Chapter 15

15:1 [hgb]  回 答 柔 和 ， 使 怒 消 退 。 言 语 暴 戾 ， 触 动 怒 气 。 
    [kjv]  A soft answer turneth away wrath¹: but grievous words stir up anger.
    [bbe]  By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
15:2 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 舌 ， 善 发 知 识 。 愚 昧 人 的 口 ， 吐 出 愚 昧 。 
    [kjv]  The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
    [bbe]  Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
15:3 [hgb]  耶 和 华 的 眼 目 ， 无 处 不 在 。 恶 人 善 人 ， 他 都 鉴 察 。 
    [kjv]  The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding² the evil and the good.
    [bbe]  The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
15:4 [hgb]  温 良 的 舌 ， 是 生 命 树 。 乖 谬 的 嘴 ， 使 人 心 碎 。 
    [kjv]  A wholesome³ tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness⁴ therein is a breach⁵ in the spirit.
    [bbe]  A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
15:5 [hgb]  愚 妄 人 藐 视 父 亲 的 管 教 。 领 受 责 备 的 ， 得 着 见 识 。 
    [kjv]  A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof⁶ is prudent⁷.
    [bbe]  A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
15:6 [hgb]  义 人 家 中 ， 多 有 财 宝 。 恶 人 得 利 ， 反 受 扰 害 。 
    [kjv]  In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
    [bbe]  In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.
15:7 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 嘴 ， 播 扬 知 识 。 愚 昧 人 的 心 ， 并 不 如 此 。 
    [kjv]  The lips of the wise disperse⁸ knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
    [bbe]  The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
15:8 [hgb]  恶 人 献 祭 ， 为 耶 和 华 所 憎 恶 。 正 直 人 祈 祷 ， 为 他 所 喜 悦 。 
    [kjv]  The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
    [bbe]  The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
15:9 [hgb]  恶 人 的 道 路 ， 为 耶 和 华 所 憎 恶 。 追 求 公 义 的 ， 为 他 所 喜 爱 。 
    [kjv]  The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
    [bbe]  The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
15:10 [hgb]  舍 弃 正 路 的 ， 必 受 严 刑 。 恨 恶 责 备 的 ， 必 致 死 亡 。 
    [kjv]  Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
    [bbe]  There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.
15:11 [hgb]  阴 间 和 灭 亡 ， 尚 在 耶 和 华 眼 前 ， 何 况 世 人 的 心 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
    [bbe]  Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!
15:12 [hgb]  亵 慢 人 不 爱 受 责 备 。 他 也 不 就 近 智 慧 人 。 
    [kjv]  A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
    [bbe]  The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.
15:13 [hgb]  心 中 喜 乐 ， 面 带 笑 容 。 心 里 忧 愁 ， 灵 被 损 伤 。 
    [kjv]  A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance⁹: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
    [bbe]  A glad heart makes a shining face, but by the sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
15:14 [hgb]  聪 明 人 心 求 知 识 。 愚 昧 人 口 吃 愚 昧 。 
    [kjv]  The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
    [bbe]  The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
15:15 [hgb]  困 苦 人 的 日 子 ， 都 是 愁 苦 。 心 中 欢 畅 的 ， 常 享 丰 筵 。 
    [kjv]  All the days of the afflicted¹⁰ are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
    [bbe]  All the days of the troubled are evil; but he whose heart is glad has an unending feast.
15:16 [hgb]  少 有 财 宝 ， 敬 畏 耶 和 华 ， 强 如 多 有 财 宝 ， 烦 乱 不 安 。 
    [kjv]  Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
    [bbe]  Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
15:17 [hgb]  吃 素 菜 ， 彼 此 相 爱 ， 强 如 吃 肥 牛 ， 彼 此 相 恨 。 
    [kjv]  Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred¹¹ therewith.
    [bbe]  Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
15:18 [hgb]  暴 怒 的 人 ， 挑 启 争 端 。 忍 怒 的 人 ， 止 息 分 争 。 
    [kjv]  A wrathful man stirreth up strife¹²: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
    [bbe]  An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
15:19 [hgb]  懒 惰 人 的 道 ， 像 荆 棘 的 篱 笆 。 正 直 人 的 路 ， 是 平 坦 的 大 道 。 
    [kjv]  The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
    [bbe]  Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
15:20 [hgb]  智 慧 子 使 父 亲 喜 乐 。 愚 昧 人 藐 视 母 亲 。 
    [kjv]  A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
    [bbe]  A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
15:21 [hgb]  无 知 的 人 ， 以 愚 妄 为 乐 。 聪 明 的 人 ， 按 正 直 而 行 。 
    [kjv]  Folly¹³ is joy to him that is destitute¹⁴ of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
    [bbe]  Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.
15:22 [hgb]  不 先 商 议 ， 所 谋 无 效 。 谋 士 众 多 ， 所 谋 乃 成 。 
    [kjv]  Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
    [bbe]  Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.
15:23 [hgb]  口 善 应 对 ， 自 觉 喜 乐 。 话 合 其 时 ， 何 等 美 好 。 
    [kjv]  A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
    [bbe]  A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!
15:24 [hgb]  智 慧 人 从 生 命 的 道 上 升 ， 使 他 远 离 在 下 的 阴 间 。 
    [kjv]  The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
    [bbe]  Acting¹⁵ wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
15:25 [hgb]  耶 和 华 必 拆 毁 骄 傲 人 的 家 。 却 要 立 定 寡 妇 的 地 界 。 
    [kjv]  The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
    [bbe]  The house of the man of pride will be uprooted¹⁶ by the Lord, but he will make safe the heritage of the widow.
15:26 [hgb]  恶 谋 为 耶 和 华 所 憎 恶 。 良 言 乃 为 纯 净 。 
    [kjv]  The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
    [bbe]  Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
15:27 [hgb]  贪 恋 财 利 的 ， 扰 害 己 家 。 恨 恶 贿 赂 的 ， 必 得 存 活 。 
    [kjv]  He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
    [bbe]  He whose desires are fixed¹⁷ on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.
15:28 [hgb]  义 人 的 心 ， 思 量 如 何 回 答 。 恶 人 的 口 ， 吐 出 恶 言 。 
    [kjv]  The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
    [bbe]  The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.
15:29 [hgb]  耶 和 华 远 离 恶 人 。 却 听 义 人 的 祷 告 。 
    [kjv]  The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
    [bbe]  The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.
15:30 [hgb]  眼 有 光 使 心 喜 乐 。 好 信 息 使 骨 滋 润 。 
    [kjv]  The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
    [bbe]  The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.
15:31 [hgb]  听 从 生 命 责 备 的 ， 必 常 在 智 慧 人 中 。 
    [kjv]  The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
    [bbe]  The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.
15:32 [hgb]  弃 绝 管 教 的 ， 轻 看 自 己 的 生 命 。 听 从 责 备 的 ， 却 得 智 慧 。 
    [kjv]  He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
    [bbe]  He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
15:33 [hgb]  敬 畏 耶 和 华 ， 是 智 慧 的 训 诲 。 尊 荣 以 前 ， 必 有 谦 卑 。 
    [kjv]  The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility¹⁸.
    [bbe]  The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 beholding   

v.看，注视( behold的现在分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• Beholding, besides love, the end of love,/Hearing oblivion beyond memory! 我看见了爱，还看到了爱的结局，／听到了记忆外层的哪一片寂寥！ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句

3 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。

4 perverseness   

n. 乖张, 倔强, 顽固

参考例句：

• A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness spirit. 温良的舌是生命树，乖谬的嘴使人心碎。
• A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is spirit. 说安慰话的舌头是生命树；奸恶的舌头使人心碎。

5 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

6 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。

7 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。

8 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

9 countenance   

n.脸色，面容；面部表情；vt.支持，赞同

参考例句：

• At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
• I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地，仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。

10 afflicted   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
• A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

11 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

12 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

13 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。

14 destitute   

adj.缺乏的；穷困的

参考例句：

• They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
• They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。

15 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。

16 uprooted   

v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的过去式和过去分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园

参考例句：

• Many people were uprooted from their homes by the flood. 水灾令许多人背井离乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hurricane blew with such force that trees were uprooted. 飓风强烈地刮着，树都被连根拔起了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

18 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。