Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况君王说谎话呢？

愚顽人说美言并不相宜，君子说谎言也不合宜。

愚顽人说美言并不相宜，君子说谎言也不合宜。

愚人高谈阔论不相称，统治者说谎更不合适。

愚顽人说佳美的话是不相称的，何况尊贵的人说虚谎的话呢！

愚顽人有优雅的嘴唇尚且不合宜，更何况高贵的人有撒谎的嘴唇呢！

愚頑人說美言本不相宜，何況君王說謊話呢？

愚頑人說美言並不相宜，君子說謊言也不合宜。

愚頑人說美言並不相宜，君子說謊言也不合宜。

愚人高談闊論不相稱，統治者說謊更不合適。

愚頑人說佳美的話是不相稱的，何況尊貴的人說虛謊的話呢！

愚昧人說話用美妙口氣、本不相宜，高貴人用虛謊口氣、更不相配。

愚頑人有優雅的嘴唇尚且不合宜，更何況高貴的人有撒謊的嘴唇呢！

嘉言不宜於愚者、誑舌不宜於君王、

位卑而言高、非宜也、位高而言卑、亦非宜也。

愚者大言不相宜、況君子誑言、豈非更不宜乎、

Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools. And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!

Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.The delight of kings is righteous counsel, and they love the one who speaks uprightly.

Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

God says this to the evildoer:“ How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?For you hate instruction and reject my words.

If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.