“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。

“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。

“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。

「即使絕望者拋棄對上帝的敬畏，也應該得到朋友的恩待。

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.

朋友时常亲爱，弟兄为患难而生。

你诚然废弃敬畏，不在上帝面前默想。

假如一个肢体受苦，所有的肢体就一同受苦；假如一个肢体得光荣，所有的肢体就一同快乐。

要与喜乐的人同乐；要与哀哭的人同哭。

另一个就应声责备他，说：“你是一样受刑的，还不怕上帝吗？

你们各人的重担要互相担当，这样就会成全基督的律法。

但我必用口坚固你们，颤动的嘴唇带来舒解。

过犯在恶人的心底向他说话，他的眼中不怕上帝。他自夸自媚，以致罪孽无法察觉，不被恨恶。他口中的言语尽是罪孽诡诈，他不再有智慧，也不再行善。

亚伯拉罕说：“我以为这地方的人根本不敬畏上帝，必为我妻子的缘故杀我。

要记念受监禁的人，好像与他们同受监禁；要记念受虐待的人，好像你们也亲身受虐待一样。

我的朋友啊，可怜我！可怜我！因为上帝的手攻击我。

有谁软弱，我不软弱呢？有谁跌倒，我不焦急呢？

看哪，你素来教导许多人，又坚固软弱的手。你的言语曾扶助跌倒的人；你使软弱的膝盖稳固。但现在祸患临到你，你就烦躁了；它挨近你，你就惊惶。