傳道書 Ecclesiastes

10:1	[hb5]	死蒼蠅、使作香的膏油發出臭氣．這樣、一點愚昧、也能敗壞智慧和尊榮。
	[kjv]	Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
	[bbe]	Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
10:2	[hb5]	智慧人的心居右．愚昧人的心居左。
	[kjv]	A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
	[bbe]	The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
10:3	[hb5]	並且愚昧人行路、顯出無知．對眾人說、他是愚昧人。
	[kjv]	Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
	[bbe]	And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
10:4	[hb5]	掌權者的心、若向你發怒、不要離開你的本位、因為柔和能免大過。
	[kjv]	If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
	[bbe]	If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
10:5	[hb5]	我見日光之下、有一件禍患、似乎出於掌權的錯誤、
	[kjv]	There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
	[bbe]	There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
10:6	[hb5]	就是愚昧人立在高位．富足人坐在低位。
	[kjv]	Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
	[bbe]	The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
10:7	[hb5]	我見過僕人騎馬、王子像僕人在地上步行。
	[kjv]	I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
	[bbe]	I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
10:8	[hb5]	挖陷坑的、自己必掉在其中．拆牆垣的、必為蛇所咬。
	[kjv]	He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
	[bbe]	He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
10:9	[hb5]	鑿開〔或作挪移〕石頭的、必受損傷．劈開木頭的、必遭危險。
	[kjv]	Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
	[bbe]	He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
10:10	[hb5]	鐵器鈍了、若不將刃磨快、就必多費氣力．但得智慧指教、便有益處。
	[kjv]	If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
	[bbe]	If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
10:11	[hb5]	未行法術以先、蛇若咬人、後行法術也是無益。
	[kjv]	Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
	[bbe]	If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.
10:12	[hb5]	智慧人的口、說出恩言．愚昧人的嘴、吞滅自己。
	[kjv]	The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
	[bbe]	The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
10:13	[hb5]	他口中的言語、起頭是愚昧．他話的末尾、是奸惡的狂妄。
	[kjv]	The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
	[bbe]	The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
10:14	[hb5]	愚昧人多有言語、人卻不知將來有甚麼事．他身後的事、誰能告訴他呢。
	[kjv]	A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
	[bbe]	The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
10:15	[hb5]	凡愚昧人、他的勞碌使自己困乏．因為連進城的路他也不知道。
	[kjv]	The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
	[bbe]	The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
10:16	[hb5]	邦國阿、你的王若是孩童、你的群臣早晨宴樂、你就有禍了。
	[kjv]	Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
	[bbe]	Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
10:17	[hb5]	邦國阿、你的王若是貴冑之子、你的群臣按時喫喝、為要補力、不為酒醉、你就有福了。
	[kjv]	Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
	[bbe]	Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
10:18	[hb5]	因人懶惰、房頂塌下．因人手懶、房屋滴漏。
	[kjv]	By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
	[bbe]	When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
10:19	[hb5]	設擺筵席、是為喜笑．酒能使人快活、錢能叫萬事應心。
	[kjv]	A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
	[bbe]	A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
10:20	[hb5]	你不可咒詛君王、也不可心懷此念．在你臥房也不可咒詛富戶．因為空中的鳥、必傳揚這聲音．有翅膀的、也必述說這事。
	[kjv]	Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
	[bbe]	Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.