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20:1
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酒能使人亵慢，浓酒使人喧嚷；凡因酒错误的，就无智慧。
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
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20:2
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王的威吓如同狮子吼叫；惹动他怒的，是自害己命。
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The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.
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20:3
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远离分争是人的尊荣；愚妄人都爱争闹。
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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20:4
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懒惰人因冬寒不肯耕种，到收割的时候，他必讨饭而无所得。
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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20:5
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人心怀藏谋略，好像深水，惟明哲人才能汲引出来。
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Counsel in the heart of man is [like] deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
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20:6
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人多述说自己的仁慈，但忠信人谁能遇着呢？
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Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?
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20:7
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行为纯正的义人，他的子孙是有福的！
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A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
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20:8
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王坐在审判的位上，以眼目驱散诸恶。
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A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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20:9
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谁能说，我洁净了我的心，我脱净了我的罪？
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Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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20:10
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两样的法码，两样的升斗，都为耶和华所憎恶。
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Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
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20:11
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孩童的动作是清洁，是正直，都显明他的本性。
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Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
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20:12
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能听的耳，能看的眼，都是耶和华所造的。
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The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
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20:13
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不要贪睡，免致贫穷；眼要睁开，你就吃饱。
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Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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20:14
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买物的说：不好，不好；及至买去，他便自夸。
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It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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20:15
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有金子和许多珍珠（或作：红宝石），惟有知识的嘴乃为贵重的珍宝。
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There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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20:16
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谁为生人作保，就拿谁的衣服；谁为外人作保，谁就要承当。
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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for foreigners.
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20:17
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以虚谎而得的食物，人觉甘甜；但后来，他的口必充满尘沙。
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Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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20:18
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计谋都凭筹算立定；打仗要凭智谋。
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Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
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20:19
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往来传舌的，泄漏密事；大张嘴的，不可与他结交。
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He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
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20:20
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咒骂父母的，他的灯必灭，变为漆黑的黑暗。
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
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20:21
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起初速得的产业，终久却不为福。
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An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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20:22
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你不要说，我要以恶报恶；要等候耶和华，他必拯救你。
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Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
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20:23
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两样的法码为耶和华所憎恶；诡诈的天平也为不善。
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Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.
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20:24
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人的脚步为耶和华所定；人岂能明白自己的路呢？
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A man`s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
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20:25
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人冒失说，这是圣物，许愿之后才查问，就是自陷网罗。
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It is a snare to a man rashly to say, [It is] holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
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20:26
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智慧的王簸散恶人，用碌碡滚轧他们。
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A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.
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20:27
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人的灵是耶和华的灯，鉴察人的心腹。
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The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
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20:28
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王因仁慈和诚实得以保全他的国位，也因仁慈立稳。
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Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
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20:29
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强壮乃少年人的荣耀；白发为老年人的尊荣。
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The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
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20:30
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鞭伤除净人的罪恶；责打能入人的心腹。
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Stripes that wound cleanse away evil; And strokes [reach] the innermost parts.
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