[和合本]当远避淫行
1[和合本]我儿，要留心我智慧的话语，侧耳听我聪明的言词，
[拼音]wǒ ér，yào líu xīn wǒ zhì huì de huà yǔ，cè ěr tīng wǒ cōng míng de yán cí。
[WEB]My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
[ASV]My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:
2[和合本]为要使你谨守谋略，嘴唇保存知识。
[拼音]wèi yào shǐ nǐ jǐn shǒu móu luè，zuǐ chún bǎo cún zhī shì。
[WEB]that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
[ASV]That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3[和合本]因为淫妇的嘴滴下蜂蜜，她的口比油更滑，
[拼音]yīn wèi yín fù de zuǐ dī xià fēng mì，tā de kǒu bǐ yóu gèng huá。
[WEB]For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
[ASV]For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
4[和合本]至终却苦似茵陈，快如两刃的刀。
[拼音]zhì zhōng què kǔ sì yīn chén，kuài rú liǎng rèn de dāo。
[WEB]but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
[ASV]But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5[和合本]她的脚下入死地，她脚步踏住阴间，
[拼音]tā de jiǎo，xià rù sǐ dì。tā jiǎo bù，tà zhù yīn jiān。
[WEB]Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.Sheol is the place of the dead.
[ASV]Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
6[和合本]以致她找不着生命平坦的道。她的路变迁不定，自己还不知道。
[拼音]yǐ zhì tā zhǎo bú zháo shēng mìng píng tǎn de dào。tā de lù biàn qiān bú dìng，zì jǐ hái bù zhī dào。
[WEB]She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
[ASV] So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.
7[和合本]众子啊，现在要听从我，不可离弃我口中的话。
[拼音]zhòng zǐ ā，xiàn zài yào tīng cóng wǒ，bù kě lí qì wǒ kǒu zhōng de huà。
[WEB]Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
[ASV]Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
8[和合本]你所行的道要离她远，不可就近她的房门。
[拼音]nǐ suǒ xíng de dào yào lí tā yuǎn，bù kě jìu jìn tā de fáng mén。
[WEB]Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
[ASV]Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
9[和合本]恐怕将你的尊荣给别人，将你的岁月给残忍的人；
[拼音]kǒng pà jiāng nǐ de zūn róng gěi bié rén，jiāng nǐ de suì yuè gěi cán rěn de rén。
[WEB]lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
[ASV]Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
10[和合本]恐怕外人满得你的力量，你劳碌得来的，归入外人的家。
[拼音]kǒng pà wài rén mǎn dé nǐ de lì liàn，nǐ láo lù dé lái de，guī rù wài rén de jiā。
[WEB]lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
[ASV]Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,
11[和合本]终久，你皮肉和身体消毁，你就悲叹，
[拼音]zhōng jǐu nǐ pí ròu hé shēn tǐ xiāo huǐ，nǐ jìu bēi tàn，
[WEB]You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
[ASV]And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12[和合本]说：“我怎么恨恶训诲，心中藐视责备，
[拼音]shuō，wǒ zěn me hèn è xùn huì，xīn zhōng miǎo shì zé bèi，
[WEB]and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
[ASV]And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
13[和合本]也不听从我师傅的话，又不侧耳听那教训我的人？
[拼音]yě bù tīng cóng wǒ shī fù de huà，yòu bù cè ěr tīng nà jiào xùn wǒ de rén。
[WEB]neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
[ASV]Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14[和合本]我在圣会里，几乎落在诸般恶中。”
[拼音]wǒ zài shèng huì lǐ，jī hū luò zài zhū bān è zhōng。
[WEB]I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
[ASV]I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
15[和合本]你要喝自己池中的水，饮自己井里的活水。
[拼音]nǐ yào hē zì jǐ chí zhōng de shuǐ，yǐn zì jǐ jǐng lǐ de huó shuǐ。
[WEB]Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
[ASV]Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
16[和合本]你的泉源岂可涨溢在外？你的河水岂可流在街上？
[拼音]nǐ de quán yuán qǐ kě zhàng yì zài wài。nǐ de hé shuǐ qǐ kě líu zài jiē shàng。
[WEB]Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
[ASV] Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
17[和合本]惟独归你一人，不可与外人同用。
[拼音]wéi dú guī nǐ yī rén，bù kě yǔ wài rén tóng yòng。
[WEB]Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
[ASV]Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.
18[和合本]要使你的泉源蒙福，要喜悦你幼年所娶的妻。
[拼音]yào shǐ nǐ de quán yuán méng fú。yào xǐ yuè nǐ yòu nián suǒ qǔ de qī。
[WEB]Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
[ASV]Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
19[和合本]她如可爱的麀鹿，可喜的母鹿。愿她的胸怀使你时时知足，她的爱情使你常常恋慕。
[拼音]tā rú kě ài de yōu lù，kě xǐ de mǔ lù。yuàn tā de xiōng huái，shǐ nǐ shí shí zhī zú。tā de ài qíng，shǐ nǐ cháng cháng liàn mù。
[WEB]A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
[ASV] As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
20[和合本]我儿，你为何恋慕淫妇？为何抱外女的胸怀？
[拼音]wǒ ér，nǐ wèi hé liàn mù yín fù，wèi hé bào wài nǚ de xiōng huái。
[WEB]For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
[ASV]For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21[和合本]因为人所行的道都在耶和华眼前，他也修平人一切的路。
[拼音]yīn wèi rén suǒ xíng de dào，dōu zài yē hé huá yǎn qián。tā yě xīu píng rén yī qiè de lù。
[WEB]For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
[ASV]For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
22[和合本]恶人必被自己的罪孽捉住，他必被自己的罪恶如绳索缠绕。
[拼音]è rén bì bèi zì jǐ de zuì niè zhuō zhù。tā bì bèi zì jǐ de zuì è rú shéng suǒ chán rào。
[WEB]The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
[ASV]His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23[和合本]他因不受训诲，就必死亡，又因愚昧过甚，必走差了路。
[拼音]tā yīn bù shòu xùn huì，jìu bì sǐ wáng。yòu yīn yú mèi guò shén，bì zǒu chāi le lù。
[WEB]He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
[ASV]He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.