忠藎之言、使之不納、元老之明、使之忽昧。

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。

他除掉忠信人的言论，又除去老年人的辨别力。

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、

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.

大人睿智、老者達道、未必盡然。

維彼友朋、主蔽其聰、懵焉無智、理屈詞窮。

蓋我不賦以靈慧心、故其性若是、

義者有道、可以養眾、愚人無慧、陷於死亡。

使州牧心盲、如流離曠野、躑躅窮途、

養生之百穀、解渴之水泉、豪傑之士、雄俊之夫、鞫民之官、先知之人、卜筮之輩、以及長老、五十夫長、貴介、謀臣、良工、巫覡、皆猶大耶路撒冷民所倚賴、而萬有之主耶和華悉奪之、

言實者可久、語誑者立敗。

行真者耶和華所悅、偽為者為其所疾。