我言此、非不足故也、以我之學、不論所遇、莫不自得、

我并不是因缺乏说这话；我无论在什么景况都可以知足，这是我已经学会了。

我并不是因缺乏而说这话，因为我已经学会无论在什么景况都可以知足。

我并不是因缺乏而说这话，因为我已经学会无论在什么景况都可以知足。

我并非有缺乏才这样说，因为我已经学会在任何处境中都能知足。

我并不是因为缺乏才这样说：我已经学会了，无论在什么情况之下都可以知足。

我这样说，并不是因为我缺少什么；事实上，我已经学会了在任何情况下都知足。

我並不是因缺乏說這話；我無論在甚麼景況都可以知足，這是我已經學會了。

我並不是因缺乏而說這話，因為我已經學會無論在甚麼景況都可以知足。

我並不是因缺乏而說這話，因為我已經學會無論在甚麼景況都可以知足。

我並非有缺乏才這樣說，因為我已經學會在任何處境中都能知足。

我並不是因為缺乏才這樣說：我已經學會了，無論在甚麼情況之下都可以知足。

我這並不是暗指着窮乏說的；論到我嘛、我已經學會了，無論在甚麼景況、無不知足。

我這樣說，並不是因為我缺少什麼；事實上，我已經學會了在任何情況下都知足。

我言此、非因缺乏之故、蓋我已學、隨遇而安、

我言此、非因缺乏之故也、蓋我已學、無論何遇、莫不知足、

此非予之寒酸語也蓋就予一己言之、實已修得隨遇而安、知足常樂之境。

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

I’m not saying this because I need anything. I have learned to be content no matter what happens to me.

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.

Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.

Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.

I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,[ therewith] to be content.

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance.

Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

然敬虔知足、則利莫大焉、我出世無所制攜來、逝世無所攜去、此理昭然、衣食足、當知止、苟圖富有、陷誘惑、罹羅網、溺於無理有害之欲、終必沉淪、

務絕貪婪、以己所有為足、上帝曰、吾不須臾遐棄爾、如是、我可毅然曰、主助我、任人所為、我不惴焉、

故勿慮何以食、何以飲、何以衣、此皆異邦人所求、天父知爾需之、惟上帝之國與義是求、則此物自加諸爾、故勿為明日慮、明日之慮、慮於明日、今日之勞、勞於今日、足矣、

且悟諸事、較吾主基督耶穌至道為損、故篾棄諸事、視為糞土、致獲乎基督、

上帝能加恩與爾、令爾恆足、萬善備於己、

爾曹知我主耶穌基督之恩乎、彼原富、因爾致貧、使爾以其貧致富、

蓋我在縲絏、爾體恤之、人奪爾業、爾喜受之、自知在天有愈美恆存之業、

似憂而常樂、似貧而富眾、似無有而無不有、

迄於今、我儕饑渴、裸裎、受撻、靡有定處、服勞、親作、被詬則祝、窘逐則忍、被誚則求、

勤勞而苦、屢不寢、饑而渴、常禁食、寒而裸、

軍士問曰、我當何為、曰、勿強索人、勿誣詐人、以所得之糧足矣、○

遂許願曰、如上帝眷佑我、庇護我、我所向往、賜以衣食、

流耳欲摩西偕居、摩西悅、流耳以其孫西坡喇妻之、