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箴言-Proverbs 第 31 章

31:1利慕伊勒王的言語,是他母親教訓他的諭言:
The words of King Lemuel. The oracle which his mother taught him.
31:2我兒阿,我腹中生的兒阿,我許願所得的兒阿!我當說什麼呢?
What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? And what, O son of my vows?
31:3不要將你的精力給婦女,也不要有那使君王毀滅的行徑。
Do not give your strength to women, Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
31:4利慕伊勒阿,君王不可喝淡酒,絕對不可;首領也不可說,濃酒在那裡?
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?
31:5恐怕喝了就忘記所立的律例,顛倒一切困苦人的公理。
Lest they drink and forget what is decreed, And pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
31:6可以把濃酒給將亡的人喝,把淡酒給魂裡愁苦的人喝,
Give strong drink rather to one who is perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul;
31:7讓他喝了就忘記他的貧窮,不再記念他的苦惱。
Let him drink and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
31:8你當為啞吧開口,為一切將過去的人伸冤。
Open your mouth for the dumb, And for the rights of all those who are passing away.
31:9你當開口按公義審判,為困苦和窮乏人秉持公理。
Open your mouth; judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.
31:10才德的婦人誰能得著呢?她的價值遠勝過珠寶。
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above jewels.
31:11她丈夫心裡倚靠她,必不缺少利益。
The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain.
31:12她一生的日子使丈夫有益無損。
She does him good and not evil All the days of her life.
31:13她尋找羊毛和麻,樂意親手作工。
She seeks wool and flax, And delights to work with her hands.
31:14她好像商船從遠方運糧來,
She is like the merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
31:15天還黑她就起來,把食物分給家中的人,將當作的工分派婢女。
She rises also while it is still night And gives food to her household, And their task to her serving girls.
31:16她想得田地就買來;用手所得的成果,栽種葡萄園。
She considers a field and buys it; With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
31:17她以能力束腰,使膀臂有力。
She girds her loins with strength And makes strong her arms.
31:18她檢試自作的商品,確定都是好的;她的燈終夜不滅。
She samples her merchandise to be sure it is good; Her lamp does not go out by night.
31:19她手拿捻線竿,手握紡線錘。
She lays her hands to the distaff, And her hands hold on to the spindle.
31:20她張手賙濟困苦人,伸手幫補窮乏人。
She stretches out her hand to the afflicted, And she reaches out her hands to the needy.
31:21她不因下雪為家裡的人擔心,因為全家都穿著朱紅衣服。
She does not fear for her household when it snows, For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
31:22她為自己製作毯子;她的衣服是細麻和紫色布作的。
She makes coverings for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
31:23她丈夫在城門口與本地的長老同坐,為眾人所認識。
Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
31:24她作細麻布衣裳出賣,又將腰帶供給商家。
She makes linen garments and sells them And delivers girdles to the merchant.
31:25能力和威儀是她的衣服,她想到日後的景況就喜笑。
Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she happily looks forward to the time to come.
31:26她開口就發智慧,她舌上有慈愛的法則。
She opens her mouth with wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
31:27她觀察家務,並不吃閒飯。
She watches closely over the ways of her household And does not eat the bread of idleness.
31:28她的兒女起來稱她有福;她的丈夫也稱讚她,說,
Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
31:29行事有才德的女子很多,惟獨你超過眾人。
Many daughters have done worthily, But you surpass them all.
31:30艷麗是虛假的,美容是虛浮的;惟敬畏耶和華的婦女,必得稱讚。
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Jehovah, she will be praised.
31:31願她得著親手操勞的果效,願她的工作使她在城門口得稱讚。
Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates.
 
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