A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.

愚顽人不再称为高明；吝啬人不再称为大方。

愚顽人不再称为君子，流氓不再称为绅士。

愚顽人不再称为君子，流氓不再称为绅士。

愚昧人必不再被奉为尊贵之人，恶棍必不再受尊重。

愚顽人不再被称为高尚，恶棍也不再被称为大方。

愚顽人不再被称为高贵，卑劣人也不再被说成君子；

愚頑人不再稱為高明；吝嗇人不再稱為大方。

愚頑人不再稱為君子，流氓不再稱為紳士。

愚頑人不再稱為君子，流氓不再稱為紳士。

愚昧人必不再被奉為尊貴之人，惡棍必不再受尊重。

愚頑人不再被稱為高尚，惡棍也不再被稱為大方。

愚頑人不再叫做高明，棍徒也不再稱為大方。

愚頑人不再被稱為高貴，卑劣人也不再被說成君子；

愚魯者不復稱高明、慳吝者不復稱慷慨、

頑嚚者無慷慨之名、貪婪者無博施之譽、

愚妄者不復稱英明、貪吝者不復稱慷慨、

No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

Foolish people won’t be considered noble anymore. Those who are worthless won’t be highly respected.

The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.

In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. Scoundrels will not be respected.

A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.

No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful;

The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said[ to be] bountiful.

A fool will no longer be called honorable; a deceiver will no longer be called principled.

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep,so David sent 10 young men instructing them,“ Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.Then say this:‘ Long life to you, and peace to you, to your family, and to all that is yours.I hear that you are shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on a feast day. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”

So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

who despises the one rejected by the Lord but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his word whatever the cost,

Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread, and don’t desire his choice food,for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.“ Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.You will vomit the little you’ve eaten and waste your pleasant words.

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name is Nabal, and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.