有块干饼，平静安宁，强如设筵满屋，大家相争。
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it / Than a house full of feasting with strife.

仆人办事聪明，必管辖贻羞之子，又在众兄弟中同分产业。
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, / And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金；惟有耶和华熬炼人心。
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, / But Jehovah tries the hearts.

行恶的，留心听奸诈之言；说谎的，侧耳听邪恶之语。
An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips, / And a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

戏笑穷人的，是辱没造他的主；幸灾乐祸的，必难免受罚。
Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; / He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

子孙为老人的冠冕，父亲是儿女的荣耀。
Grandchildren are the crown of old men, / And the glory of children is their fathers.

愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况尊贵人说谎话呢？
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool; / Much less are lying lips for a noble man.

贿赂在馈送的人眼中看如宝石，无论他转往何处，都得顺利。
A bribe is like a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor: / Wherever he turns, he prospers.

遮掩人过的，是寻求爱；重提旧事的，离间密友。
He who covers a transgression seeks love, / But he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

一句责备话深入聪明人的心，强如责打愚昧人一百下。
A rebuke strikes deeper into him who has understanding / Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

恶人只寻背叛；所以必有严厉的使者，奉差攻击他。
An evil man seeks only rebellion; / Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊，不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man / Rather than a fool in his folly.

以恶报善的，祸患必不离他的家。
Whoever rewards evil for good, / Evil will not depart from his house.

纷争的起头如水放泄；所以在争竞爆发之先，就当制止。
The beginning of contention is like letting out water; / Therefore abandon strife before it breaks out.

定恶人为义的，定义人为恶的，都为耶和华所憎恶。
He who justifies the wicked man, and he who condemns the righteous man, / Both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.

愚昧人既是无知，为何手拿价银买智慧呢？
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, / When he has no sense?

朋友时常亲爱，弟兄为患难而生。
A friend loves at all times, / And a brother is born for adversity.

在邻舍面前击掌作保的，乃是无知的人。
A man lacking sense gives his hand as a pledge / And becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.

喜爱过犯的，喜爱争竞；高立门户的，自取败坏。
He who loves transgression loves strife; / He who raises high his entrance seeks destruction.

心存乖僻的，寻不着好处；舌弄是非的，陷在祸患中。
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, / And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.

生愚昧子的，给自己带来愁苦；愚顽人的父，毫无喜乐。
He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, / And the father of a fool has no joy.

喜乐的心乃是良药，忧伤的灵使骨枯干。
A joyful heart is good medicine, / But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

恶人从人怀里受贿赂，为要歪曲公正的道路。
A wicked man receives a bribe from the bosom, / To pervert the ways of justice.

聪明人面前有智慧，愚昧人眼望地极。
Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, / But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

愚昧之子使父亲愁烦，使生他的忧苦。
A foolish son is a grief to his father, / And bitterness to her who bore him.

惩罚义人为不善，责打正直的尊贵人，也为不善。
To also punish the righteous man is not good, / Nor to strike nobles for their uprightness.

克制言语的有知识，灵里冷静的有聪明。
He who restrains his words has knowledge, / And he who is cool in spirit is one who has understanding.

愚妄人静默不言可算为智慧；闭口不说可算为聪明。
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise; / When he shuts his lips, he is counted prudent.