「即使絕望者拋棄對上帝的敬畏，也應該得到朋友的恩待。

“那将要灰心、离弃全能者、不敬畏神的人，他的朋友当以慈爱待他。

“灰心的人，他的朋友当以慈爱待他，因为他将离弃敬畏全能者的心。

“灰心的人，他的朋友当以慈爱待他，因为他将离弃敬畏全能者的心。

“即使绝望者抛弃对上帝的敬畏，也应该得到朋友的恩待。

朋友应该怜悯灰心的人，因为他舍弃了对全能者的敬畏。

那將要灰心、離棄全能者、不敬畏神的人，他的朋友當以慈愛待他。

「灰心的人，他的朋友當以慈愛待他，因為他將離棄敬畏全能者的心。

「灰心的人，他的朋友當以慈愛待他，因為他將離棄敬畏全能者的心。

朋友應該憐憫灰心的人，因為他捨棄了對全能者的敬畏。

『不以慈愛待朋友的、是撇棄敬畏全能者的心。

人將頹敗、失其對全能者之寅畏、其友宜矜恤之、

人遭患難、其友必加矜憫、惟我友朋、不畏全能之主。

人遭患難、其友當加矜恤、不然、則為不敬畏全能之主、或作人遭患難雖不復畏全能之主其友亦當加矜恤

“ Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

“ A person shouldn’t stop being kind to a friend. Anyone who does that stops showing respect for the Mighty One.

“ He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

“ One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.

A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

“ For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty.

“ To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.

To him that is afflicted pity[ should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

“ To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

“ To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

朋友時時彼此關愛，手足生來患難與共。

你摒棄對上帝的敬畏，拒絕向祂禱告。

如果身體某個肢體感到痛苦，全身也一同受苦。如果某個肢體得到榮耀，全身也一同喜樂。

要與喜樂的人同樂，與哀哭的人同哭。

另一個罪犯卻責備他說：「你同樣是受刑的，難道不怕上帝嗎？

你們要分擔彼此的重擔，這樣就成全了基督的律法。

我會對你們講鼓勵的話，用勸慰之言減輕你們的痛苦。

罪惡在惡人內心深處說話，他們眼中毫無對上帝的畏懼。他們自以為是，渾然不知自己的罪，也不憎惡自己的罪。他們滿口惡言謊話，毫無智慧和善行。

亞伯拉罕回答說：「因為我想這裡的人不敬畏上帝，他們必為了奪我妻子而殺我。

要設身處地地顧念那些被囚禁的人，要感同身受地顧念那些遭遇苦難的人。

「我的朋友啊，可憐我吧！可憐我吧！因為上帝的手擊打我。

有誰軟弱，我不感同身受呢？有誰失足犯罪，我不心急如焚呢？

你曾教導許多人，使無力的手強壯。你的話使人免於跌倒，你使顫抖的膝硬朗。但現在苦難一來，你便灰心喪膽；災禍來臨，你便驚慌失措。