箴言 31	Proverbs 31
箴言 31:1 ^ 利慕伊勒王的言語、是他母親教訓他的真言。	Proverbs 31:1 ^ The words of Lemuel, king of Massa: the teaching which he had from his mother.
箴言 31:2 ^ 我的兒阿、我腹中生的兒阿、我許願得的兒阿、我當怎樣教訓你呢．	Proverbs 31:2 ^ What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?
箴言 31:3 ^ 不要將你的精力給婦女、也不要有敗壞君王的行為。	Proverbs 31:3 ^ Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
箴言 31:4 ^ 利慕伊勒阿、君王喝酒、君王喝酒不相宜．王子說、濃酒在那裡也不相宜．	Proverbs 31:4 ^ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
箴言 31:5 ^ 恐怕喝了就忘記律例、顛倒一切困苦人的是非．	Proverbs 31:5 ^ For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.
箴言 31:6 ^ 可以把濃酒給將亡的人喝．把清酒給苦心的人喝．	Proverbs 31:6 ^ Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:
箴言 31:7 ^ 讓他喝了、就忘記他的貧窮、不再記念他的苦楚。	Proverbs 31:7 ^ Let him have drink, and his need will go from his mind, and the memory of his trouble will be gone.
箴言 31:8 ^ 你當為啞吧〔或作不能自辨的〕開口．為一切孤獨的伸冤。	Proverbs 31:8 ^ Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.
箴言 31:9 ^ 你當開口按公義判斷、為困苦和窮乏的辨屈。	Proverbs 31:9 ^ Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
箴言 31:10 ^ 才德的婦人誰能得著呢．他的價值遠勝過珍珠．	Proverbs 31:10 ^ Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
箴言 31:11 ^ 他丈夫心裡倚靠他、必不缺少利益．	Proverbs 31:11 ^ The heart of her husband has faith in her, and he will have profit in full measure.
箴言 31:12 ^ 他一生使丈夫有益無損．	Proverbs 31:12 ^ She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
箴言 31:13 ^ 他尋找羊羢和麻、甘心用手作工．	Proverbs 31:13 ^ She gets wool and linen, working at the business of her hands.
箴言 31:14 ^ 他好像商船從遠方運糧來．	Proverbs 31:14 ^ She is like the trading-ships, getting food from far away.
箴言 31:15 ^ 未到黎明他就起來、把食物分給家中的人．將當作的工分派婢女。	Proverbs 31:15 ^ She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.
箴言 31:16 ^ 他想得田地、就買來．用手所得之利、栽種葡萄園．	Proverbs 31:16 ^ After looking at a field with care, she gets it for a price, planting a vine-garden with the profit of her work.
箴言 31:17 ^ 他以能力束腰、使膀臂有力．	Proverbs 31:17 ^ She puts a band of strength round her, and makes her arms strong.
箴言 31:18 ^ 他覺得所經營的有利他的燈終夜不滅。	Proverbs 31:18 ^ She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.
箴言 31:19 ^ 他手拿撚線竿．手把紡線車．	Proverbs 31:19 ^ She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel.
箴言 31:20 ^ 他張手賙濟困苦人．伸手幫補窮乏人。	Proverbs 31:20 ^ Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.
箴言 31:21 ^ 他不因下雪為家裡的人擔心、因為全家都穿著朱紅衣服．	Proverbs 31:21 ^ She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.
箴言 31:22 ^ 他為自己製作繡花毯子．他的衣服、是細麻和紫色布作的。	Proverbs 31:22 ^ She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.
箴言 31:23 ^ 他丈夫在城門口與本地的長老同坐、為眾人所認識。	Proverbs 31:23 ^ Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
箴言 31:24 ^ 他作細麻布衣裳出賣．又將腰帶賣與商家。	Proverbs 31:24 ^ She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.
箴言 31:25 ^ 能力和威儀、是他的衣服．他想到日後的景況就喜笑。	Proverbs 31:25 ^ Strength and self-respect are her clothing; she is facing the future with a smile.
箴言 31:26 ^ 他開口就發智慧．他舌上有仁慈的法則．	Proverbs 31:26 ^ Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.
箴言 31:27 ^ 他觀察家務、並不喫閒飯。	Proverbs 31:27 ^ She gives attention to the ways of her family, she does not take her food without working for it.
箴言 31:28 ^ 他的兒女起來稱他有福．他的丈夫也稱讚他、	Proverbs 31:28 ^ Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
箴言 31:29 ^ 說、才德的女子很多、惟獨你超過一切。	Proverbs 31:29 ^ Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them.
箴言 31:30 ^ 豔麗是虛假的．美容是虛浮的．惟敬畏耶和華的婦女、必得稱讚。	Proverbs 31:30 ^ Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.
箴言 31:31 ^ 願他享受操作所得的．願他的工作、在城門口榮耀他。	Proverbs 31:31 ^ Give her credit for what her hands have made: let her be praised by her works in the public place.