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1 Búyào wèi míngrì zì kuā , yīnwei yī rì yào shēng hé shì , nǐ shàngqiĕ bùnéng zhīdào .
1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Yào biérén kuājiǎng nǐ , bùkĕ yòng kǒu zì kuā . dĕng waìrén chēngzàn nǐ , bùkĕ yòng zuǐzìchēng .
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Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Shítou zhòng , shā tǔ chén , yú wàng rén de nǎonù , bǐ zhè liǎngyàng gèng zhòng .
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Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Fèn nù wèi cánrĕn , nùqì wèi kuáng lán , wéiyǒu jídù ,shuí néng dí dé zhù ne .
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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Dāngmiàn de zébeì , jiàng rú bēi dì de aì qíng .
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Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Péngyou jiā de shāng hén , chūyú zhōng chéng , chóudí liánlián qīnzuǐ, què shì duō yú .
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Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7 Rén chī bǎo le , yànwù fēng fáng de mì . rén jīè le , yīqiè kǔ wù dōu jué gān tián .
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One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Rén lí bĕn chù piāoliú , hǎoxiàng què niǎo lí wō yóu fēi .
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Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
9 Gāo yóu yǔ xiāngliào , shǐ rén xīn xǐyuè . péngyou chéngshí de quàn jiāo , yĕ shì rúcǐ gān mĕi .
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Nǐde péngyou , hé fùqin de péngyou , nǐ dōu bùkĕ lí qì . nǐ zāo nán de rìzi , búyào shang dìxiōng de jiā qù . xiàng jìn de línshè , jiàng rú yuǎnfāng de dìxiōng .
10
Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Wǒ ér , nǐ yào zuò zhìhuì rén , hǎo jiào wǒde xīn xǐhuan , shǐ wǒ kĕyǐ huídá nà jī xiào wǒde rén .
11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12 Tōngdá rén jiàn huò cáng duǒ . yú méng rén qián wǎng shòu haì .
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The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Shuí wèi shēngrén zuò bǎo , jiù ná shuí de yīfu . shuí wèi waì nǚ zuò bǎo ,shuí jiù chéngdāng .
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Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 Qīngchén qǐlai , dàshēng gĕi péngyou zhùfú de , jiù suàn shì zhòuzǔ tā .
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If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15 Dà yǔzhī rì liánlián dī lòu , hé zhēng chǎo de fùrén yíyàng .
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A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 Xiǎng lánzǔ tāde , biàn shì lánzǔ fēng , yĕ shì yòushǒu zhuā yóu .
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restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17 Tiĕ mó tiĕ , mó chū rèn lái . péngyou xiāng gǎn , ( yuánwén zuò mó péngyou de liǎn ) yĕ shì rúcǐ .
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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 Kānshǒu wúhuāguǒ shù de , bì chī shù shang de guǒzi . jìngfèng zhǔrén de , bì dé zūnróng .
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The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19 Shuǐ zhōng zhào liǎn , bǐcǐ xiāng fú . rén yǔ rén , xīn yĕ xiāngduì .
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
20 Yīnjiān hé mièwáng , yǒng bùmǎn zú . rén de yǎnmù , yĕ shì rúcǐ .
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Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
21 Dǐng wèi liàn yín , lú wèi liàn jīn , rén de chēngzàn yĕ shìliàn rén .
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
22 Nǐ suī yòng chǔ , jiāng yú wàng rén yǔ dǎ suì de maìzi yītóng dǎo zaì jiù zhōng , tāde yú wàng háishì lí bù le tā .
22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Nǐ yào xiángxì zhīdào nǐ yáng qún de jǐngkuàng . liú xīn liào lǐ nǐde niú qún .
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Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24 Yīnwei zī cái bùnéng yǒng yǒu . guānmiǎn qǐnéng cún dào wàn daì .
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for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 Gān cǎo gē qù , nèn cǎo fāxiàn , shān shang de caìshū , yĕ beì shōu liǎn .
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When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 Yánggāo zhī maó , shì wèi nǐ zuò yīfu . shānyáng shì wèi zuò tiándì de jiàzhí .
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the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27 Yǒu mǔ shānyáng nǎi gòu nǐ chī , yĕ gòu nǐde jiā juàn chī , qiĕ gòu yǎng nǐde bìnǚ .
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You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.
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