Chapter 13

13:1 [hgb]  智 慧 子 听 父 亲 的 教 训 。 亵 慢 人 不 听 责 备 。 
    [kjv]  A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke¹.
    [bbe]  A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.
13:2 [hgb]  人 因 口 所 结 的 果 子 ， 必 享 美 福 。 奸 诈 人 必 遭 强 暴 。 
    [kjv]  A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
    [bbe]  A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.
13:3 [hgb]  谨 守 口 的 ， 得 保 生 命 。 大 张 嘴 的 ， 必 致 败 亡 。 
    [kjv]  He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
    [bbe]  He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
13:4 [hgb]  懒 惰 人 羡 慕 ， 却 无 所 得 。 殷 勤 人 必 得 丰 裕 。 
    [kjv]  The soul of the sluggard² desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent³ shall be made fat.
    [bbe]  The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
13:5 [hgb]  义 人 恨 恶 谎 言 。 恶 人 有 臭 名 ， 且 致 惭 愧 。 
    [kjv]  A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome⁴, and cometh to shame.
    [bbe]  The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
13:6 [hgb]  行 为 正 直 的 ， 有 公 义 保 守 。 犯 罪 的 被 邪 恶 倾 覆 。 
    [kjv]  Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
    [bbe]  Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.
13:7 [hgb]  假 作 富 足 的 ， 却 一 无 所 有 。 装 作 穷 乏 的 ， 却 广 有 财 物 。 
    [kjv]  There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
    [bbe]  A man may be acting⁵ as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.
13:8 [hgb]  人 的 赀 财 ， 是 他 生 命 的 赎 价 。 穷 乏 人 却 听 不 见 威 吓 的 话 。 
    [kjv]  The ransom⁶ of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
    [bbe]  A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.
13:9 [hgb]  义 人 的 光 明 亮 。 （ 明 亮 原 文 作 欢 喜 ） 恶 人 的 灯 要 熄 灭 。 
    [kjv]  The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
    [bbe]  There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.
13:10 [hgb]  骄 傲 只 启 争 竞 。 听 劝 言 的 ， 却 有 智 慧 。 
    [kjv]  Only by pride cometh contention⁷: but with the well advised is wisdom.
    [bbe]  The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
13:11 [hgb]  不 劳 而 得 之 财 ， 必 然 消 耗 。 勤 劳 积 蓄 的 ， 必 见 加 增 。 
    [kjv]  Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
    [bbe]  Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
13:12 [hgb]  所 盼 望 的 迟 延 未 得 ， 令 人 心 忧 。 所 愿 意 的 临 到 ， 却 是 生 命 树 。 
    [kjv]  Hope deferred⁸ maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
    [bbe]  Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
13:13 [hgb]  藐 视 训 言 的 ， 自 取 灭 亡 。 敬 畏 诫 命 的 ， 必 得 善 报 。 
    [kjv]  Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
    [bbe]  He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
13:14 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 法 则 ， （ 或 作 指 教 ） 是 生 命 的 泉 源 ， 可 以 使 人 离 开 死 亡 的 网 罗 。 
    [kjv]  The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares⁹ of death.
    [bbe]  The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
13:15 [hgb]  美 好 的 聪 明 ， 使 人 蒙 恩 。 奸 诈 人 的 道 路 ， 崎 岖 难 行 。 
    [kjv]  Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
    [bbe]  Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.
13:16 [hgb]  凡 通 达 人 都 凭 知 识 行 事 。 愚 昧 人 张 扬 自 己 的 愚 昧 。 
    [kjv]  Every prudent¹⁰ man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly¹¹.
    [bbe]  A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
13:17 [hgb]  奸 恶 的 使 者 ， 必 陷 在 祸 患 里 。 忠 信 的 使 臣 ， 乃 医 人 的 良 药 。 
    [kjv]  A wicked messenger falleth into mischief¹²: but a faithful ambassador is health.
    [bbe]  A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
13:18 [hgb]  弃 绝 管 教 的 ， 必 致 贫 受 辱 。 领 受 责 备 的 ， 必 得 尊 荣 。 
    [kjv]  Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof¹³ shall be honoured.
    [bbe]  Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
13:19 [hgb]  所 欲 的 成 就 ， 心 觉 甘 甜 。 远 离 恶 事 ， 为 愚 昧 人 所 憎 恶 。 
    [kjv]  The desire accomplished¹⁴ is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
    [bbe]  To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
13:20 [hgb]  与 智 慧 人 同 行 的 ， 必 得 智 慧 。 和 愚 昧 人 作 伴 的 ， 必 受 亏 损 。 
    [kjv]  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
    [bbe]  Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
13:21 [hgb]  祸 患 追 赶 罪 人 。 义 人 必 得 善 报 。 
    [kjv]  Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
    [bbe]  Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
13:22 [hgb]  善 人 给 子 孙 遗 留 产 业 。 罪 人 为 义 人 积 存 赀 财 。 
    [kjv]  A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
    [bbe]  The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
13:23 [hgb]  穷 人 耕 种 多 得 粮 食 ， 但 因 不 义 有 消 灭 的 。 
    [kjv]  Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment¹⁵.
    [bbe]  There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
13:24 [hgb]  不 忍 用 杖 打 儿 子 的 ， 是 恨 恶 他 。 疼 爱 儿 子 的 ， 随 时 管 教 。 
    [kjv]  He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
    [bbe]  He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
13:25 [hgb]  义 人 吃 得 饱 足 。 恶 人 肚 腹 缺 粮 。 
    [kjv]  The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly¹⁶ of the wicked shall want.
    [bbe]  The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

1 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

2 sluggard   

n.懒人；adj.懒惰的

参考例句：

• I will not,like a sluggard,wear out my youth in idleness at home.我不愿意象个懒人一样待在家里，游手好闲地把我的青春消磨掉。
• Seryozhka is a sluggard.谢辽日卡是个懒汉，酒鬼。

3 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。

4 loathsome   

adj.讨厌的，令人厌恶的

参考例句：

• The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
• Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

7 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

8 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

9 snares   

n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。 来自辞典例句

10 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

11 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

12 mischief   

n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹

参考例句：

• Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
• He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

13 reproof   

n.斥责，责备

参考例句：

• A smart reproof is better than smooth deceit.严厉的责难胜过温和的欺骗。
• He is impatient of reproof.他不能忍受指责。

14 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

15 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

16 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。