085 the first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.
先訴情由的，似乎有理。但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。－－《舊·箴》18：17
086 an offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city.
弟兄結怨，勸他和好，比取堅固城還難。－－《舊·箴》18：19
087 it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
寬恕人的過失，便是自己的榮耀。－－《舊·箴》19：11
088 whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
因酒錯誤的，就無智慧。－－《舊·箴》20：1
089 wine is a mocker and beer a brawler.
酒能使人褻慢，濃酒使人喧嚷。－－《舊·箴》20：1
090 it's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.
買物的說，不好，不好，及至買去，他便自誇。－－《舊·箴》20：14
091 the glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.
強壯乃少年的榮耀。白髮為老年人的尊榮。－－《舊·箴》20：29
092 the violence of the wicked will drag them away.
惡人的強暴，必將自己掃除。－－《舊·箴》21：7
093 he who sows wickedness reaps trouble.
撒罪孽的，必收災禍。－－《舊·箴》22：8
094 for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
妓女是深坑。外女是窄阱。－－《舊·箴》23：27
095 a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again.
義人雖七次跌倒，仍必興起。－－《舊·箴》24：16
096 a word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
一句話說得合宜，就如金蘋果在銀網子裡。－－《舊·箴》25：11
097 a gentle tongue can break a bone.
柔和的舌頭，能折斷骨頭。－－《舊·箴》25：15
098 like a lame man's legs that hang limp.
瘸子的腳，空存無用。－－《舊·箴》26：7
099 without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
火缺了柴，就必熄滅。無人傳舌，爭競便止息。－－《舊·箴》26：20
100 let another praise you, and not your own mouth.
要別人誇獎你，不可用口自誇。－－《舊·箴》27：2
101 better is open rebuke than hidden love.
當面的責備，強如背地的愛情。－－《舊·箴》27：5
102 wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
朋友加的傷痕，出於忠誠，仇敵連連親嘴，卻是多餘。－－《舊·箴》27：6
103 he who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
人吃飽了，厭惡蜂房的蜜。人飢餓了，一切苦物都覺甘甜。－－《舊·箴》27：7
104 a neighbor nearby than a brothe* **r away.
相近的鄰舍，強如遠方的弟兄。－－《舊·箴》27：10
105 as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來。朋友相感，也是如此。－－《舊·箴》27：17
106 the crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
鼎為煉銀，爐為鍊金，人的稱讚也試煉人。－－《舊·箴》27：21
107 when the hay is removed and new growth appears.
乾草割去，嫩草發現，－－《舊·箴》27：25