，自受 損害。
26:7
Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
瘸子的腳空存無用； 箴言在愚昧人的口中也是如此。
26:8
Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
將尊榮給愚昧人的， 好像人把石子包在機弦裏。
26:9
Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
箴言在愚昧人的口中， 好像荊棘刺入醉漢的手。
26:10
Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
雇愚昧人的，與雇過路人的， 就像射傷眾人的弓箭手。
26:11
Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
愚昧人行愚妄事，行了又行， 就如狗轉過來吃牠所吐的。
26:12
Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri ? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
你見自以為有智慧的人嗎？ 愚昧人比他更有指望。
26:13
Dicit piger : Leo est in via, et leaena in itineribus.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
懶惰人說：道上有猛獅， 街上有壯獅。
26:14
Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
門在樞紐轉動， 懶惰人在床上也是如此。
26:15
Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
懶惰人放手在盤子裏， 就是向口撤回也以為勞乏。
26:16
Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
懶惰人看自己比七個善於應對的人更有智慧。
26:17
Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixae alterius.
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
過路被事激動，管理不干己的爭競， 好像人揪住狗耳。
26:18
Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
人欺凌鄰舍，卻說： 我豈不是戲耍嗎？ 他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把、利箭， 與殺人的兵器 。
26:19
ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit : Ludens feci.
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
人欺凌鄰舍，卻說： 我豈不是戲耍嗎？ 他就像瘋狂的人拋擲火把、利箭， 與殺人的兵器 。
26:20
Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
火缺了柴就必熄滅； 無人傳舌，爭競便止息。
26:21
Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
好爭競的人煽惑爭端， 就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。
26:22
Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
傳舌人的言語，如同美食， 深入人的心腹。
26:23
Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
火熱的嘴，奸惡的心， 好像銀渣包的瓦器。
26:24
Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
怨恨人的，用嘴粉飾， 心裏卻藏着詭詐；
26:25
Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius.
When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
他用甜言蜜語，你不可信他， 因為他心中有七樣可憎惡的。
26:26
Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
他雖用詭詐遮掩自己的怨恨， 他的邪惡必在會中顯露。
26:27
Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
挖陷坑的，自己必掉在其中； 滾石頭的，石頭必反滾在他身上。
26:28
Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
虛謊的舌恨他所壓傷的人； 諂媚的口敗壞人的事。
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