人惰而不修其室、則棟撓屋漏。

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

屋顶因人懒惰而坍塌，房间因人游手好闲而漏雨。

房顶塌下是因为懒惰，房屋滴漏是因为懒得动手。

因人懒惰，房顶塌落；因手闲散，房屋漏雨。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

屋頂因人懶惰而坍塌，房間因人遊手好閒而漏雨。

房頂塌下是因為懶惰，房屋滴漏是因為懶得動手。

由於懶惰，房頂就塌下；由於手懶，房屋就滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌落；因手閒散，房屋漏雨。

人惰則榱陷、手懈則屋漏、

緣怠而梁墮、緣懈而屋漏、

Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.

When a person won’t work, the roof falls down. Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Through extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

惟此室家、哲婦建之、愚婦毀之。

惰者之田、愚者之園、我嘗過焉、草萊蔓延、荊棘叢生、墻垣傾圮、我觀而思之、遂明其道、人束手而寢、言欲少寐、俄頃即起、不知貧乏之至、速如行旅、迅如武士。

怠惰者流、冬時不勤耕耘、穡時乞而不得。

故當黽勉、有信宜有德、有德宜有智、有智宜有節、有節宜有忍、有忍宜有虔、有虔宜有弟、有弟宜有仁、有此而擴充之、則知主耶穌基督道、而自不怠不荒、無此則盲於心、視不及遠、其受潔去舊罪、皆忘之矣、兄弟當黽勉、以明上帝選爾召爾、由是而行、無不得救、

我願爾眾、至終殷勤、以懷厚望、

怠者有求、而不勤操作、不遂所欲、懷忿以死。

蓋饕餮甘酒、必致貧、思寢之人必衣敝。

勤者治人、怠者治於人。