中英对照

1. 1.值得赞美的人 我的灵魂在三件事上感到愉快，这三件事在上帝和世人眼中都是美好的，就是兄弟之间的和睦，邻居之间的友爱，以及夫妻和谐相处。Those Who Are Worthy of Praise My soul takes pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men; agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony.💡
2. 2.我的灵魂憎恶三种人，我极其厌恶他们的生活方式：一个骄傲的乞丐，一个说谎的富人，以及一个缺乏良好智慧的奸淫的老人。My soul hates three kinds of men, and I am greatly offended at their life: a beggar who is proud, a rich man who is a liar, and an adulterous old man who lacks good sense.💡
3. 3.你在年轻时没有积蓄，怎能在老年时找到？You have gathered nothing in your youth; how then can you find anything in your old age?💡
4. 4.白发的人有判斷力，老年人有善於出謀獻策。What an attractive thing is judgment in gray-haired men, and for the aged to possess good counsel!💡
5. 5.智慧为老年人增添了魅力，荣誉的人具有理解和谋略。How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in honorable men!💡
6. 6.丰富的经验是老年人的冠冕，他们的夸耀是敬畏耶和华。Rich experience is the crown of the aged, and their boast is the fear of the Lord.💡
7. 7.我曾以九种思想使我的心欢喜，还有一种我要用舌头说出来：一个因儿女而欢喜的人；一个能看到敌人衰落的人；With nine thoughts I have gladdened my heart, and a tenth I shall tell with my tongue: a man rejoicing in his children; a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes;💡
8. 8.与聪明的妻子同居的男人是幸福的，未曾用舌头犯罪的人也是幸福的，未曾侍奉比自己卑劣的人也是幸福的happy is he who lives with an intelligent wife, and he who has not made a slip with his tongue, and he who has not served a man inferior to himself;💡
9. 9.得着智慧的人便为有福，能将道理说给会听的人，也是这样。happy is he who has gained good sense, and he who speaks to attentive listeners.💡
10. 10.得智慧真为大，但敬畏上帝的却更强。How great is he who has gained wisdom! But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord.💡
11. 11.敬畏耶和华胜过一切；有什么能与坚持它的人相比呢！The fear of the Lord surpasses everything; to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast?💡
12. 13.任何伤害，但不要伤害心灵，任何邪恶，但不要是妻子的邪恶！Some Extreme Forms of Evil Any wound, but not a wound of the heart! Any wickedness, but not the wickedness of a wife!💡
13. 14.任何攻击，但不是那些恨我们的攻击！任何报复，但不是敌人的报复！Any attack, but not an attack from those who hate! And any vengeance, but not the vengeance of enemies!💡
14. 15.没有比蛇毒更厉害的毒，没有比敌人的愤怒更可怕的愤怒。There is no venom worse than a snake’s venom, and no wrath worse than an enemy’s wrath.💡
15. 16.恶妇的邪恶 我宁愿与狮子和龙同住，也不愿与恶妻同住。The Evil of a Wicked Woman I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than dwell with an evil wife.💡
16. 17.妻子的恶行改变了她的容貌，并使她的脸像熊一样变得黑暗。The wickedness of a wife changes her appearance, and darkens her face like that of a bear.💡
17. 18.她丈夫在邻里间吃饭，他不禁叹息。Her husband takes his meals among the neighbors, and he cannot help sighing bitterly.💡
18. 19.任何不法之事都比不上妻子的不法，愿罪人的份落在她身上！Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife’s iniquity; may a sinner’s lot befall her!💡
19. 20.对于老年人的脚来说，一片沙地的上坡路——这就像一个喋喋不休的妻子配给一个安静的丈夫。A sandy ascent for the feet of the aged— such is a garrulous wife for a quiet husband.💡
20. 21.不要被女人美色所迷惑，也不要因女人财物而渴求她。Do not be ensnared by a woman’s beauty, and do not desire a woman for her possessions.💡
21. 22.妻子支配丈夫的时候，充满愤怒、放肆和极大的耻辱。There is wrath and impudence and great disgrace when a wife supports her husband.💡
22. 23.一个沮丧的心灵，一个阴郁的面容和一个受伤的心都是由恶妻引起的。无力的手和软弱的膝盖是由不让丈夫快乐的妻子引起的。A dejected mind, a gloomy face, and a wounded heart are caused by an evil wife. Drooping hands and weak knees are caused by the wife who does not make her husband happy.💡
23. 24.罪恶是从女人开始的，我们也因她而死亡。From a woman sin had its beginning, and because of her we all die.💡
24. 25.不准水有外流，也不准恶妻放肆说话。Allow no outlet to water, and no boldness of speech in an evil wife.💡
25. 26.如果她不按照你的指示去做，就要与她分开。If she does not go as you direct, separate her from yourself.💡