我意今時之災、惟守我素為美、

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如守素安常才好。

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如安于现状。

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如安于现状。

鉴于目前时势艰难，我认为各人最好是安于现状。

为了目前的困难，我认为人最好能保持现状。

实际上，由于现今的艰难，我认为一个人保持现状是合宜的，这才是好的。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如守素安常才好。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如安於現狀。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如安於現狀。

鑒於目前時勢艱難，我認為各人最好是安於現狀。

為了目前的困難，我認為人最好能保持現狀。

我以為最好是：為了現在艱難的緣故、一個人還是守素安常的好。

實際上，由於現今的艱難，我認為一個人保持現狀是合宜的，這才是好的。

我意因今時之艱、守其素者為善、

我思因今時之患難、人能守素安常為美、

吾鑒於世難方殷、竊謂能保守獨身、莫善焉。

Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

Times are hard for you right now. So I think it’s good for a man to stay as he is.

I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is.

Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are.

Because of the present distress, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

I think, then, that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress— that it is good for a man to remain as he is:

I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

Therefore I consider this to be good because of the present distress: It is fine for a man to remain as he is.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress,[ I say], that[ it is] good for a man so to be.

Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, that it’s good for a man to remain as he is.

爾遺書問我、我答云、男不納婦更愈、

論曠夫嫠婦、我云、可恆如我焉、

爾居斯土、勿娶妻室、生育子女。斯土之為父母者、及其所生之子女、我有定命、俱遭慘死、無人哭泣、無人瘞埋、視若糞壤、亦有亡於鋒刃、死於饑饉、飛鳥走獸、食其尸骸。

吾言此、為爾益、非欲陷爾、乃使爾盡其所當然、以殷勤事主、心無紛擾、若有人思不嫁處子為恥、年踰及笄、事有可行、則隨所欲、嫁亦無尤、如父堅心、事無所阻、得行其志、定意不嫁之為美、如是嫁之者美、不嫁之者尤美、

時日伊邇、上帝之民且被鞫、若我儕先受審判、則不信上帝福音者、將受何報哉、

當日妊婦乳婦、其有禍乎、

斯時也、妊婦乳婦其有禍乎、蓋此地必有大災、怒及斯民、

耶穌顧之曰、耶路撒冷女乎、勿為我哭、當為己及子哭、日至、人必曰、未妊之婦、未產之胎、未哺之乳福矣、

娶無尤、嫁亦無尤、但若輩身遭難吾不復爾責、