中英对照

1. 1.沉默与言语 责备有时不合时宜；也有人默不作声，却是有智慧的。Silence and Speech There is a reproof which is not timely; and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise.💡
2. 2.责备人胜过怀怒，承认过失的，必免遭损失。How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry! And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss.💡
3. 4.太监想要侵犯少女，正如有以暴力施行审判的人。Like a eunuch’s desire to violate a maiden is a man who executes judgments by violence.💡
4. 5.有人因沉默而显为有智慧，有人却因话多而令人厌恶。There is one who by keeping silent is found wise, while another is detested for being too talkative.💡
5. 6.有一人沉默无语，因为他无话可答；另一人沉默不语，因为他知道何时该开口。There is one who keeps silent because he has no answer, while another keeps silent because he knows when to speak.💡
6. 7.智者会在适当的时机保持沉默，而爱夸耀的愚人却越过恰当的时刻。A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment.💡
7. 8.多言多语的必遭厌恶，擅自专言的必被憎恨。Whoever uses too many words will be loathed, and whoever usurps the right to speak will be hated.💡
8. 9.悖论：人处患难中或有福分，意外之财反致损失。Paradoxes There may be good fortune for a man in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss.💡
9. 10.有一份礼物于你毫无益处，也有一份礼物带来加倍的回报。There is a gift that profits you nothing, and there is a gift that brings a double return.💡
10. 11.有因荣耀而有的损失，也有从卑微中抬起头来的人。There are losses because of glory, and there are men who have raised their heads from humble circumstances.💡
11. 12.有一个人以少许换来许多，却要付出七倍的代价。There is a man who buys much for a little, but pays for it seven times over.💡
12. 13.智慧人因言语赢得爱戴，愚人的殷勤终归徒劳。The wise man makes himself beloved through his words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted.💡
13. 14.愚昧人的礼物于你毫无益处，因为他有许多眼睛，而不是专一的。A fool’s gift will profit you nothing, for he has many eyes instead of one.💡
14. 15.他施与少许，却多方斥责；他张口如传令官；他今日借出，明日索回；这样的人，实为可恨。He gives little and upbraids much, he opens his mouth like a herald; today he lends and tomorrow he asks it back; such a one is a hateful man.💡
15. 16.愚顽人必说：“我无朋友，我的善行也无人感念；那吃我饭的，竟以恶言相待。”A fool will say, “I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly.”💡
16. 17.多少人要讥笑他，而且何等频繁！How many will ridicule him, and how often!💡
17. 18.言语失当 跌倒在路，胜于失言； 故恶人必速速陷落。Inappropriate Speech A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; so the downfall of the wicked will occur speedily.💡
18. 19.无礼的人犹如不合时宜的故事，常挂在愚昧人的嘴边。An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time, which is continually on the lips of the ignorant.💡
19. 20.愚人嘴中的箴言也必被厌弃，因他不在合宜的时候说出。A proverb from a fool’s lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time.💡
20. 21.贫穷或许能阻止人犯罪，故他安歇时无所悔恨。A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse.💡
21. 22.人因羞耻而丧命，或因愚颜而亡命。A man may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of his foolish look.💡
22. 23.人或许会因羞愧而向朋友许诺，却无端地把他变成仇敌。A man may for shame make promises to a friend, and needlessly make him an enemy.💡
23. 24.撒谎 谎言是人丑陋的污点，常挂在无知者的嘴上。Lying A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant.💡
24. 25.偷盗的胜过惯常说谎的，但两者的结局都是灭亡。A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin.💡
25. 26.说谎之人的性情带来羞辱，他的耻辱永远与他同在。The disposition of a liar brings disgrace, and his shame is ever with him.💡
26. 27.说话有智慧的，必自亨通；聪明明理的人，必蒙尊贵人喜悦。He who speaks wisely will advance himself, and a sensible man will please great men.💡
27. 28.勤于耕种的人必收获丰盈，讨尊长喜悦的人必弥补过犯。Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest, and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice.💡
28. 29.礼物和贿赂蒙蔽智慧人的眼目，又如笼头堵住口，使之无法直言责备。Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs.💡
29. 30.隐藏的智慧和看不见的宝藏，这两者有什么益处呢？Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure, what advantage is there in either of them?💡
30. 31.隐藏自己愚行的人，胜过隐藏自己智慧的人。Better is the man who hides his folly than the man who hides his wisdom.💡