Zhēnyán箴言

Chapter 10

1 "Solomon"Suǒluómén所罗门 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "Proverbs"zhēnyán箴言。"wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "father"fùqīn父亲 "gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay"huānlè欢乐。"ignorant"Yúmèi愚昧 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子，"to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "mother (formal)"mǔqīn母亲 "to worry/to be concerned"dānyōu担忧。
2 "(negative prefix)/not/no"Bù不 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "money/wealth/riches/property/valuables"cái财，"without"háowú毫无 "(n) avail"yìchu益处。"-ism/only"Wéi惟 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义，"can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救 "man/person/people"rén人 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡。
3 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "hunger/hungry/starve"jī’è饥饿。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "desire/wish"yù欲 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "he/him"tā他 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "push/refuse (responsibility)/shove"tuī推 "open/operate (vehicle)/start"kāi开。
4 "hand/convenient"Shǒu手 "lazy"lǎn懒 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "poor/impoverished"pínqióng贫穷。"hand/convenient"Shǒu手 "diligent/frequent"qín勤 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "rich/plentiful"fùzú富足。
5 "summer"Xiàtiān夏天 "form gathering/gather"jù聚 "arrange/control oneself/gather"liǎn敛 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子。"reap"Shōugē收割 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时 "submerge/immerse/sink/deep/profound/to lower/to drop"chén沉 "to sleep"shuì睡 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "bequeath"yí贻 "shy/ashamed/shame/bashful"xiū羞 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子。
6 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"Fú福 "felicity"zhǐ祉 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "head"tóu头。"violent"Qiángbào强暴 "dim sighted/ignorant"méng蒙 "to cover/to shield/to screen/to conceal"bì蔽 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口。
7 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to commemorate/to remember"jìniàn纪念 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to complement"chēngzàn称赞。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(a person's) name"míngzi名字 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "rotten"xiǔ朽 "overcooked/rotten/soft"làn烂。
8 "(n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind"Xīnzhōng心中 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "(an) order or command"mìnglìng命令。"mouth/(a measure word)"Kǒu口 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "stupid"yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "fine and close"zhì致 "pour/empty out"qīngdào倾倒。
9 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"Xíng行 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"step by step/at every step"bùbù步步 "smooth and steady"ānwěn安稳。"to walk/to go/to move/to leave"Zǒu走 "bend/bent/curve/warp/wind"wānqǔ弯曲 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "fine and close"zhì致 "(of a plot, etc.) fall through and stand exposed"bàilù败露。
10 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"Yǐ以 "eye"yǎn眼 "vivid/lifelike"chuánshén传神 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "man/person/people"rén人 "worried"yōu忧 "misfortune/suffer (from illness)/trouble/danger/worry/to contract (a disease)"huàn患。"mouth/(a measure word)"Kǒu口 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "stupid"yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "fine and close"zhì致 "pour/empty out"qīngdào倾倒。
11 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fountain/spring"quán泉 "root/source/origin"yuán源。"violent"Qiángbào强暴 "dim sighted/ignorant"méng蒙 "to cover/to shield/to screen/to conceal"bì蔽 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口。
12 "to hate"Hèn恨 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "carry on a pole/choose"tiāo挑 "to open/to start"qǐ启 "dispute/controversy/conflict"zhēngduān争端。"to love/affection/to be fond of/to like"Ài爱 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to cover"zhēyǎn遮掩 "all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过 "mistake/error/blunder/fault/cross/uneven/wrong"cuò错。
13 "clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty"Míng明 "philosophy/wise"zhé哲 "man/person/people"rén人 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。"ignorance"Wúzhī无知 "man/person/people"rén人 "learn by heart/the back of the body"bèi背 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "punishment"xíng刑 "cane, walking stick"zhàng杖。
14 "wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "man/person/people"rén人 "to amass/to accumulate/to store/old/long-standing"jī积 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识。"stupid"Yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "fast/rapid/quick"sù速 "fine and close"zhì致 "ruin/corrupt/undermine"bàihuài败坏。
15 "rich"Fù富 "a household/door/family"hù户 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "property/belongings"cáiwù财物，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "his"tāde他的 "strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute"jiān坚 "city walls/city/town"chéng城。"poor people/the poor"Qióngrén穷人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(adj) lacking; incomplete"pínfá贫乏，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "his"tāde他的 "ruin/corrupt/undermine"bàihuài败坏。
16 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hardworking/industrious/diligent"qínláo勤劳 "fine and close"zhì致 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "advance/enter/to come in"jìn进 "(surname)/back of neck/item/thing"xiàng项 "deadly"zhìsǐ致死。（"to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"Sǐ死 "former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source"yuán原 "language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle"wén文 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪）
17 "cautious"Jǐn谨 "to guard"shǒu守 "example/pattern/to teach/to train/instruction"xùn训 "admonish/instruct"huì诲 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only/thereupon"nǎi乃 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上。"to disobey/to violate/to separate/to go against"Wéi违 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "blame/be critical of (someone)"zébèi责备 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "to lose/to miss/to fail"shī失 "bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused"mí迷 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。
18 "to hide/to conceal"Yǐncáng隐藏 "hate"yuànhèn怨恨 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "(v) lie; tell an untruth"shuōhuǎng说谎 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth"zuǐ嘴。"mouth/(a measure word)"Kǒu口 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出 "slander/defame/misrepresent/to speak maliciously"chán谗 "to slander/defame/speak ill of"bàng谤 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "stupid"yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。
19 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"Duō多 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多 "dialect/language/speech"yǔ语 "(adj) difficult to avoid or escape from"nánmiǎn难免 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过。"to prohibit"Jìnzhǐ禁止 "lip"zuǐchún嘴唇 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。
20 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "tongue"shé舌，"to be/thus/so/therefore/then/only/thereupon"nǎi乃 "to seem/to appear/similar/like/to resemble"sì似 "high/tall"gāo高 "silver"yín银。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "heart/mind"xīn心，"actually/place"suǒ所 "value/(to be) worth/to happen"zhí值 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "a few/how many"jǐ几。
21 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "(n) upbringing; early conditioning/(v) bring up; nurture and train"jiàoyǎng教养 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多 "man/person/people"rén人。"ignorant"Yúmèi愚昧 "man/person/people"rén人 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "ignorance"wúzhī无知 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡。
22 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "actually/place"suǒ所 "confer/bestow/grant"cì赐 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"fú福，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "man/person/people"rén人 "rich/plentiful"fùzú富足。"not at all/emphatically not"Bìngbù并不 "to put in/to add/plus/to add on/to add into"jiāshàng加上 "to worry/anxiety (about)"yōulǜ忧虑。
23 "stupid"Yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "man/person/people"rén人 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "nauseated"ě恶 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "tease"xìshuǎ戏耍。"clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty"Míng明 "philosophy/wise"zhé哲 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。
24 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to be afraid/to fear"pà怕 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "he/him"tā他。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "sincere/willing"yuàn愿 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "dim sighted/ignorant"méng蒙 "ought"yīng应 "just/fair/to permit/to allow"yǔn允。
25 "storm wind/storm (force 11 wind)"Bàofēng暴风 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过，"nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "to go back/to return"guī归 "(surname)"yú于 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "radical (chem.)/root/basis"gēn根 "base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)"jī基 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "everlasting/perpetual/lasting/forever/permanent"yǒngjiǔ永久。
26 "idle/lazy"Lǎnduò懒惰 "man/person/people"rén人 "to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake"chā差 "his"tāde他的 "man/person/people"rén人，"as (if)/such as"rú如 "vinegar"cù醋 "to fall/to collapse/to topple/to change/to fail/bankrupt"dǎo倒 "tooth/ivory"yá牙，"as (if)/such as"rú如 "cigarette/tobacco/smoke"yān烟 "Coumarouna odorata"xūn薰 "eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title"mù目。
27 "hold in awe and veneration; revere"Jìngwèi敬畏 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "man/person/people"rén人 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "to add/plus"jiā加 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多。"but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "year"nián年 "year/years old/(a measure word)"suì岁 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower"jiǎnshǎo减少。
28 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to hope for/look forward to"pànwàng盼望，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad"xǐ喜 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "arrive/most/to/until"zhì至 "extinguish"miè灭 "(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not"méi没。
29 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to ensure/to guarantee/to safeguard"bǎozhàng保障。"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"Què却 "finish/complete/accomplish/become/turn into/win/succeed/one tenth"chéng成 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "consequence of sin"niè孽 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "ruin/corrupt/undermine"bàihuài败坏。
30 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "forever/always/perpetual (ly)"yǒng永 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to shift/to move"nuó挪 "to move/to shift/to change/to alter/to remove"yí移。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "must not/may not/not be allowed/cannot"bùdé不得 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "on the ground/on the floor"dìshang地上。
31 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口，"excite/nourish/this"zī滋 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。"(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"Guāi乖 "absurd/erroneous"miù谬 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "tongue"shé舌，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "(v) cut off/sever"gēduàn割断。
32 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth"zuǐ嘴，"can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "cause someone to (be, feel, etc)/reader"lìngrén令人 "happy/joyous"xǐyuè喜悦。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口，"to speak/to say"shuō说 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "absurd/erroneous"miù谬 "if"dehuà的话。