總之、嫁其女善也；不嫁其女、則更善矣。

这样看来，叫自己的女儿出嫁是好，不叫她出嫁更是好。

这样看来，让自己的女儿结婚固然是好，不让她结婚更好。

这样看来，让自己的女儿结婚固然是好，不让她结婚更好。

所以，与未婚妻完婚是对的，但不结婚则更好。

所以，那跟自己的女朋友结婚的，作得好，那不结婚的，作得更好。（或译：“36如果有人认为待自己的女儿不合适，她也过了结婚的年龄，而且应当这样行，他就可以照着自己的意思去作，让她们结婚，这不是犯罪。37但如果他心里坚定，没有什么不得已的原因，又有权作主，决心留下自己的女儿，这样作也是好的。38所以，那让自己女儿出嫁的，作得好，那不让女儿出嫁的，作得更好。”）

所以，那让自己的童贞女儿结婚的，做得好；那没有让她结婚的，做得更好。

這樣看來，叫自己的女兒出嫁是好，不叫她出嫁更是好。

這樣看來，讓自己的女兒結婚固然是好，不讓她結婚更好。

這樣看來，讓自己的女兒結婚固然是好，不讓她結婚更好。

所以，與未婚妻完婚是對的，但不結婚則更好。

所以，那跟自己的女朋友結婚的，作得好，那不結婚的，作得更好。（或譯：“36如果有人認為待自己的女兒不合適，她也過了結婚的年齡，而且應當這樣行，他就可以照著自己的意思去作，讓她們結婚，這不是犯罪。37但如果他心裡堅定，沒有甚麼不得已的原因，又有權作主，決心留下自己的女兒，這樣作也是好的。38所以，那讓自己女兒出嫁的，作得好，那不讓女兒出嫁的，作得更好。”）

所以同自己的處女朋友結婚的固然好，不同她結婚的更好。

所以，那讓自己的童貞女兒結婚的，做得好；那沒有讓她結婚的，做得更好。

如是嫁之者善、不嫁之者尤善、

如是嫁之者美、不嫁之者尤美、

如是、嫁女為美、不嫁女更美、

So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.

So then, the man who marries the virgin does the right thing. But the man who doesn’t marry her does a better thing.

So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.

So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.

So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.

So then, both the one who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and the one who does not give her in marriage will do better.

So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

So then he who marries his virgin does well, but he who does not marry will do better.

So then he that giveth[ her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth[ her] not in marriage doeth better.

So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.

婚姻為聖潔之事、床笫不容沾辱。淫人妻女、必遭天誅。

至於來書所提各節、吾意以為如能恆抱獨身、不接觸任何女性、尚矣。惟為避免邪淫起見、則男娶女嫁、亦屬無妨。

總之、予欲爾無憂無慮也。無妻者能專心事主、惟求取悅於主；有妻者則注意世故、兼欲取悅於妻、則分心矣。無夫者及處女、亦能專心事主、惟求神形之聖潔，有夫者則注意世故、兼欲取悅於夫矣。

對於尚未結婚之人、及守寡之婦、我則曰以我為法可也。

若無必要、其父如能堅定心意、按其力之所及、使其女得常為童貞、斯為美矣。

吾鑒於世難方殷、竊謂能保守獨身、莫善焉。