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箴言生命读经 · 第5篇

过正确人生的详细教训（二）

The Detailed Precepts for Man to Live a Proper Human Life (2)
1读经：箴言十至三十章。在本篇信息中，我们要更多来看过正确人生的详细教训。在箴言里，这些教训的每一个都是珠宝。
1Scripture Reading: Proverbs 10—30 In this message we will consider more of the detailed precepts for man to live a proper human life. Each of these precepts is a gem in Proverbs
贰 警戒与教训
B. Admonitions and Teachings
2二十至二十九章包含许多警戒与教训。
2Chapters twenty through twenty-nine contain many admonitions and teachings
一 关于贪食、好酒、宴乐
1. Concerning Gluttonousness, Wine-loving, and Pleasure-loving
3酒能使人笑闹，浓酒使人喧嚷；凡因酒错误的，都无智慧。（二十1。）爱宴乐的，必成为穷乏人；贪酒爱脂油的，必不富足。（二一17。）好饮酒的，好吃肉的，不要与他们来往。因为好酒贪食的，必致贫穷；好睡觉的，必穿破烂衣服。（二三20～21。）你若与官长坐席进食，要留意在你面前的是谁；你若是贪食的，就当拿刀放在喉咙上。不可贪恋他的美食，因为是骗人的食物。不要吃嫉妒之人的饭，也不要贪他的美食。因为他心怎样思量，他为人就是怎样；他虽对你说，请吃，请喝；他的心却与你相背。你所吃的那点食物，必吐出来；你所说的美言，都是白费。（1～3，6～8。）二十九至三十五节说，『谁有祸患？谁有忧愁？谁有争执？谁有怨言？谁无故受伤？谁眼目红赤？就是那流连饮酒，常去寻找调和酒的人。你不可只看酒发红，在杯中闪烁，喝下舒畅；终久要咬你如蛇，刺你如毒蛇。你眼必看见异怪的事，你心必发出乖谬的话。你必像躺在海中，或像卧在桅杆顶上。你必说，人打我，我却未受伤；人鞭打我，我不觉得；我几时清醒？我仍要再去寻酒。』
3Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; and whoever errs by it is not wise (20:1). He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich (21:17). Do not be among those who get drunk with wine, among gluttonous eaters of flesh; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags (23:20-21). When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider carefully who is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man of great appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceitful food. Do not eat the bread of one who is envious, and do not desire his delicacies; for as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink"; but his heart is not with you. You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words (vv. 1-3, 6-8). Verses 29 through 35 say, "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions?/Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?/ Those who linger late over wine,/Those who go to seek out mixed wines. / Do not look upon the wine when it is red,/When it sparkles in the cup,/When it goes down smoothly;/In the end it bites like a serpent,/And stings like an adder./Your eyes will see strange things,/And your heart will utter perverse things;/And you will be like one who lies down while at sea,/Or like one who lies down at the top of a mast./They struck me, but I was not hurt;/They beat me, but I did not feel it;/When will I awake? I will seek another drink
二 关于怒气与争竞
2. Concerning Anger and Strife
4远离纷争，是人的尊荣；愚妄人都爱争闹。（二十3。）不要冒失出去与邻舍争竞，免得至终被他羞辱，你要怎么办呢？（二五8。）缺了柴，火就熄灭；无人传耳语，纷争便止息。好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余烬加炭，火上加柴一样。（二六20～21。）愚昧人怒气全发；智慧人忍气含怒。好生气的人，挑启纷争；暴怒的人，多有过犯。（二九11，22。）
4It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife, but every fool rushes headlong into it (20:3). Do not go out hastily to strive; otherwise what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? (25:8). For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife (26:20-21). A fool utters all his anger, but a wise man holds it back. An angry man stirs up contention, and a furious man abounds in transgression (29:11, 22).
三 关于罪
3. Concerning Sin
5谁能说，我洁净了我的心，我是纯净无罪的？（二十9。）遮掩自己罪过的，必不亨通；承认并离弃罪过的，必蒙怜悯。（二八13。）二十八章十三节是很好的一节。我们该求主帮助我们不遮掩自己的罪过，而要承认并离弃罪过。二十二章八节告诉我们：撒播不义的，必收罪孽，他逞怒的杖，也必废掉。
5Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin? (20:9). He who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy (28:13). Proverbs 28:13 is a good verse. We should ask the Lord to help us not to cover our transgressions but to confess and forsake them. In 22:8 we are told that he who sows injustice will reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath will fail
四 关于虚假与乖僻
4. Concerning Falsehood and Perverseness
6两样的法码，两样的升斗，都为耶和华所憎恶。两样的法码，为耶和华所憎恶；虚假的天平，也为不善。（二十10，23。）乖僻人的路上，有荆棘和网罗；护卫自己性命的，必远离这些。（二二5。）以虚谎得来的食物，人觉甘甜，但后来必满口沙石。（二十17。）五关于骄傲、自是、
6Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are an abomination to Jehovah. Differing weights are an abomination to Jehovah, and false scales are not good (20:10, 23). Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul will keep far from them (22:5). The bread of falsehood is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel (20:17). 5. Concerning Pride, Self-trusting, Self-boasting
自夸并自尊
and Self-honoring
7二十一章二十四节说，心骄气傲的，名叫亵慢人；他行事狂妄骄傲。人的骄傲，必使他卑下；灵里谦卑的，必得尊荣。（二九23。）心中自恃的，是愚昧人；凭智慧行事的，必蒙拯救。（二八26。）不要为明日自夸，因为一日要生何事，你尚且不能知道。要别人夸奖你，不可用口自夸；等外人称赞你，不可用嘴自赞。（二七1～2。）不要在王面前妄自尊大，不要擅自站在尊大之人的位上。宁可有人说，请你上来，强如在你觐见的显贵面前，叫你退下。（二五6～7。）
7Proverbs 21:24 says that Proud, Haughty, Scorner are the names of him who works in the arrogance of pride. A man'sp ride will bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit will obtain honor (29:23). He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely will be delivered (28:26). Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a foreigner, and not your own lips (27:1-2). Do not claim honor for yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; for it is better that it is said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the noble, whom your eyes have seen (25:6-7
六 关于寻求自己的荣耀
6. Concerning Seeking One'sOwn Glory
8你得了蜜么？只要吃彀就好，恐怕你过饱就呕吐出来。吃蜜过多，是不好的，探究自己的荣耀，也是不荣耀的。（16，27。）七关于懒惰与贪睡
8Have you found honey? Eat only what you need, lest you become filled up with it and vomit it. It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glory for men to search out their own glory (vv. 16, 27). 7. Concerning Slothfulness and the Love of Sleep
9懒惰人因冬寒不肯耕种，到收割的时候，他必讨饭，一无所有。不要贪睡，免致贫穷；眼要睁开，就可吃饱。（二十4，13。）懒惰人说，外头有狮子！我在街上，必被杀害！（二二13。）好酒贪食的，必致贫穷；好睡觉的，必穿破烂衣服。（二三21。）二十四章三十至三十四节说，『我经过懒惰人的田地，无知人的葡萄园；只见长满荆棘，地面盖满刺草，石墙也坍塌了。我看了就留心思想，我看著就得了训诲：再睡片时，打盹片时，抱著手躺卧片时，你的贫穷，就必如强盗速来；你的缺乏，必如拿兵器的人来到。』懒惰人说，道上有吼叫的狮子，街上也有狮子！懒惰人在床上翻动，就如门在枢纽转动。懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回，也觉得疲累。懒惰人看自己，比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。（二六13～16。）懒惰人的心愿，将他害死，因为他手不肯作工。（二一25。）
9The sluggard will not plow because of winter, therefore he will beg in harvest and have nothing. Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and be satisfied with bread (20:4, 13). The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!" (22:13). The drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags (23:21). Proverbs 24:30-34 says, "I passed by the field of the sluggard,/And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense;/And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;/Its surface was covered with nettles,/ And its stone wall was broken down./When I looked, I considered it;/I saw it and received instruction:/ A little sleep, a little slumber,/A little folding of the hands to rest,/And your poverty will come upon you like a robber,/And your want, like an armed man." The sluggard says, "There is a roaring lion on the way; a lion is in the streets!" As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the sluggard upon his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he gets weary by bringing it to his mouth again. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer discreetly (26:13-16). The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, for his hands refuse to work (21:25
八 关于作保
8. Concerning Becoming a Surety
10箴言二十章十六节说，『谁为陌生人作保，就拿谁的衣服；谁为外人保证，就向谁取抵押。』不要与人击掌担保，也不要为欠债的作保。你若没有甚么偿还，何必使人夺去你睡卧的床呢？（二二26～27。）谁为陌生人作保，就拿谁的衣服；谁为外女作保，谁就承担。（二七13。）
10Proverbs 20:16 says, "Take his garment when he becomes a surety for a stranger, and hold the pledge when he becomes surety for foreigners." Do not be one of those who give their hand as a pledge, or one of those who are a surety for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken away from under you? (22:26-27). Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, and hold one in pledge who is surety for a foreign woman (27:13
九 关于口舌
9. Concerning the Mouth and Tongue
11谨守口与舌的，保守自己免受灾难。（二一23。）往来传闲话的，泄漏秘密，所以大张其嘴的，不可与他29:20结交。（二十19。）二十九章二十节说，『你见言语急躁的人么？愚昧人比他更有指望。人冒失说，这是圣物，许愿之后才重新考虑，就是自陷网罗。』（二十25。）
11Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles (21:23). He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who opens his lips wide (20:19). Proverbs says, "Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?/ There is more hope for a fool than for him. " It is a snare to a man to rashly say, " It is holy, " and after making the vows to begin to consider (20:25).
十 关于愚昧人
10. Concerning Fools
12愚昧人得尊荣，就像夏天落雪，收割时下雨，都不相宜。麻雀鼓翅，燕子飞翔，照样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。鞭子是为打马，嚼环是为勒驴，刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。不要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得你像他一样。要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他，免得他自以为有智慧。藉愚昧人的手传信的，是砍断己脚，吞饮强暴。箴言在愚昧人的口中，就像瘸子的脚，空悬无用。将尊荣给愚昧人的，就像人把石子绑在甩石器上。箴言在愚昧人的口中，就像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。雇愚昧人的，与雇过路人的，就像射伤每个人的弓箭手。愚昧人重复愚妄事，就像狗转过来吃自己所吐的。你见自以为有智慧的人么？愚昧人比他更有指望。（二六1～12。）
12Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. Like the sparrow in its fluttering, like the swallow in its flying, so a curse without cause does not alight. A whip for the horse! A bridle for the donkey! And a rod for the back of fools! Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. Like the legs of the lame which hang down, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Like one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool. Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Like an archer who wounds everyone, so is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by. Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him (26:1-12
十一 关于争吵的妇人
11. Concerning Contentious Women
13大雨之日连连滴漏，和吵闹的妇人一样。想要阻止她的，便是阻止风，也是右手抓油。（二七15～16。）宁可住在房顶角落，不与争吵的妇人同住宽阔之屋。宁可住在旷野，不与争吵使气的妇人同住。（二一9，19，二五24。）
13A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and grasps oil with his right hand (27:15-16). It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman. It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious and vexing woman (21:9, 19; 25:24
十二 关于陌生妇人与妓女
12. Concerning Strange Women and Harlots
14陌生妇人的口是深坑，耶和华所恼怒的，必陷在其中。（二二14。）妓女是深坑，淫妇是窄阱。她埋伏好像强盗，她使人中多有奸诈的。（二三27～28。）与妓女结交的，浪费赀财。（二九3下。）
14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; he with whom Jehovah is indignant will fall in there (22:14). For a harlot is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. Indeed, she lies in wait as a robber, and increases the number of the treacherous among men (23:27-28). He who keeps company with harlots wastes his substance (29:3b
十三 关于财富
13. Concerning Riches
15起初速得的产业，终久却不是福。（二十21。）忠信的人必多得福，想要急速发财的，不免受罚。嫉妒的人想要急速发财，却不知穷乏就要临到。（二八20，22。）二十三章四至五节说，『不要劳碌求富；不要有这样的思虑。你定睛在钱财上，钱财就不见了；因钱财必长翅膀，如鹰向天飞去。』用说谎之舌得财富，是飞逝的浮云，死亡的网罗。有人终日贪得无餍，但义人施舍而不吝惜。（二一6，26。）昏君必多行暴虐；恨恶不义之财的，必延长年日。（二八16。）选择美名，胜过选择大财；恩宠强如金银。（二二1。）行为纯正的穷乏人，胜过行事乖僻的富足人。（二八6。）
15An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning will not be blessed in the end (20:21). A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. A man who is envious hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him (28:20, 22). Proverbs 23:4-5 says, "Do not weary yourself to become rich; /Cease from your consideration of it./When you set your eyes upon it, it is gone;/For wealth certainly makes itself wings, /Like an eagle that flies toward heaven." The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor, a snare of death. All day long one covets greedily, but the righteous man gives and does not hold back (21:6, 26). The ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days (28:16). A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver and gold (22:1). Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways though he is rich (28:6).
十四 关于真理、智慧和知识
14. Concerning Truth, Wisdom, and Knowledge
16虽有金子和许多珊瑚，惟有知识的嘴，才是贵重的珍宝。（二十15。）在二十四章十三至十四节，作者说，『我儿，你要吃蜜，因为是好的，吃蜂房下滴的蜜，便觉甘甜。要知道，智慧之于你心，也是如此；你若找著，必有好结局，你的指望，也不至断绝。』房屋是凭智慧得建造，因聪明得坚立；又因知识，房间充满各样宝贵美好的财物。（3～4。）爱慕智慧的，使父亲快乐。（二九3上。）二十三章二十三节嘱咐我们，说，『你当买真理，不可出卖；要买智慧、训诲和聪明。』十九节说，『我儿，你要听，要有智慧，好在正道上引导你的心。』
16There is gold and an abundance of corals, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel (20:15). In 24:13-14 the writer says, "My son, eat honey, for it is good,/And the drippings from the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:/Know that wisdom is such for your soul;/If you find it, then there will be a latter end,/ And your hope will not be cut off." Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established, and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches (vv. 3-4). Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad (29:3a). Proverbs 23:23 charges us, saying, "Buy truth, and do not sell it;/Buy wisdom and instruction and understanding." Verse 19 says, "Listen, my son, and be wise,/And direct your heart in the way
十五 关于忍耐与柔和
15. Concerning Forbearance and Softness
17恒久忍耐，可以劝动君王；柔和的舌头，能折断骨头。（二五15。）
17By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break the bone (25:15
十六 关于作事
16. Concerning Working
18二十二章二十九节说，『你看见办事练达的人么？他必站在君王面前，必不站在下贱人面前。』殷勤人的筹画，足致丰裕；行事急躁的，都必缺乏。（二一5。）
18Proverbs 22:29 says, "Do you see a man skilled in his work?/He will stand before kings;/He will not stand before obscure men." The plans of the diligent lead only to plentifulness, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want (21:5
十七 关于管教孩童
17. Concerning Correcting the Children
19愚妄困住孩童的心，用管教的杖可以远远赶除。（二二15。）杖打和责备，能赋与智慧；放纵的儿子，使母亲羞愧。（二九15。）二十三章十三至十四节说，『不可不管教孩童；你用杖打他，他必不至于死。你要用杖打他，就可以救他的魂免下阴间。』二十二章六节嘱咐我们：『教养孩童，循他当行的道，就是到老他也不偏离。』最终，二十九章十七节劝戒我们，说，『管教你的儿子，他就使你得安息；也必使你心里喜悦。』
19Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction will drive it far from him (22:15). The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother (29:15). Proverbs 23:13-14 says, "Do not withhold correction from a child;/If you beat him with the rod, he will not die./If you beat him with the rod,/You will deliver his soul from Sheol." Proverbs 22:6 charges us to train up a child according to the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it. Finally, 29:17 admonishes us, saying, "Correct your son, and he will give you rest;/ He will also give delight to your soul
十八 关于鞭打责备
18. Concerning Stripes and Reproof
20鞭伤除净人的邪恶；责打能入人的心腹。（二十30。）人屡次受责罚，仍然硬著颈项，他必顷刻破败，无法可救。（二九1。）
20Stripes that wound purge away evil, and strokes reach the innermost parts of the inner being (20:30). He who hardens his neck after being often reproved will suddenly be broken beyond remedy (29:1
十九 关于祷告
19. Concerning Prayers
21塞耳不听穷人哀求的，他将来呼吁，也不蒙应允。（二一13。）转耳不听律法的，他的祷告也为可憎。（二八9。）
21Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor man also will cry and will not be heard (21:13). He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination (28:9
二十 关于献祭
20. Concerning Sacrifice
22行事公义公正，比献祭更蒙耶和华悦纳。恶人的祭物是可憎的，何况他存著恶意来献！（二一3，27。）
22To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent! (21:3, 27
二一 关于人的称赞
21. Concerning the Praise from Man
23鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，人的称赞也试炼他。（二七21。）
23The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by the praise given him (27:21
二二 关于与人交往
22. Concerning Association with Others
24好生气的人，不可与他为友；暴怒的人，不可与他来往。（二二。）不要与反覆无常的人结交。（二四21下。）往来传闲话的，泄漏秘密，所以大张其嘴的，不可与他结交。（二十19。）谨守律法的，是聪明之子；与贪食的人作伴的，却羞辱父亲。（二八7。）
24Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and with a wrathful man do not go (22:24). Do not associate with those who are given to change 24 (24:21b). He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who opens his lips wide (20:19). Whoever keeps the law is an understanding son, but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father (28:7).