對於尚未結婚之人、及守寡之婦、我則曰以我為法可也。

我对着没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，若他们常像我就好。

我对没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，他们若能维持独身像我一样就好。

我对没有嫁娶的和寡妇说，他们若能维持独身像我一样就好。

至于那些未婚的和寡居的，他们若能像我一样就好了。

我现在要对未婚的人和寡妇说，他们若保持像我这样就好了；

我对没有结婚的人和寡妇说，如果他们能像我一样保持现状，对他们来说是好事。

我對着沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，若他們常像我就好。

我對沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，他們若能維持獨身像我一樣就好。

我對沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，他們若能維持獨身像我一樣就好。

至於那些未婚的和寡居的，他們若能像我一樣就好了。

我現在要對未婚的人和寡婦說，他們若保持像我這樣就好了；

對沒有結婚的和寡婦呢、我是說，他們若像我安於素常，這對於他們倒好。

我對沒有結婚的人和寡婦說，如果他們能像我一樣保持現狀，對他們來說是好事。

我謂未嫁娶者、與嫠婦、若恆如我則善、

論曠夫嫠婦、我云、可恆如我焉、

論未嫁娶者及寡婦、我曰、若能恆如我、則於彼有益、

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

I speak now to those who are not married. I also speak to widows. It is good for you to stay single like me.

To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am.

So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows— it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am.

I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

總之、予欲爾無憂無慮也。無妻者能專心事主、惟求取悅於主；

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。吾作是語、為爾之益、不欲納爾於陷穽之中、乃欲導爾於康莊之路；庶得無阻無礙、從容事主耳。

吾鑒於世難方殷、竊謂能保守獨身、莫善焉。爾有妻室之累、則勿求自由；無妻室之累、則不必急於娶妻。

依我心意、固願人人能如我也。惟各人所秉賦於天主者、不能盡同；甲長於此、乙長於彼、固不可相提並論也。

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。