愚妄者不復稱英明、貪吝者不復稱慷慨、

愚顽人不再称为高明；吝啬人不再称为大方。

愚顽人不再称为君子，流氓不再称为绅士。

愚顽人不再称为君子，流氓不再称为绅士。

愚昧人必不再被奉为尊贵之人，恶棍必不再受尊重。

愚顽人不再被称为高尚，恶棍也不再被称为大方。

愚顽人不再被称为高贵，卑劣人也不再被说成君子；

愚頑人不再稱為高明；吝嗇人不再稱為大方。

愚頑人不再稱為君子，流氓不再稱為紳士。

愚頑人不再稱為君子，流氓不再稱為紳士。

愚昧人必不再被奉為尊貴之人，惡棍必不再受尊重。

愚頑人不再被稱為高尚，惡棍也不再被稱為大方。

愚頑人不再叫做高明，棍徒也不再稱為大方。

愚頑人不再被稱為高貴，卑劣人也不再被說成君子；

愚魯者不復稱高明、慳吝者不復稱慷慨、

頑嚚者無慷慨之名、貪婪者無博施之譽、

No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

Foolish people won’t be considered noble anymore. Those who are worthless won’t be highly respected.

The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.

In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. Scoundrels will not be respected.

A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.

No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

The foolish person will no longer be called generous, Nor the miser said to be bountiful;

The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said[ to be] bountiful.

A fool will no longer be called honorable; a deceiver will no longer be called principled.

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

禍哉斯人、稱惡為善、稱善為惡、以暗為明、以明為暗、以苦為甘、以甘為苦、

其人名拿八、妻名亞比該、乃聰慧美麗之婦、拿八為人、剛愎不仁、屬迦勒族、大衛在曠野、聞拿八翦羊毛、即遣少者十人、謂之曰、爾上迦密、往見拿八、以我名問其安、曰、願爾平康、爾家平康、凡爾所有者平康、願爾畢生如此、我聞人為爾翦羊毛、昔爾牧者與我在迦密時、我未嘗害之、或作我未嘗辱之彼亦一無所失、可問爾少者、少者或作僕下同彼必告爾、願我少者蒙恩於爾前、緣為佳日而來慶賀、緣為佳日而來慶賀原文作因我儕於佳日而來求爾隨所有之物、賜爾僕及爾子大衛、

是時爾必得見善人與惡人有別、有別原文作有何別下同事天主者與不事天主者有別、

厭惡匪類、尊崇敬畏主者、既立誓願、雖受損害、亦不變更、

勿坐吝嗇人之席、勿貪其珍饈、蓋其心思如何、為人即如何、雖謂爾曰、請食請飲、其意不誠、爾所食者必致復哇、爾道謝之美詞亦徒然、

求我主勿以此匪人拿八為意、其性與其名相稱、彼名拿八、譯即愚妄之義所行愚妄、昔我主大衛所遣之少者、婢未曾見、