中英对照

1. 1.关于死亡 哦，死亡，你的提醒对于一个在他的财产中安居乐业的人，一个没有分心的男人，一个在一切事上繁荣的人，一个仍然有活力享受食物的人来说是多么的苦涩啊Concerning Death O death, how bitter is the reminder of you to one who lives at peace among his possessions, to a man without distractions, who is prosperous in everything, and who still has the vigor to enjoy his food!💡
2. 2.噢，死亡，你的判决对那些需要帮助、力量衰竭、年纪老迈、心神涣散的人来说是多么受欢迎啊；对那些性情乖张、已经失去耐心的人来说也是如此。O death, how welcome is your sentence to one who is in need and is failing in strength, very old and distracted over everything; to one who is contrary, and has lost his patience!💡
3. 3.不要怕死的判决，记念你以前的日子和生命的终结，这是主对于一切血肉的定命，Do not fear the sentence of death; remember your former days and the end of life; this is the decree from the Lord for all flesh,💡
4. 4.你又怎么能拒绝至高者的美意呢？不管寿命是十年、百年或千年，在阴间都不会有人追问这件事。and how can you reject the good pleasure of the Most High? Whether life is for ten or a hundred or a thousand years, there is no inquiry about it in Hades.💡
5. 5.恶人的命运 罪人的孩子是可憎的孩子，他们常往不虔诚的人所聚集的地方去The Fate of the Wicked The children of sinners are abominable children, and they frequent the haunts of the ungodly.💡
6. 6.罪人之子的产业必然灭亡，他们的后代必承受永恒的羞辱。The inheritance of the children of sinners will perish, and on their posterity will be a perpetual reproach.💡
7. 7.孩子会指责不虔诚的父亲，因为他们会因父亲而受辱。Children will blame an ungodly father, for they suffer reproach because of him.💡
8. 8.哀哉你们这些不虔诚的人，你们已经离弃了至高上帝的律法！Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God!💡
9. 9.你出生时就被诅咒，死去时仍是诅咒的命运。When you are born, you are born to a curse; and when you die, a curse is your lot.💡
10. 10.凡从尘土来的，必归于尘土；恶人从咒诅而来，也必归于灭亡。Whatever is from the dust returns to dust; so the ungodly go from curse to destruction.💡
11. 11.人的哀哭是为他们的身体，然而罪人的恶名必被涂抹。The mourning of men is about their bodies, but the evil name of sinners will be blotted out.💡
12. 12.要谨慎你的名声，因为它会比千万金银财宝伴随你更久。Have regard for your name, since it will remain for you longer than a thousand great stores of gold.💡
13. 13.美好的日子是有限的，但美好的名声却能永远流传。The days of a good life are numbered, but a good name endures for ever.💡
14. 14.我的孩子们，要遵守教诲就能得平安；隐藏的智慧和看不见的宝藏，它们有什么益处呢！My children, observe instruction and be at peace; hidden wisdom and unseen treasure, what advantage is there in either of them?💡
15. 15.一系列的对比，隐藏愚蠢比隐藏智慧更好。A Series of Contrasts Better is the man who hides his folly than the man who hides his wisdom.💡
16. 16.因此要尊重我的话语：因为保守各种羞耻是好的，并不是每个人都自信地尊重一切。Therefore show respect for my words: For it is good to retain every kind of shame, and not everything is confidently esteemed by every one.💡
17. 17.在父母面前要羞耻邪恶，在王子或统治者面前要羞耻谎言；Be ashamed of immorality, before your father or mother; and of a lie, before a prince or a ruler;💡
18. 18.对于过犯，在法官或官员面前；对于邪恶，在会众或人民面前；对于不公平的行为，在你的伙伴或朋友面前；of a transgression, before a judge or magistrate; and of iniquity, before a congregation or the people; of unjust dealing, before your partner or friend;💡
19. 19.在你居住的地方，偷窃是可耻的。在神的真理和他的约面前感到羞耻。为在餐桌上的自私行为感到羞耻，为接受和给予时的暴躁感到羞耻，and of theft, in the place where you live. Be ashamed before the truth of God and his covenant. Be ashamed of selfish behavior at meals, of surliness in receiving and giving,💡
20. 20.以及在问候你的人面前保持沉默；看着一个妓女，and of silence, before those who greet you; of looking at a woman who is a harlot,💡
21. 21.以及拒绝亲属的求助，夺取他人的份额或礼物，并觊觎别人的妻子；and of rejecting the appeal of a kinsman; of taking away some one’s portion or gift, and of gazing at another man’s wife;💡
22. 22.不要干涉他的婢女——也不要靠近她的床；不要在朋友面前说恶言——也不要在送礼后责骂；of meddling with his maidservant— and do not approach her bed; of abusive words, before friends— and do not upbraid after making a gift;💡
23. 23.重复和传述你所听到的，并揭露秘密。这样你就会表现出适当的羞耻心，并会在每个人面前蒙恩受惠。of repeating and telling what you hear, and of revealing secrets. Then you will show proper shame, and will find favor with every man.💡