「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。

“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。

「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.

朋友時常親愛，弟兄為患難而生。

你誠然廢棄敬畏，不在上帝面前默想。

假如一個肢體受苦，所有的肢體就一同受苦；假如一個肢體得光榮，所有的肢體就一同快樂。

要與喜樂的人同樂；要與哀哭的人同哭。

另一個就應聲責備他，說：「你是一樣受刑的，還不怕上帝嗎？

你們各人的重擔要互相擔當，這樣就會成全基督的律法。

但我必用口堅固你們，顫動的嘴唇帶來舒解。

過犯在惡人的心底向他說話，他的眼中不怕上帝。他自誇自媚，以致罪孽無法察覺，不被恨惡。他口中的言語盡是罪孽詭詐，他不再有智慧，也不再行善。

亞伯拉罕說：「我以為這地方的人根本不敬畏上帝，必為我妻子的緣故殺我。

要記念受監禁的人，好像與他們同受監禁；要記念受虐待的人，好像你們也親身受虐待一樣。

我的朋友啊，可憐我！可憐我！因為上帝的手攻擊我。

有誰軟弱，我不軟弱呢？有誰跌倒，我不焦急呢？

看哪，你素來教導許多人，又堅固軟弱的手。你的言語曾扶助跌倒的人；你使軟弱的膝蓋穩固。但現在禍患臨到你，你就煩躁了；它挨近你，你就驚惶。