夫鹽美矣、若鹽失其鹹、

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，可用什么叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

盐本来是好的，但如果盐失去了咸味，怎能使它再变咸呢？

“盐本来是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再咸呢？

“因此盐是好的，但如果连盐也失去了味道，还能用什么来调味呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

鹽本來是好的，但如果鹽失去了鹹味，怎能使它再變鹹呢？

“鹽本來是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再鹹呢？

『鹽是好的；但假使連鹽也失了味，要用甚麼來調味呢？

「因此鹽是好的，但如果連鹽也失去了味道，還能用什麼來調味呢？

夫鹽善矣、第鹽失其味、將何以調之、

夫鹽善矣、鹽失其味、將何以復之、

夫鹽、善也；鹽失其味、更將何以復之？

“ Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?

“ Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

“ Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

Salt[ is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?

Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

爾乃地之鹽、鹽若失其鹹、何以復之、後必無用、惟棄於外、為人所踐耳、

爾言恆當婉喻、如以鹽調和、則知所以對答各人、○

蓋凡人必醃以火、凡祭物必醃以鹽、鹽善矣、若鹽失其鹹、何以復之、爾曹內宜有鹽、亦當彼此相和、

且天主循己旨、以諸異跡奇事、及諸異能、並聖神恩賜、共證此道、○我所言來世、天主未嘗使之服於天使、有人證於經曰、世人為誰、爾垂念之、人子為誰、爾眷顧之、爾使其稍稍或作暫下同卑於天使、又冠之以尊以榮、使萬物服其足下、既言使萬物皆服之、則不遺一物不服之者、但今我儕未見萬物皆服之、