夏時斂者乃賢子、穡時寢者為不肖子、

夏天聚敛的，是智慧之子；收割时沉睡的，是贻羞之子。

夏天储存的，是智慧之子；收割时沉睡的，是蒙羞之子。

夏天储存的，是智慧之子；收割时沉睡的，是蒙羞之子。

精明儿夏季时贮藏，不肖子收成时酣睡。

夏天收聚的，是明慧的人，收割时沉睡的，是贻羞的人。

在夏天收集的，是明达之子；收割时沉睡的，是羞愧之子。

夏天聚斂的，是智慧之子；收割時沉睡的，是貽羞之子。

夏天儲存的，是智慧之子；收割時沉睡的，是蒙羞之子。

夏天儲存的，是智慧之子；收割時沉睡的，是蒙羞之子。

精明兒夏季時貯藏，不肖子收成時酣睡。

夏天收聚的，是明慧的人，收割時沉睡的，是貽羞的人。

夏天收聚的、是明智的人；收割時還沉睡的、是貽羞的人。

在夏天收集的，是明達之子；收割時沉睡的，是羞愧之子。

夏時而斂者乃智子、穡時而寢者乃辱子、

及夏而斂者可為智、當秋而寢者人所羞。

He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

A child who gathers crops in summer is wise. But a child who sleeps at harvest time brings shame.

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

He that gathereth in summer[ is] a wise son:[ but] he that sleepeth in harvest[ is] a son that causeth shame.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

猶知夏時備食、穡時斂糧、

明哲之奴、必治主人之不肖子、亦在主人眾子中、得分遺業、

蟻無力之類、而夏時備食、

欺父逐母、乃可恥可羞之子、

怠惰者歟、爾往觀蟻之動作、可得智慧、

淑女如夫之冕、啟羞之婦、使夫難堪、如骨已朽、

先知曰、主可尋得、爾當求之、主離不遠、爾當籲之、惡人當離其途、不義者當屏除其謀、其謀或作私念歸誠於主、主必矜恤之、當歸誠於我天主、蓋天主廣行赦宥、