箴言 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
戲笑窮人的,是辱沒造他的主;幸災樂禍的,必不免受罰。
詩篇 9:18
But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
窮乏人必不永久被忘;困苦人的指望必不永遠落空。
路加福音 12:15
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
於是對眾人說:「你們要謹慎自守,免去一切的貪心,因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富。」
箴言 27:24
for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
因為資財不能永有,冠冕豈能存到萬代?
約伯記 36:15
But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.
神藉著困苦救拔困苦人,趁他們受欺壓開通他們的耳朵。
詩篇 41:1
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
(大衛的詩,交與伶長。)眷顧貧窮的有福了!他遭難的日子,耶和華必搭救他。
哥林多後書 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
你們知道我們主耶穌基督的恩典:他本來富足,卻為你們成了貧窮,叫你們因他的貧窮,可以成為富足。
箴言 22:2
Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
富戶窮人在世相遇,都為耶和華所造。
傳道書 4:6
Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
滿了一把,得享安靜,強如滿了兩把,勞碌捕風。
腓立比書 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
我的神必照他榮耀的豐富,在基督耶穌裡,使你們一切所需用的都充足。
約伯記 1:21
and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised."
說:「我赤身出於母胎,也必赤身歸回;賞賜的是耶和華,收取的也是耶和華。耶和華的名是應當稱頌的。」
箴言 15:16
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
少有財寶,敬畏耶和華,強如多有財寶,煩亂不安。
箴言 23:4
- 5
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. Saying 9
不要勞碌求富,休仗自己的聰明。
你豈要定睛在虛無的錢財上嗎?因錢財必長翅膀,如鷹向天飛去。
箴言 28:20
A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
誠實人必多得福;想要急速發財的,不免受罰。
以西結書 7:19
" 'They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin.
他們要將銀子拋在街上,金子看如污穢之物。當耶和華發怒的日子,他們的金銀不能救他們,不能使心裡知足,也不能使肚腹飽滿,因為這金銀作了他們罪孽的絆腳石。
詩篇 37:16
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
一個義人所有的雖少,強過許多惡人的富餘。
箴言 11:28
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
倚仗自己財物的,必跌倒;義人必發旺,如青葉。
箴言 16:8
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
多有財利,行事不義,不如少有財利,行事公義。
傳道書 5:12
The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.
勞碌的人不拘吃多吃少,睡得香甜;富足人的豐滿卻不容他睡覺。
提摩太前書 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
貪財是萬惡之根。有人貪戀錢財,就被引誘離了真道,用許多愁苦把自己刺透了。
提摩太前書 6:17
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
你要囑咐那些今世富足的人,不要自高,也不要倚靠無定的錢財;只要倚靠那厚賜百物給我們享受的神。
雅各書 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
我親愛的弟兄們,請聽,神豈不是揀選了世上的貧窮人,叫他們在信上富足,並承受他所應許給那些愛他之人的國嗎?
詩篇 12:5
"Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the Lord. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
耶和華說:因為困苦人的冤屈和貧窮人的歎息,我現在要起來,把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地。
詩篇 40:17
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
但我是困苦窮乏的,主仍顧念我;你是幫助我的,搭救我的。神啊,求你不要耽延!
詩篇 49:16
- 17
Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
見人發財、家室增榮的時候,你不要懼怕;
因為,他死的時候什麼也不能帶去;他的榮耀不能隨他下去。
箴言 19:1
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
行為純正的貧窮人勝過乖謬愚妄的富足人。
箴言 28:22
The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
人有惡眼想要急速發財,卻不知窮乏必臨到他身。
箴言 22:22
- 23
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life. Saying 3
貧窮人,你不可因他貧窮就搶奪他的物,也不可在城門口欺壓困苦人;
因耶和華必為他辨屈;搶奪他的,耶和華必奪取那人的命。
馬太福音 6:31
- 32
So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
所以,不要憂慮說:吃什麼?喝什麼?穿什麼?
這都是外邦人所求的,你們需用的這一切東西,你們的天父是知道的。
提摩太前書 6:6
- 8
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
然而,敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了;
因為我們沒有帶什麼到世上來,也不能帶什麼去。
只要有衣有食,就當知足。
約伯記 5:15
- 16
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
神拯救窮乏人脫離他們口中的刀和強暴人的手。
這樣,貧寒的人有指望,罪孽之輩必塞口無言。
箴言 22:16
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty. Thirty Sayings of the Wise Saying 1
欺壓貧窮為要利己的,並送禮與富戶的,都必缺乏。