我遣爾等、如送綿羊入狼群。故宜靈變如蛇、而淳良如鴿。

“我差你们去，如同羊进入狼群；所以你们要灵巧像蛇，驯良像鸽子。

“看哪！我差你们出去，如同羊进入狼群，所以你们要机警如蛇，纯真如鸽。

“看哪！我差你们出去，如同羊进入狼群，所以你们要机警如蛇，纯真如鸽。

“听着，我差你们出去，就好像使羊走进狼群一般。所以，你们要像蛇一样机灵，像鸽子一样驯良。

“现在，我差派你们出去，好像羊进到狼群中间；所以你们要像蛇一样机警，像鸽子一样纯洁。

“看哪，我差派你们出去，就像把羊送进狼群中，所以你们要像蛇那样聪明，像鸽子那样纯洁。

「我差你們去，如同羊進入狼羣；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，馴良像鴿子。

「看哪！我差你們出去，如同羊進入狼羣，所以你們要機警如蛇，純真如鴿。

「看哪！我差你們出去，如同羊進入狼羣，所以你們要機警如蛇，純真如鴿。

「聽著，我差你們出去，就好像使羊走進狼群一般。所以，你們要像蛇一樣機靈，像鴿子一樣馴良。

“現在，我差派你們出去，好像羊進到狼群中間；所以你們要像蛇一樣機警，像鴿子一樣純潔。

『看吧，我差遣你們如同綿羊在豺狼中間；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，要天真像鴿子。

「看哪，我差派你們出去，就像把羊送進狼群中，所以你們要像蛇那樣聰明，像鴿子那樣純潔。

我遣爾似羊入狼中、故當智如蛇、馴如鴿、

我遣爾、似羊入狼中、故當智如蛇、馴如鴿、

我遣爾、似羊入狼中、故當巧如蛇、馴如鴿、

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

“ Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“ Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

“ Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

“ Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

“ I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

“ Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

往矣、予遣爾等、猶羔羊入狼群！

俾成完人、而為天主之孝子、處邪污之世、而能保守清白、明如日月、照耀乾坤；

兄弟、吾人對邪惡之事、宜若童蒙、一無所知；惟對於理智、則莫為童蒙、當作老成練達之人。

吾知吾去之後、將有貪狠之狼、來入爾中、摧殘羊群；

對待外人、務望應時制宜、循循善誘！

斯輩不事吾主基督、惟事口腹、以巧言媚語、誘惑庸眾。蓋爾等服從之美德、已蜚聲遐邇、有口皆碑；此吾所為不勝欣慰者也。惟吾欲爾等巧於善而拙於惡耳。

是以爾當小心翼翼、勿效無智、思齊有智。方今世風日下、正爾立德之時、當日維不足毋失良機。因此、勿為昏昧之徒、務求明瞭主旨。

顧吾所惴焉而懼者、惟恐爾向主之忠心失其淳樸、如夏娃之見誘於譎虺耳。

予當賜爾靈慧口才、非爾敵人所能駁覆。

然此不足為奇；即沙殫亦嘗冒充光明之天神、

吾人逖聽之餘、即不輟為爾祈求、賜爾靈慧妙識、俾能切身體認天主弘旨、臻於圓融洞澈之地；

至吾儕之與爾等信徒相處、如何潔身自好、正直無私、無可指摘、此不惟爾等知之、即天主亦可為證也。

避惡若浼。

如此則吾儕所經手之善事、可免任何人之指摘。

蓋吾儕所引以為榮、而問心無疚者、則吾儕立身處世、尤在爾我之間、一秉天主之正直及至誠、不徇私智、惟恃天主聖寵而已。