“请你询问上代，思念他们祖先所查究的。

“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。

“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、

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.

就是智慧人从列祖所受，传讲而不隐瞒的事。

“你去问，在你先前的时代，自从神造人在地上以来，从天这边到天那边，曾有过或听过这样的大事吗？

你当回想上古之日，思念历代之年；问你的父亲，他必告诉你；问你的长者，他必向你述说。

这些事发生在他们身上，要作为鉴戒，而且写下来正是要警戒我们这末世的人。

我们这里有白发的和年老的，比你父亲还年长。

只有活人，活人必称谢你，像我今日称谢你一样。为父的，必使儿女知道你的信实。

从前所写的圣经都是为教导我们写的，要使我们藉着忍耐和因圣经所生的安慰，得着盼望。

年老的有智慧，寿高的有知识。

是我们所听见、所知道，我们的祖宗告诉我们的。我们不要向子孙隐瞒这些事，而要将耶和华的美德和他的能力，并他所行的奇事，述说给后代听。

布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说：“我年轻，你们年长，因此我退让，不敢向你们陈述我的意见。我说：‘年长的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教导人。’

神啊，你在古时，我们列祖的日子所做的事，我们亲耳听见了，我们的列祖曾为我们述说。