尚其慎旃！莫使爾之心靈、困於酒食、蔽於世慮；蓋彼日將突然臨爾、有如陷穽、天網恢恢、

“你们要谨慎，恐怕因贪食、醉酒，并今生的思虑累住你们的心，那日子就如同网罗忽然临到你们；

“你们要谨慎，免得被贪食、醉酒和今生的忧虑压住你们的心，那日子就忽然临到你们，

“你们要谨慎，免得被贪食、醉酒和今生的忧虑压住你们的心，那日子就忽然临到你们，

“你们要小心，不要被宴乐、醉酒和人生的挂虑所拖累，免得那日子像网罗般突然临到你们，

“你们应当自己小心，免得在贪食醉酒和生活的挂虑压住你们的心的时候，那日子突然临到你们，

“你们要谨慎自守，免得你们的心因宴乐、醉酒和今生的忧虑变得迟钝，那日子就会像网罗一样突然临到你们，

「你們要謹慎，恐怕因貪食、醉酒，並今生的思慮累住你們的心，那日子就如同網羅忽然臨到你們；

「你們要謹慎，免得被貪食、醉酒和今生的憂慮壓住你們的心，那日子就忽然臨到你們，

「你們要謹慎，免得被貪食、醉酒和今生的憂慮壓住你們的心，那日子就忽然臨到你們，

「你們要小心，不要被宴樂、醉酒和人生的掛慮所拖累，免得那日子像網羅般突然臨到你們，

“你們應當自己小心，免得在貪食醉酒和生活的掛慮壓住你們的心的時候，那日子突然臨到你們，

『你們要自己注意，恐怕你們的心受重壓在過度飲食醉酒和日常生活之掛慮中，那日子就如同網羅突然臨到你們了；

「你們要謹慎自守，免得你們的心因宴樂、醉酒和今生的憂慮變得遲鈍，那日子就會像網羅一樣突然臨到你們，

爾當自慎、勿以饜飲沈湎、世之憧擾累爾心、免其日如機檻、突然臨爾、

自當謹慎、勿以饜飫沉湎、世之憧擾累心、恐其日突然臨爾、

爾當自慎、勿以饜飫沈湎、及世事之思慮、昏迷爾心、恐其日突然臨爾、

“ Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

“ Be careful. If you aren’t, your hearts will be loaded down with wasteful living, drunkenness and the worries of life. Then the day the Son of Man returns will close on you like a trap. It will happen suddenly.

“ But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

“ Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,

“ Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

“ But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;

“ But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:

“ Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and[ so] that day come upon you unawares.

“ But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

“ So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

內有世俗之憂慮、貨利之迷惑、嗜欲之萌動、相與交攻於中、而壅塞其道、宜其不實也；

夫過去之日、與世俗同流合污、放縱恣肆、沈湎酒色、崇拜偶像、不已足乎？今日爾等則不復醉生夢死、同乎流俗、而世人乃以為咄咄怪事、大施謗毀。然若輩終須向黜陟幽明者負其全責也。且已亡之人、亦何為能聞福音乎？蓋使若輩身雖因人而死、靈則得以托主而生耳。萬物之終局、已日近一日、爾其朝乾夕惕、儆醒祈禱。

倘是僕意謂「吾主必徐徐而歸、」於是擅扑僮婢、飲食酩酊、詎於不期之日、不意之時、主乃突然而臨、則必毅然斬之、使與不信者同科；

爾等亦宜恆自警惕。蓋人子來臨、每在不意之時也。』

作盜賊、貪污、沉湎、謗人、勒索之徒、未有能承受天主之國者也。

夫我良朋、既懷此殷望、則宜發憤為善、修身砥行、務使無瑕無玷俾可安心見主。

其播於棘中者、聞道之後、世慮縈懷、利慾熏心、遂壅塞其道、乃至無實。

應回憶所受所聞之教義拳拳服膺、而痛悔前失。如再不醒寤、吾必襲爾、猶不速之客突如其來、爾固無從逆知其時刻也。

吾意乃謂苟有自名為吾道中人、而猶淫亂、慳吝、迷信、慢罵、狂飲、勒索、誅求也、若此之人、應羞與為伍、雖拒與同席可也。

拜偶像、行巫術、仇恨爭競、好勝忿怒朋比釁隙、

爾固明知主日之臨、突如其來。有如不速之客之夜襲也。人方曰：「平安無虞、」而倏忽之間、大難已臨其身、正如臨蓐之婦、欲避分娩之苦、未由也已。惟我兄弟。既不處黑暗之中、屆時當不致襲爾如不速之客。蓋爾皆為光明之子、旦晝之人、非屬於暮夜與黑暗也。故吾人不欲效世人之醉生夢死、常宜昭昭惺惺、淡泊有節。蓋沉睡者必於昏夜、狂飲者亦必於昏夜。吾人既屬旦晝、可不恆懷惕若、終日乾乾、擁信愛以為甲、戴望德以為胄、而期待救恩乎。

爾宜無憂。爾有所需、宜用懇切之祈禱、感激之情緖、向天主坦率陳之；

爾其小心翼翼、善自檢點。兄弟有罪、爾當諫之；悔則恕之。

主應曰：『瑪大！瑪大！爾煩心焦慮、所務何多！

願其遭報應。身受所作孽。自陷羅網中。葬身所掘窟。

且吾人亦不可昧於時義、須知今茲已為醒於睡夢之時。何則、吾人蒙救之日、已較初信之時、日近一日矣。夜如何其、夜將闌！而曙將至矣！吾人尚可不去曖昧之行、被光明之甲、以期優遊於光天化日之下乎？醉生夢死、沉湎酒色、嫉妒鬥狠、皆非所宜。

又宜互相檢點、莫使有一人退化、而自絕於天主之聖寵；莫使辛螫之根苗、萌櫱滋蔓、為厲之階、而令眾人受其沾染；

是宜儆醒、因爾不知主來何時、恐於黃昏深夜、恐當雞鳴日出、突然駕返、見爾之睡也。予語爾者、亦以語眾、胥宜小心翼翼。』

落荊棘中者、言人聞道之後、漸為世慮貨利聲色所蔽、弗克成熟；

曰『爾其慎旃！毋為所惑！必有多人冒予名而來曰：「我即是也、時已近矣。」切勿從之！

人猶不覺；洪水倏至、咸遭滅頂；人子之臨亦復如是。斯時二人在田、一擢一遺；二女推磨、一擢一遺。緣此、爾宜朝乾夕惕；蓋爾不知爾主蒞臨之日也。若家主知盜何時將至、則必儆醒守備、不令穴室。然則爾等亦當備諸；蓋不意之時、人子至矣。設有忠智之僕、受家主之託、督其家人、按時給食；主來時、見其克盡厥職、福哉斯僕乎！吾實語爾、主必以其全業寄之。倘有不肖之僕、私揣其主稽遲、因肆意毆撻其侶、且與酒徒恣食縱飲；則於不期之日、不意之時、其主突然而臨、

爾當戒慎、爾將因予之故、被人執交公會、撻於會堂、解至王侯之前、以證吾道。

雖然、主日之臨、必突如其來、有若不速之客焉。當時諸天訇然而逝、物質之元素、溶解於烈火之中。大地及所載之萬彙、悉皆焚化。