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Proverbs 17 Greek original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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κρείσσων ψωμὸς μεθ’ ἡδονῆς ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἢ οἶκος πλήρης πολλῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ἀδίκων θυμάτων μετὰ μάχης
Better a morsel with enjoyment in peace than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices with strife.
一塊餅而心中喜樂、彼此和平，勝過滿屋豐盛美物與不義的祭牲卻有爭鬥。
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οἰκέτης νοήμων κρατήσει δεσποτῶν ἀφρόνων ἐν δὲ ἀδελφοῖς διελεῖται μέρη
A sensible household servant will rule over foolish masters, and among brothers he will divide portions.
明智的僕人必管轄愚昧的主人，並在弟兄中分得產業。
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ὥσπερ δοκιμάζεται ἐν καμίνῳ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός οὕτως ἐκλεκταὶ καρδίαι παρὰ κυρίῳ
As silver and gold are tested in a furnace, so hearts are chosen by the Lord.
銀子和金子怎樣在爐中被試驗，人心也照樣在主面前被揀選。
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κακὸς ὑπακούει γλώσσης παρανόμων δίκαιος δὲ οὐ προσέχει χείλεσιν ψευδέσιν
An evil man listens to the tongue of the lawless, but a righteous man pays no heed to lying lips.
惡人聽從不法之人的舌頭，義人卻不留心虛謊的嘴唇。
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ὁ καταγελῶν πτωχοῦ παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν ὁ δὲ ἐπιχαίρων ἀπολλυμένῳ οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσεται ὁ δὲ ἐπισπλαγχνιζόμενος ἐλεηθήσεται
He who laughs at the poor provokes the one who made him, and he who gloats over one perishing will not go unpunished; but he who is moved with compassion will be shown mercy.
嘲笑窮人的，是惹那造他的發怒；向滅亡的人幸災樂禍的，必不免受罰；存憐憫的，必蒙憐憫。
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στέφανος γερόντων τέκνα τέκνων καύχημα δὲ τέκνων πατέρες αὐτῶν τοῦ πιστοῦ ὅλος ὁ κόσμος τῶν χρημάτων τοῦ δὲ ἀπίστου οὐδὲ ὀβολός
Children's children are the crown of the aged, and fathers are the boast of children. To the faithful belongs the whole world of wealth, but to the unfaithful not even a penny.
兒孫是老年人的冠冕，父親是兒女的誇耀。忠信人擁有全世界的財富，不忠信的人卻連一文錢也沒有。
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οὐχ ἁρμόσει ἄφρονι χείλη πιστὰ οὐδὲ δικαίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ
Faithful lips do not suit a fool, nor lying lips a righteous man.
信實的嘴唇不合愚昧人，虛謊的嘴唇也不合義人。
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μισθὸς χαρίτων ἡ παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις οὗ δ’ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ εὐοδωθήσεται
Instruction is a reward of favors to those who use it, and wherever it turns it will prosper.
管教對受用的人是恩惠的賞賜，它無論轉向何處都必亨通。
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ὃς κρύπτει ἀδικήματα ζητεῖ φιλίαν ὃς δὲ μισεῖ κρύπτειν διίστησιν φίλους καὶ οἰκείους
He who conceals wrongs seeks friendship, but he who hates to conceal separates friends and kinsfolk.
遮掩過犯的，是尋求友愛；恨惡遮掩的，卻使朋友和親人分離。
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συντρίβει ἀπειλὴ καρδίαν φρονίμου ἄφρων δὲ μαστιγωθεὶς οὐκ αἰσθάνεται
A threat crushes the heart of the prudent, but a fool, though flogged, feels nothing.
威嚇使通達人的心破碎，愚昧人受了鞭打卻毫無知覺。
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ἀντιλογίας ἐγείρει πᾶς κακός ὁ δὲ κύριος ἄγγελον ἀνελεήμονα ἐκπέμψει αὐτῷ
Every evil man stirs up disputes, but the Lord will send out an unmerciful messenger against him.
凡惡人都挑起爭辯，主卻要打發不施憐憫的使者到他那裡。
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ἐμπεσεῖται μέριμνα ἀνδρὶ νοήμονι οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες διαλογιοῦνται κακά
Anxiety will fall upon a sensible man, but fools will reason out evils.
憂慮必臨到明智的人，愚昧人卻只圖謀惡事。
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ὃς ἀποδίδωσιν κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν οὐ κινηθήσεται κακὰ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ
From the house of him who repays evils for good things, evils will not depart.
以惡報善的人，禍患必不離開他的家。
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ἐξουσίαν δίδωσιν λόγοις ἀρχὴ δικαιοσύνης προηγεῖται δὲ τῆς ἐνδείας στάσις καὶ μάχη
The beginning of righteousness gives authority to words, but discord and fighting go before want.
公義的起頭使言語有權柄，紛爭與爭鬥卻走在窮乏之先。
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ὃς δίκαιον κρίνει τὸν ἄδικον ἄδικον δὲ τὸν δίκαιον ἀκάθαρτος καὶ βδελυκτὸς παρὰ θεῷ
He who judges the unjust to be just and the just to be unjust is unclean and abominable before God.
判不義的人為義、判義人為不義的，在神面前是不潔可憎的。
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ἵνα τί ὑπῆρξεν χρήματα ἄφρονι κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιος οὐ δυνήσεται ὃς ὑψηλὸν ποιεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ οἶκον ζητεῖ συντριβήν ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων τοῦ μαθεῖν ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά
Why does a fool have money, since the heartless cannot acquire wisdom? He who makes his own house high seeks destruction, and he who swerves from learning will fall into evils.
愚昧人手中有錢財有甚麼用呢？無心思的人不能得著智慧。把自己的房屋造高的，是尋求敗壞；偏離學習的，必陷入禍患。
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εἰς πάντα καιρὸν φίλος ὑπαρχέτω σοι ἀδελφοὶ δὲ ἐν ἀνάγκαις χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν τούτου γὰρ χάριν γεννῶνται
Let a friend be yours at every season, and let brothers be useful in times of need, for it is for this that they are born.
願你時時都有朋友；願弟兄在急難中成為有用的，因為他們正是為此而生的。
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ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ἐπικροτεῖ καὶ ἐπιχαίρει ἑαυτῷ ὡς καὶ ὁ ἐγγυώμενος ἐγγύῃ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ φίλον
A foolish man claps his hands and congratulates himself, just like one who goes surety with a pledge for his friend.
愚昧人拍手自鳴得意，正如那以擔保為朋友作保的人一樣。
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φιλαμαρτήμων χαίρει μάχαις
A lover of sin delights in fights.
愛犯罪的人喜歡爭鬥。
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ὁ δὲ σκληροκάρδιος οὐ συναντᾷ ἀγαθοῖς ἀνὴρ εὐμετάβολος γλώσσῃ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά
But the hard-hearted man does not meet with good things, and a man fickle in tongue will fall into evils.
心剛硬的人不會遇見美好的事；舌頭反覆無常的人必陷入禍患。
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καρδία δὲ ἄφρονος ὀδύνη τῷ κεκτημένῳ αὐτήν οὐκ εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ ἀπαιδεύτῳ υἱὸς δὲ φρόνιμος εὐφραίνει μητέρα αὐτοῦ
The heart of a fool is grief to the one who possesses it. A father does not rejoice over an undisciplined son, but a prudent son gladdens his mother.
愚昧人的心使擁有它的人憂傷。父親不因無教養的兒子歡喜，通達的兒子卻使自己的母親歡喜。
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καρδία εὐφραινομένη εὐεκτεῖν ποιεῖ ἀνδρὸς δὲ λυπηροῦ ξηραίνεται τὰ ὀστᾶ
A gladdened heart makes for good health, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
喜樂的心使人健壯，憂傷之人的骨頭卻枯乾。
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λαμβάνοντος δῶρα ἐν κόλπῳ ἀδίκως οὐ κατευοδοῦνται ὁδοί ἀσεβὴς δὲ ἐκκλίνει ὁδοὺς δικαιοσύνης
The ways of one who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper, and the ungodly man turns aside the ways of righteousness.
不義地在懷中收受賄賂的人，他的道路必不亨通；不敬虔的人偏離公義的道路。
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πρόσωπον συνετὸν ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπ’ ἄκρα γῆς
The face of a wise man shows understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
智慧人的面容顯出聰明，愚昧人的眼目卻望向地極。
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ὀργὴ πατρὶ υἱὸς ἄφρων καὶ ὀδύνη τῇ τεκούσῃ αὐτοῦ
A foolish son is anger to his father and grief to her who bore him.
愚昧的兒子使父親發怒，也使生他的母親憂傷。
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ζημιοῦν ἄνδρα δίκαιον οὐ καλόν οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐπιβουλεύειν δυνάσταις δικαίοις
To fine a righteous man is not good, nor is it holy to plot against righteous rulers.
使義人受罰款是不好的，圖謀陷害公義的掌權者也是不虔的。
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ὃς φείδεται ῥῆμα προέσθαι σκληρόν ἐπιγνώμων μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος
He who refrains from uttering a harsh word is discerning, and a patient man is prudent.
不輕易說出苛刻話的人是有見識的，恆忍的人是通達的。
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ἀνοήτῳ ἐπερωτήσαντι σοφίαν σοφία λογισθήσεται ἐνεὸν δέ τις ἑαυτὸν ποιήσας δόξει φρόνιμος εἶναι
To a senseless man who asks about wisdom, wisdom will be reckoned; and anyone who makes himself mute will seem to be prudent.
無知的人若求問智慧，就算為有智慧；人若使自己緘默，就被看為通達。
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