既識義道、竟背所受之聖命、莫若不識之為美、

他们晓得义路，竟背弃了传给他们的圣命，倒不如不晓得为妙。

他们知道义路，竟背弃了传授给他们那神圣的诫命，倒不如不知道为妙。

他们知道义路，竟背弃了传授给他们那神圣的诫命，倒不如不知道为妙。

他们明知道正路，却背弃了传给他们的神圣诫命，这样倒不如不知道的好。

既然认识了义路，竟又背弃传给他们的圣诫命，对他们来说，倒不如不认识好得多了。

因为认识了义的道路以后，背离那交托给他们的神圣诫命，对他们来说，倒不如不认识还好。

他們曉得義路，竟背棄了傳給他們的聖命，倒不如不曉得為妙。

他們知道義路，竟背棄了傳授給他們那神聖的誡命，倒不如不知道為妙。

他們知道義路，竟背棄了傳授給他們那神聖的誡命，倒不如不知道為妙。

他們明知道正路，卻背棄了傳給他們的神聖誡命，這樣倒不如不知道的好。

既然認識了義路，竟又背棄傳給他們的聖誡命，對他們來說，倒不如不認識好得多了。

他們認識了正義之路以後，若從所傳授給他們的聖誡上退轉下去，那倒不如沒有認識過好啊。

因為認識了義的道路以後，背離那交託給他們的神聖誡命，對他們來說，倒不如不認識還好。

蓋未識義路、較識之而背所受之聖誡猶愈也、

既識道矣、猶棄所受之聖命、孰若不識道義之為美、

蓋與其知道而背命、孰若初未聞道之為愈乎？

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.

Suppose they had not known the way of godliness. This would have been better than to know godliness and then turn away from it. The way of godliness is the sacred command passed on to them.

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known[ it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

如善人離善作惡、循惡人所行諸可憎之事而行、豈得生存乎、其所行之諸善、不復追憶、必因所作之慝、所犯之罪死亡、

知何以行善而不行之者、即為有罪、

蓋人已蒙光照、受天上賞賜、得聖神之感、嘗天主善道之味、又覺悟來世之權能、後竟背教、則不能再悔改自新、因其復釘天主子於十字架而顯辱之、

僕知主人之意、而不設備、不順其意者、見撲必多、

如善人離善行惡、我聽其陷罪、以致死亡、爾不戒之、必死於罪中、彼所為之善、不得記憶、而其喪命之罪、必責問於爾、

如是、律法乃聖、誡亦聖、義且善也、

耶穌曰、爾若瞽、則無罪、今爾云我能見、則爾罪尚存也、

背逆耶和華、不尋求耶和華、不祈禱耶和華者、我悉必翦滅、

若我未來訓之、則其人無罪、今其罪不得辭矣、

皓首如華冕、行善道者方可得之、

蓋爾知我儕因主耶穌以何誡授爾也、

蓋約翰以義道就爾、爾不信之、而稅吏與妓女信之、且爾見此、仍不悔改以信、○

彼口中言語、悉屬虛妄詭詐、不明理、不行善、在床榻時籌思奸惡、立於不善之途、不棄絕惡事、

善義之道、終有生命、善義之徑、引至不死、

我見之被玷、與姊無異、姊妹俱行一途、

偏行邪曲道者、主必將其與作惡者同除之、惟願以色列民得享平康、

加伯農乎、爾會得升至天、後必墮於地獄、蓋在爾中所施之異能、若施於所多瑪、則於今日尚存、我誠告爾、當審判日、所多瑪地之刑、較爾之刑猶易受也、