吾望服膺聖教之婦人、皆能以懿德琦行自飾也。

只要有善行，这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏上帝的女人相称。

要有善行，这才与自称为敬畏神的女人相称。

要有良好的行为，这样才配称为敬畏上帝的妇女。

却要以善行作装饰，这才配称为敬畏神的女人。

反而要用美善的行为，与称为敬神的女人相宜。

只要有善行，這才與自稱是敬神的女人相宜。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏上帝的女人相稱。

要有善行，這才與自稱為敬畏神的女人相稱。

要有良好的行為，這樣才配稱為敬畏上帝的婦女。

卻要以善行作裝飾，這才配稱為敬畏神的女人。

乃是要用善行來妝飾：這才是自許為敬拜上帝的女人所適合作的。

反而要用美善的行為，與稱為敬神的女人相宜。

惟由善行、乃自許為虔敬者所宜、

惟務善行、乃崇拜上帝者所宜、

惟以行善為飾、此乃自稱敬天主之婦女所宜、

but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.

Instead, they should put on good works as if good works were their clothes. This is proper for women who claim to worship God.

but with what is proper for women who profess godliness— with good works.

For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.

but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.

but( which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.

but with good works, as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God.

But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess reverence for God.

but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

爾等與異邦人雜處、尤宜慎自檢點、勉立善表、務使謗爾者見爾善行、而頌揚天主於眷顧之日。

爾之行實、爾之仁愛、篤信、黽勉、忍耐、悉在吾洞鑒之中；且知爾近來勉益加勉、成績斐然、超邁當初。

約帕有女徒名大比大、希臘語曰多加、平生孳孳為善、博施濟眾；

既知天地萬物終歸消滅、則爾等應如何孳孳為善、

此言也、真實無妄。願爾以此事切實講明、務使信奉天主之人、兢兢業業、為善毋懈。此事也、盡善盡美、裨益人群。

既有明達、加以克治；既能克治；加以堅忍；既有堅忍、加以虔誠；既有虔誠、加以友愛；既有友愛、冠之以仁。爾等苟能存養此等美德、使之發榮滋長於爾內心、則體認吾主耶穌基督、自覺日益親切、欲罷不能、必不致華而不實也。

毋事外飾、辮髮、金玦、文繡皆非所宜。惟修養內心、以溫柔嫻靜之精神為飾、則可大可久、天主所珍也。在昔懿德之婦、亦莫不以此自飾、仰望天主、敬事其夫。

即吾人本身亦莫非天主之化工、藉基督耶穌為行善而締造。然則吾人之行善、乃天主之成命耳。

伯鐸祿遂偕行、既至、引之登樓、諸嫠環之而泣、並出示多加生前所製之衣、

基督為吾人自舍其身、正欲拯贖吾人、脫免一切罪惡、加以洗滌、俾得充其子民、發憤為善云耳。

若夫淫蕩之寡婦、則雖生猶死矣務將此道教之、耳提面命、庶幾無過。若有不顧戚族、不養家人、斯乃背信、其行視不信者猶有愧色。寡婦年逾六十、而未再醮者、乃可予以入冊。其人必須有賢德之稱曾教養兒女善待賓客、且為聖徒洗足、平生濟人之難、周人之急、孳孳為善、惟日不足者、方得稱是。