何曾以金為望、何曾云精金為我所恃、

“我若以黄金为指望，对精金说：你是我的倚靠；

“我若以黄金为我的指望，对纯金说：你是我的倚靠；

“我若以黄金为我的指望，对纯金说：你是我的倚靠；

“我若仰仗金子，依靠纯金，

我若以黄金为我所信靠的，又对精金说：‘你是我所靠赖的’；

我若以黃金為指望，對精金說：你是我的倚靠；

「我若以黃金為我的指望，對純金說：你是我的倚靠；

「我若以黃金為我的指望，對純金說：你是我的倚靠；

「我若仰仗金子，依靠純金，

我若以黃金為我所信靠的，又對精金說：‘你是我所靠賴的’；

『我若以金子為我所安心信賴的，而對黃金說：「你是我所倚靠」；

我若惟金是望、謂精金曰、爾為我之所恃、

我不以金為寶、亦不以兼金為可恃。

“ If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold,‘ You are my security,’

“ Suppose I’ve put my trust in gold. I’ve said to pure gold,‘ You make me feel secure.’

“ If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,

“ Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?

If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust,

“ If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,

“ If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold,‘ You are my confidence’;

If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust,

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold,[ Thou art] my confidence;

“ If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold,‘ You are my security!’

“ If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold,‘ You are my confidence;’

恃己財者必隕墮、善人茂盛茂盛或作發旺如樹之葉、

富人貲財、如其堅城、貧人缺乏、常臨危境、

彼倚賴金寶、矜誇多財、人實不能贖己之兄弟、亦不能為彼奉贖金於天主、

云、不仰賴天主保護、惟恃己之多財、盡力作惡者、即是此人、

遂謂眾曰、慎哉、勿貪婪、蓋人之生命、不在家貲豐裕、

拉班眾子議曰、我父所有者、盡為雅各所奪、彼藉我父所有者獲此巨富、雅各聞之、

勒索之貨不可倚賴、劫奪之財不可妄恃、貨財雖然加多、莫以為念、

我若富、恐我飽而不認主、云主為誰、我若貧、恐我盜竊、以致妄稱我天主之名、○

貪利為萬惡之根、有人慕之、則迷失於道、以多苦自刺、

故當滅爾在地之肢體所作之罪、即姦淫、污穢、邪侈、惡慾、貪婪、貪婪與拜偶像同罪、

門徒奇其言、耶穌又曰、小子、恃財者入天主國、難矣哉、駝穿針孔、較富者入天主國尤易、

因其死後分毫不能攜取、其榮華不能隨之而下、

當諭此世之富者、心勿驕傲、勿恃無定之財、惟恃永生天主、厚賜我眾百物以享之、

恐爾食而飽、建美室而居、牛羊蕃多、金銀加增、凡爾所有、無不豐裕、遂心高氣傲、忘主爾之天主、昔導爾出伊及爾為奴之地、