我為昨日之人、罔有知識、在世之日如影、請爾詢於前代、務厥祖所考驗、

“请你考问前代，追念他们的列祖所查究的。

“请你询问上代，思念他们祖先所查究的。

“请你询问上代，思念他们祖先所查究的。

“你要请教先辈，探究祖先的经验。

请你查问前几代，留意他们列祖所查究的。

請你考問前代，追念他們的列祖所查究的。

「請你詢問上代，思念他們祖先所查究的。

「請你詢問上代，思念他們祖先所查究的。

「你要請教先輩，探究祖先的經驗。

請你查問前幾代，留意他們列祖所查究的。

『你請查問前代，注意他們列祖所考察的；（

我生無幾日、如影靡定、知識未擴、所貴乎博稽古昔、取法前人、

爾考問前代、追念列祖所經驗、

“ Ask the former generation and find out what their ancestors learned,

“ Find out what our parents taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned.

“ For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out.

“ Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.

For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their ancestors discovered,

“ Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.

“ For inquire, please, of the former age, And consider the things discovered by their fathers;

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out

For ask the previous generation, and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,

For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

“ For inquire now of the former generation, and pay attention to the findings of their ancestors;

“ Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

即哲人受於列祖、而不隱者也、

粵稽往古、自上帝造人於世、由天涯至地極、有如此之大事乎、曾聞之乎、

追憶往古之日、思念歷代之年、問於爾父、彼必示爾、詢諸長老、彼必告爾、

夫彼所遇者、可為鑑戒、載之於經、以警我末世之人、

我中有皓首者、有高壽者、較爾父尤長、

惟生者始頌美爾、如我今日然、爾之誠實、父示於子、

昔所載者皆以訓我而書、俾我因忍與聖經之慰而得望、

年老者有智慧、壽高者有聰明、

乃我所聞所知、我列祖所傳示兮、我不隱於其子孫、必以耶和華之聲譽、能力奇行、宣於後世兮、

曰、我幼爾耄、故退讓、不敢陳我意、自謂歷日多者、當講論、享年永者、當以智誨人、

上帝歟、爾在古昔所行之事、我耳聞之、列祖曾述之兮、