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1 Shè yán mǎn wū , dàjiā xiāng zhēng , bù rú yǒu kuaì gān bǐng , dàjiā xiāng ān .
1
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
2 Púrén bàn shì cōngming , bì guǎnxiá yí xiū zhī zǐ , yòu zaì zhòng zǐ zhōng , tóng fēn chǎnyè .
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
3 Dǐng wèi liàn yín , lú wèi liàn jīn . wéiyǒu Yēhéhuá aó liàn rén xīn .
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
4 Xíng è de liú xīn tīng jiān zhà zhī yán . shuōhuǎng de zhāi ĕr tīng xiéè zhī yǔ .
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
5 Xì xiào qióngrén de , shì rǔ mò zào tāde zhǔ . xìng zāi lè huò de , bì bù miǎn shòu fá .
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Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
6 Zǐsūn wèi lǎo rén de guānmiǎn . fùqin shì érnǚ de róngyào .
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Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.
7 Yú wán rén shuō mĕi yán bĕn bù xiāngyí , hékuàng jūnwáng shuōhuǎng huà ne .
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Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!
8 Huìlù zaì kuìsòng rén de yǎn zhōng , kàn wéi bǎo yù . suí chù yùndòng , dōu dé shùnlì .
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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.
9 Zhēyǎn rén guo de , xúnqiú rén aì . lǚcì tiǎo cuò de , líjiàn mì yǒu .
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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
10 Yī gōu zébeì huà , shēn rù cōngming rén de xīn , jiàng rú zé dǎ yúmeì rén yī bǎi xià .
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A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.
11 È rén zhī xún beìpàn , suǒyǐ bì yǒu yánlì de shǐzhĕ , fèng chāi gōngjī tā .
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Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
12 Néngkĕ yùjiàn diū zǎi zǐ de mǔ xióng , bùkĕ yùjiàn zhēng xíng yú wàng de yúmeì rén .
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Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.
13 Yǐ è bào shàn de , huòhuàn bì bù lí tāde jiā .
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Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
14 Fēn zhēng de qǐtóu , rú shuǐ fàng kāi . suǒyǐ zaì zhēng nào zhī xiān , bì dāng zhǐxī zhēngjing .
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Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
15 Déng è rén wéi yì de , déngyì rén wèi è de , zhè dōu wèi Yēhéhuá suǒ zēngwù .
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Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the LORD detests them both.
16 Yúmeì rén jì wú cōngming , wèihé shǒu ná jià yín mǎi zhìhuì ne .
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Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
17 Péngyou nǎi shícháng qīnaì . dìxiōng wèi huànnàn ér shēng .
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
18 Zaì línshè miànqián jī zhǎng zuò bǎo , nǎi shì wúzhī de rén .
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One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.
19 Xǐaì zhēngjing de , shì xǐaì guo fàn . gāo lì jiā mén de , nǎi zì qǔ baìhuaì .
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Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.
20 Xīn cún xié pì de , xún bù zhe hǎo chù . shé lòng shìfēi de , xiàn zaì huòhuàn zhōng .
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One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.
21 Shēng yúmeì zǐ de , bì zì chóukǔ . yú wán rén de fù , haó wú xǐlè .
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To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
22 Xǐlè de xīn , nǎi shì liáng yào . yōushāng de líng , shǐ gú kū gān .
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A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23 È rén ànzhōng shòu huìlù , wéi yào qīng dǎo pànduàn .
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The wicked accept bribes in secret to pervert the course of justice.
24 Míng zhé rén yǎnqián yǒu zhìhuì . yúmeì rén yǎn wàng dìjí .
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A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
25 Yúmeì zǐ shǐ fùqin chóu fán , shǐ mǔqin yōu kǔ .
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A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26 Pàn fá yì rén wèi bù shàn . zé dǎ jūnzi wèi bù yì .
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If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good, surely to flog honest officials is not right.
27 Guǎ shǎo yányǔ de yǒu zhīshi . xìngqíng wēn liáng de yǒu cōngming .
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The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Yúmeì rén ruò jìngmò bù yán , yĕ kĕ suàn wèi zhìhuì . bì kǒu bù shuō , yĕ kĕ suàn wèi cōngming .
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Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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