他除掉忠信人的言论，又除去老年人的辨别力。

他废去忠信人的讲论，又夺去老人的聪明。

他废去忠信者的言论，夺去长者的见识。

他废去忠信者的言论，夺去长者的见识。

祂夺去智者的口才，祂拿走长者的洞见。

他廢去忠信人的講論，又奪去老人的聰明。

他廢去忠信者的言論，奪去長者的見識。

他廢去忠信者的言論，奪去長者的見識。

祂奪去智者的口才，祂拿走長者的洞見。

他除掉忠信人的言論，又除去老年人的辨別力。

他把受信靠者的口才廢掉，又將老年人的謹慎智慮奪去。

廢忠誠者之才辯、奪年老者之知識、

忠藎之言、使之不納、元老之明、使之忽昧。

使素有口才者、素有口才者或作盡忠者言詞遲純、使老者昧其知識、

He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.

He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.

He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.

He silences the trusted adviser and removes the insight of the elders.

He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.

He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment.

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.

年纪大的不都有智慧，年老的不都能明白是非，

你蒙蔽了他们的心，不让他们明白；因此你必不高举他们。

因为神使它忘记了智慧，也没有把聪明分给它。

义人的嘴唇培育多人，愚妄人因无知死亡。

他除掉地上人民中首领的悟性，使他们在无路的荒野之地飘流。

看哪！主万军之耶和华，快要从耶路撒冷和犹大，除掉人所倚靠的和所倚赖的，就是众人所倚靠的粮，众人所倚赖的水；除掉勇士和战士、审判官和先知、占卜的和长老、五十夫长和尊贵的人、谋士和有技艺的工人，以及精通法术的。

说实话的嘴唇，永远坚立；撒谎的舌头，眨眼间消失。

撒谎的嘴唇是耶和华憎恶的；行事诚实是他所喜悦的。