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Proverbs 23 Latin original · 35 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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Quando sederis ut comedas cum principe , diligenter attende quae apposita sunt ante faciem tuam .
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;
你若與官長坐席， 要留意在你面前的是誰。
23:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Et statue cultrum in gutture tuo : si tamen habes in potestate animam tuam .
put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
你若是貪食的， 就當拿刀放在喉嚨上。
23:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Ne desideres de cibis ejus , in quo est panis mendacii .
Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
不可貪戀他的美食， 因為是哄人的食物。
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Noli laborare ut diteris , sed prudentiae tuae pone modum .
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
不要勞碌求富， 休仗自己的聰明。
23:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Ne erigas oculos tuos ad opes quas non potes habere , quia facient sibi pennas quasi aquilae , et volabunt in caelum .
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
你豈要定睛在虛無的錢財上嗎？ 因錢財必長翅膀，如鷹向天飛去。
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Ne comedas cum homine invido , et ne desideres cibos ejus :
Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
不要吃惡眼人的飯， 也不要貪他的美味；
23:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris aestimat quod ignorat . Comede et bibe , dicet tibi ; et mens ejus non est tecum .
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
因為他心怎樣思量， 他為人就是怎樣。 他雖對你說，請吃，請喝， 他的心卻與你相背。
23:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Cibos quos comederas evomes , et perdes pulchros sermones tuos .
You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
你所吃的那點食物必吐出來； 你所說的甘美言語也必落空。
23:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
In auribus insipientium ne loquaris , qui despicient doctrinam eloquii tui .
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
你不要說話給愚昧人聽， 因他必藐視你智慧的言語。
23:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Ne attingas parvulorum terminos , et agrum pupillorum ne introëas :
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
不可挪移古時的地界， 也不可侵入孤兒的田地；
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propinquus enim illorum fortis est , et ipse judicabit contra te causam illorum .
for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
因他們的救贖主大有能力， 他必向你為他們辨屈。
23:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Ingrediatur ad doctrinam cor tuum , et aures tuae ad verba scientiae .
Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.
你要留心領受訓誨， 側耳聽從知識的言語。
23:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Noli subtrahere a puero disciplinam : si enim percusseris eum virga , non morietur .
Don’t withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
不可不管教孩童； 你用杖打他，他必不至於死。
23:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Tu virga percuties eum , et animam ejus de inferno liberabis .
Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
你要用杖打他， 就可以救他的靈魂免下陰間。
23:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Fili mi , si sapiens fuerit animus tuus , gaudebit tecum cor meum :
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine.
我兒，你心若存智慧， 我的心也甚歡喜。
23:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
et exsultabunt renes mei , cum locuta fuerint rectum labia tua .
Yes, my heart will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
你的嘴若說正直話， 我的心腸也必快樂。
23:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Non aemuletur cor tuum peccatores , sed in timore Domini esto tota die :
Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear Yahweh all day long.
你心中不要嫉妒罪人， 只要終日敬畏耶和華；
23:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
quia habebis spem in novissimo , et praestolatio tua non auferetur .
Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
因為至終必有善報， 你的指望也不致斷絕。
23:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Audi , fili mi , et esto sapiens , et dirige in via animum tuum .
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
我兒，你當聽，當存智慧， 好在正道上引導你的心。
23:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Noli esse in conviviis potatorum , nec in comessationibus eorum qui carnes ad vescendum conferunt :
Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
好飲酒的，好吃肉的， 不要與他們來往；
23:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur , et vestietur pannis dormitatio .
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
因為好酒貪食的，必致貧窮； 好睡覺的，必穿破爛衣服。
23:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Audi patrem tuum , qui genuit te , et ne contemnas cum senuerit mater tua .
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
你要聽從生你的父親； 你母親老了，也不可藐視她。
23:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Veritatem eme , et noli vendere sapientiam , et doctrinam , et intelligentiam .
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
你當買真理； 就是智慧、訓誨，和聰明也都不可賣。
23:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Exsultat gaudio pater justi ; qui sapientem genuit , laetabitur in eo .
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
義人的父親必大得快樂； 人生智慧的兒子，必因他歡喜。
23:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Gaudeat pater tuus et mater tua , et exsultet quae genuit te .
Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice!
你要使父母歡喜， 使生你的快樂。
23:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Praebe , fili mi , cor tuum mihi , et oculi tui vias meas custodiant .
My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.
我兒，要將你的心歸我； 你的眼目也要喜悅我的道路。
23:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Fovea enim profunda est meretrix , et puteus angustus aliena .
For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
妓女是深坑； 外女是窄阱。
23:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Insidiatur in via quasi latro , et quos incautos viderit , interficiet .
Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
她埋伏好像強盜； 她使人中多有奸詐的。
23:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Cui vae ? cujus patri vae ? cui rixae ? cui foveae ? cui sine causa vulnera ? cui suffusio oculorum ?
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
誰有禍患？誰有憂愁？ 誰有爭鬥？誰有哀歎 ？ 誰無故受傷？誰眼目紅赤？
23:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
nonne his qui commorantur in vino , et student calicibus epotandis ?
Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.
就是那流連飲酒、 常去尋找調和酒的人。
23:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Ne intuearis vinum quando flavescit , cum splenduerit in vitro color ejus : ingreditur blande ,
Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
酒發紅，在杯中閃爍， 你不可觀看， 雖然下咽舒暢， 終久是咬你如蛇，刺你如毒蛇。
23:32▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
sed in novissimo mordebit ut coluber , et sicut regulus venena diffundet .
In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
酒發紅，在杯中閃爍， 你不可觀看， 雖然下咽舒暢， 終久是咬你如蛇，刺你如毒蛇。
23:33▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Oculi tui videbunt extraneas , et cor tuum loquetur perversa .
Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will imagine confusing things.
你眼必看見異怪的事 ； 你心必發出乖謬的話。
23:34▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Et eris sicut dormiens in medio mari , et quasi sopitus gubernator , amisso clavo .
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
你必像躺在海中， 或像臥在桅杆上。
23:35▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
Et dices : Verberaverunt me , sed non dolui ; traxerunt me , et ego non sensi . Quando evigilabo , et rursus vina reperiam ?
“They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I will look for more.”
你必說：人打我，我卻未受傷； 人鞭打我，我竟不覺得。 我幾時清醒，我仍去尋酒。
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