中英对照

1. 1.关于借贷 他怜悯人就借给邻舍，扶助人的用手坚守诫命。On Lending and Borrowing He that shows mercy will lend to his neighbor, and he that strengthens him with his hand keeps the commandments.💡
2. 2.在邻舍困难的时候要借给他，并在还债的时候要如期偿还给邻舍Lend to your neighbor in the time of his need; and in turn, repay your neighbor promptly.💡
3. 3.坚守你的诺言，与他保持信实，你就会在每个时候找到所需的。Confirm your word and keep faith with him, and on every occasion you will find what you need.💡
4. 4.许多人把借贷当作风fall，给帮助他们的人带来麻烦。Many persons regard a loan as a windfall, and cause trouble to those who help them.💡
5. 5.一个人会亲吻别人的手，直到他得到贷款，并会在谈论邻居的钱时降低声音；但是在还款的时候，他会拖延，并会用无关紧要的话来付款，并会抱怨时间。A man will kiss another’s hands until he gets a loan, and will lower his voice in speaking of his neighbor’s money; but at the time for repayment he will delay, and will pay in words of unconcern, and will find fault with the time.💡
6. 6.如果债权人施加压力，他几乎得不到一半的偿还，而且会把那当作意外之财。如果他不这样做，借款人就抢了他的钱，而且他没有必要地把借款人变成了他的敌人，他会以咒骂和责备来报答他，并且用耻辱来报答他，而不是荣耀。If the lender exert pressure, he will hardly get back half, and will regard that as a windfall. If he does not, the borrower has robbed him of his money, and he has needlessly made him his enemy; he will repay him with curses and reproaches, and instead of glory will repay him with dishonor.💡
7. 7.因此因为这样的邪恶，许多人拒绝借贷，他们害怕被无故欺骗。Because of such wickedness, therefore, many have refused to lend; they have been afraid of being defrauded needlessly.💡
8. 8.无论如何，对于处于卑微地位的人要有耐心，不要让他等待你的施舍。Nevertheless, be patient with a man in humble circumstances, and do not make him wait for your alms.💡
9. 9.为了守诫命的缘故，帮助穷人，并且因为他的需要，不要空手打发他走。Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake, and because of his need do not send him away empty.💡
10. 10.为兄弟或朋友而花费你的银子，不要让它被埋在石头下而白白浪费。Lose your silver for the sake of a brother or a friend, and do not let it rust under a stone and be lost.💡
11. 11.按照至高者的诫命积蓄你的财宝，它比金子更有益处。Lay up your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High, and it will profit you more than gold.💡
12. 12.将施舍积存在你的仓库里，它将使你从一切灾难中得救；Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from all affliction;💡
13. 13.胜过强大的盾牌和沉重的枪矛，它将为你抵挡敌人。more than a mighty shield and more than a heavy spear, it will fight on your behalf against your enemy.💡
14. 14.保证债务 的时候，好人会为邻居作保，但失去羞耻心的人会辜负他。On Guaranteeing Debts A good man will be surety for his neighbor, but a man who has lost his sense of shame will fail him.💡
15. 15.不要忘记你保证人的所有仁慈，因为他已经为你献出了生命。Do not forget all the kindness of your surety, for he has given his life for you.💡
16. 16.罪人必使他所保的人陷入灾难，A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety,💡
17. 17.而不感激的人就会抛弃他的救命恩人。and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.💡
18. 18.为人作保使许多富足的人败落，它像海浪一样使他们动摇，把有权势的人赶到流亡，他们在外国人中漂流。Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.💡
19. 19.陷入保证关系并贪图利益的罪人将陷入诉讼之中。The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits.💡
20. 20.根据你的能力帮助你的邻居，但要谨慎自己免得你跌倒。Assist your neighbor according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall.💡
21. 21.家园和款待 生命的必需品是水、面包、衣服和一间房子来遮盖自己的赤身。Home and Hospitality The essentials for life are water and bread and clothing and a house to cover one’s nakedness.💡
22. 22.宁可在自己家中过贫穷的生活，也不要在别人家中享用丰盛的食物。Better is the life of a poor man under the shelter of his roof than sumptuous food in another man’s house.💡
23. 23.要知足于少也知足于多Be content with little or much.💡
24. 24.流离失所地从一家家走到另一家家，这样的生活是很可悲的，在陌生的地方你不敢开口；It is a miserable life to go from house to house, and where you are a stranger you may not open your mouth;💡
25. 25.你将会主持宴席提供饮食却得不到感谢，除了这一点以外你还要听受刻薄的话语：you will play the host and provide drink without being thanked, and besides this you will hear bitter words:💡
26. 26.“来这里，外人，摆设餐桌，如果你手边有什么东西，让我吃吧。”“Come here, stranger, prepare the table, and if you have anything at hand, let me have it to eat.”💡
27. 27.“让开，陌生人，给有地位的人让位；我的兄弟来我家住，我需要我的房子。”“Give place, stranger, to an honored person; my brother has come to stay with me; I need my house.”💡
28. 28.这些事对一个有感情的人来说是难以忍受的：被指责没有住处和债主的侮辱。These things are hard to bear for a man who has feeling: scolding about lodging and the reproach of the moneylender.💡