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Pr 30:1-33.
英文原文
Pr 30:1-33.
1. This is the title of this chapter (see
Introduction).
the prophecy--literally, "the burden" (compare
Isa 13:1; Zec 9:1),
used for any divine instruction; not necessarily a prediction, which was only a kind of prophecy
(1Ch 15:27,
"a song"). Prophets were inspired men, who spoke for God to man, or for man to God
(Ge 20:7; Ex 7:14, 15, 16).
Such, also, were the New Testament prophets. In a general sense, Gad, Nathan, and others were such, who were divine teachers, though we do not learn that they ever predicted.
the man spake--literally, "the saying of the man"; an expression used to denote any solemn and important announcement (compare
2Sa 23:1; Ps 36:1; 110:1; Isa 1:24,
&c.). Ithiel and Ucal were perhaps pupils.
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2-4. 畜類——愚拙，是表示其謙卑自評的強烈用語；他或許是在論自己本來的光景，與神無所不見的完備知識和全能之力相對照。本節的問句斷然否定所提屬性屬於任何受造之物，從而有力地加強了前一節中對神的含蓄指涉（比較 De 30:12-14; Isa 40:12; Eph 4:8）。
英文原文
2-4. brutish--stupid, a strong term to denote his lowly self-estimation; or he may speak of such as his natural condition, as contrasted with God's all-seeing comprehensive knowledge and almighty power. The questions of this clause emphatically deny the attributes mentioned to be those of any creature, thus impressively strengthening the implied reference of the former to God (compare
De 30:12-14; Isa 40:12; Eph 4:8).
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5.（比較 Ps 12:6; 119:140）。
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5. (Compare
Ps 12:6; 119:140).
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6. 加上……言語——暗示他唯獨仰賴神全備的教導。
責備你——或作「定你的罪」——如此謊言便顯露。
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6. Add . . . words--implying that his sole reliance was on God's all-sufficient teaching.
reprove thee--or, "convict thee"--and so the falsehood will appear.
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7-9. 祈求脫離惡事，並脫離貧窮與富足這兩個極端——即所提的 兩件事。其中隱含對知足的渴慕。
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7-9. A prayer for exemption from wickedness, and the extremes of poverty and riches, the two things mentioned. Contentment is implied as desired.
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8. 虛謊——各種罪惡的行為（Job 11:11; Isa 5:18）。
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8. vanity--all sorts of sinful acts
(Job 11:11; Isa 5:18).
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9. 充足……不認——即因繁榮的驕傲而自高。
妄稱……名——這並非（希伯來文）出埃及記20:7的形式（比較 Ex 20:7）。這裡的「稱」更含有猛烈抓住之意，即免得我攻擊神的名或屬性——如公義、憐憫等——這正是窮人易受試探去行的。
英文原文
9. be full . . . deny--that is, puffed up by the pride of prosperity.
take the name . . . vain--This is not (Hebrew) the form (compare
Ex 20:7),
but "take" rather denotes laying violent hold on any thing; that is, lest I assail God's name or attributes, as justice, mercy, &c., which the poor are tempted to do.
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10. 不可控訴——不可毀謗（Ps 10:7）。
咒詛……有罪——免得他雖卑微，卻因被激怒而反擊你，使你的罪顯露。
英文原文
10. Accuse not--Slander not
(Ps 10:7).
curse . . . guilty--lest, however lowly, he be exasperated to turn on thee, and your guilt be made to appear.
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11-14. 四種可憎的人——（1）無恩的兒女，（2）偽善者，（3）驕傲人，（4）殘酷的欺壓者（比較 Pr 30:14; Ps 14:4; 52:2 的註釋）——現在加以例證；（1）Pr 30:15, 16，浪蕩兒女的貪得無厭及其結局；（2）Pr 30:17，偽善，即對真實品格的遮掩；（3 と 4）Pr 30:18-20，驕傲與欺壓的種種例子。
英文原文
11-14. Four kinds of hateful persons--(1) graceless children, (2) hypocrites, (3) the proud, (4) cruel oppressors (compare on
Pr 30:14; Ps 14:4; 52:2)
--are now illustrated; (1)
Pr 30:15, 16,
the insatiability of prodigal children and their fate; (2)
Pr 30:17,
hypocrisy, or the concealment of real character; (3 and 4)
Pr 30:18-20,
various examples of pride and oppression.
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15, 16. 水蛭——有人以為是吸血鬼（一種傳說中的生物），因牠字面上不知飽足；但其餘所提之事也須同樣按比較而言的不知飽足來理解。按民間觀念使用傳說中的生物，與默示並無矛盾。
有三樣……連四樣——（參箴6:16）。
英文原文
15, 16. horse leech--supposed by some to be the vampire (a fabulous creature), as being literally insatiable; but the other subjects mentioned must be taken as this, comparatively insatiable. The use of a fabulous creature agreeably to popular notions is not inconsistent with inspiration.
There are three . . . yea, four--(Compare
Pr 6:16).
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17. 眼——指代人，因其用以表達嗤笑與輕蔑，也因它是承受刑罰的器官。
烏鴉……鷹……啄——或指其死於非命，或被棄不得安葬，或二者皆是。
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17. The eye--for the person, with reference to the use of the organ to express mockery and contempt, and also as that by which punishment is received.
the ravens . . . eagles . . . eat--either as dying unnaturally, or being left unburied, or both.
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18-20. 虛假以四個例子來說明，這四例都是一切行動的方法或痕跡都被隱藏；此外又加了一個雙重詭詐在實際罪惡中的適切例子，即淫婦。
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18-20. Hypocrisy is illustrated by four examples of the concealment of all methods or traces of action, and a pertinent example of double dealing in actual vice is added, that is, the adulterous woman.
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20. 她吃了……口——即她隱藏自己羞恥的證據，並自稱無辜。
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20. she eateth . . . mouth--that is, she hides the evidences of her shame and professes innocence.
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21-23. 驕傲與殘忍，不配掌權者過分升高，造成那些使社會不安的惡行（比較
Pr 19:10; 28:3).
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21-23. Pride and cruelty, the undue exaltation of those unfit to hold power, produce those vices which disquiet society (compare
Pr 19:10; 28:3).
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23. 承受……主母——即取代她的地位作妻子
(Ge 16:4).
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23. heir . . . mistress--that is, takes her place as a wife
(Ge 16:4).
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24-31. 這些經文提供了兩類貼切的例證，說明道德世界各種層面，讓讀者自行應用。第一類
(Pr 30:25-28),
稱讚殷勤與遠見；這些微不足道的動物之所以成功，是因為牠們本能的機智與活潑，而非力量。另一類
(Pr 30:30, 31)
則提供比喻，描繪凡是威嚴或俊美、兼備效率與優雅之物。
英文原文
24-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first
(Pr 30:25-28),
diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class
(Pr 30:30, 31)
provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness.
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26. 沙番——山鼠，或兔子。
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26. conies--mountain mice, or rabbits.
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28. 守宮——可在宮殿中被容忍，以消滅蒼蠅。
用爪抓拿——或作活潑地使用為抓取獵物而設的肢體。
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28. spider--tolerated, even in palaces, to destroy flies.
taketh . . . hands--or, uses with activity the limbs provided for taking prey.
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32. 既然無人能指望成功地抗拒這樣的王，就當壓抑這企圖的念頭。
按……手在口上——「按」是適當地補上的
(Jud 18:19; Job 29:9; 40:4).
英文原文
32. As none can hope, successfully, to resist such a king, suppress even the thought of an attempt.
lay . . . hand upon thy mouth--"lay" is well supplied
(Jud 18:19; Job 29:9; 40:4).
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33. 即紛爭——或其他災禍，從圖謀惡事而生，與自然原因產生自然結果一樣確定。
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33. That is, strife--or other ills, as surely arise from devising evil as natural effects from natural causes.
Pr 30:1-33.
1. 這是本章的標題（見 導論）。
預言——字面作「默示」（比較 Isa 13:1; Zec 9:1），用於任何神的訓誨；不一定指預告，預告只是預言的一種（1Ch 15:27，「詩歌」）。先知是受默示的人，替神對人說話，或替人對神說話（Ge 20:7; Ex 7:14, 15, 16）。新約的先知也是如此。廣義而言，迦得、拿單等人也都屬此類——他們是神的教師，儘管我們未見他們曾作過預告。
人所發的——字面作「此人的言語」，是表示任何莊嚴而重要宣告的用語（比較 2Sa 23:1; Ps 36:1; 110:1; Isa 1:24 等）。以鐵和烏甲或許是門徒。