1 These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
2 It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
6 Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10 Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
28 He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
1 以下也是所罗门的箴言， 是犹大王希西家的人抄录的：
2 把事隐藏， 是 神的荣耀； 把事察清， 是君王的光荣。
3 人不知天有多高， 地有多厚， 君王的心也照样测不透。
4 除去银子的渣滓， 银匠就可以做出器皿；
5 除去君王面前的坏人， 他的王位就可以靠公义坚立。
6 你在君王面前， 不可妄自尊大； 也不可擅自站立在大人物中间。
7 宁可让人对你说： "请上座！ "胜过在你觐见的显贵面前， 被人叫你退下去。
8 不可轻率出去与人争讼； 否则， 你的邻舍若使你受辱， 结果你要怎么办呢？
9 如果有纷争， 只与你的邻舍一人争论好了； 不可揭发别人的秘密，
10 恐怕听见的人辱骂你， 你的恶名就不能脱掉。
11 一句话说得合宜， 就像金苹果镶在银的器物上。
12 智慧人的责备在听从的人耳中， 好像金耳环和精金的饰物。
13 忠信的使者对那些差遣他的人来说， 好像在收割的时候， 有冰雪的凉气， 使主人精神舒畅。
14 空夸送礼却没有实行的人， 就像无雨的风云。
15 恒久忍耐可以劝服掌权的人， 柔和的舌头， 可以折断骨头。
16 你找到蜂蜜， 吃够就好了； 免得吃得过多， 就呕吐出来。
17 你的脚要少进邻舍的家； 免得他厌烦你， 就憎恶你。
18 作假见证陷害邻舍的人， 就像大锤、快刀和利箭。
19 遭遇灾难的时候， 倚靠奸诈的人， 就像倚靠坏牙和不稳的脚。
20 对着悲伤的心灵唱歌， 就像冷天脱衣服， 又像碱上倒酸。
21 如果你的仇敌饿了， 就给他食物吃； 如果渴了， 就给他水喝，
22 因为你这样作， 就是把炭火堆在他的头上， 耶和华必还报你。
23 北风带来雨水； 暗中毁谤人的舌头， 使人怒容满面。
24 宁可住在房顶的一角， 也不跟吵闹的妇人同住一间房屋。
25 来自远方的好消息， 好像疲乏的人得喝凉水。
26 义人在恶人面前屈服， 好像混浊了的水泉、污染了的水井。
27 吃蜜过多是不好的； 追寻自己的荣耀， 也是不好的。
28 人若不控制自己的心， 就像没有城墙， 毁坏了的城一样。