1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, But a just weight is His delight.
1詭詐的天平為耶和華所憎惡；公平的法碼為他所喜悅。
2When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom.
2驕傲來，羞恥也來；謙遜人卻有智慧。
3The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
3正直人的純正必引導自己；奸詐人的乖僻必毀滅自己。
4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
4發怒的日子資財無益；惟有公義能救人脫離死亡。
5The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
5完全人的義必指引他的路；但惡人必因自己的惡跌倒。
6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by [their own] greed.
6正直人的義必拯救自己；奸詐人必陷在自己的罪孽中。
7When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation will perish, And the hope of strong men perishes.
7惡人一死，他的指望必滅絕；罪人的盼望也必滅沒。
8The righteous is delivered from trouble, But the wicked takes his place.
8義人得脫離患難，有惡人來代替他。
9With [his] mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
9不虔敬的人用口敗壞鄰舍；義人卻因知識得救。
10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
10義人享福，合城喜樂；惡人滅亡，人都歡呼。
11By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
11城因正直人祝福便高舉，卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆。
12He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.
12藐視鄰舍的，毫無智慧；明哲人卻靜默不言。
13He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
13往來傳舌的，洩漏密事；心中誠實的，遮隱事情。
14Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory.
14無智謀，民就敗落；謀士多，人便安居。
15He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, But he who hates being a guarantor is secure.
15為外人作保的，必受虧損；恨惡擊掌的，卻得安穩。
16A gracious woman attains honor, And ruthless men attain riches.
16恩德的婦女得尊榮；強暴的男子得資財。
17The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.
17仁慈的人善待自己；殘忍的人擾害己身。
18The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness [gets] a true reward.
18惡人經營，得虛浮的工價；撒義種的，得實在的果效。
19He who is steadfast in righteousness [will attain] to life, And he who pursues evil [will bring about] his own death.
19恆心為義的，必得生命；追求邪惡的，必致死亡。
20The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, But the blameless in [their] walk are His delight.
20心中乖僻的，為耶和華所憎惡；行事完全的，為他所喜悅。
21Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.
21惡人雖然連手，必不免受罰；義人的後裔必得拯救。
22[As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout [So is] a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
22婦女美貌而無見識，如同金環帶在豬鼻上。
23The desire of the righteous is only good, [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
23義人的心願盡得好處；惡人的指望致干忿怒。
24There is one who scatters, and [yet] increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, [and yet it results] only in want.
24有施散的，卻更增添；有吝惜過度的，反致窮乏。
25The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.
25好施捨的，必得豐裕；滋潤人的，必得滋潤。
26He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells [it].
26屯糧不賣的，民必咒詛他；情願出賣的，人必為他祝福。
27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
27懇切求善的，就求得恩惠；惟獨求惡的，惡必臨到他身。
28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the [green] leaf.
28倚仗自己財物的，必跌倒；義人必發旺，如青葉。
29He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
29擾害己家的，必承受清風；愚昧人必作慧心人的僕人。
30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
30義人所結的果子就是生命樹；有智慧的，必能得人。
31If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
31看哪，義人在世尚且受報，何況惡人和罪人呢？