夏天收聚的、是明智的人；收割時還沉睡的、是貽羞的人。

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。

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。

夏時斂者乃賢子、穡時寢者為不肖子、

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.

尚且在夏天豫備食物，在收割時收聚糧食。

辦事聰明的僕人必管轄貽羞之子，而在眾族弟兄中同分產業。

螞蟻並不是有力的種類，卻能在夏天豫備糧食；

虐待父親、逼走母親的、是個貽羞致辱的兒子。

懶惰人哪，去找螞蟻，看牠們所行的，來做有智慧的人。

有才德的婦人是丈夫的華冠；貽羞的婦女如爛瘡、在丈夫骨中。

『要趁永恆主可找到時尋找他，趁他相近時呼求他。惡人要離棄自己的路；奸惡之輩要棄掉自己的意圖，回轉來歸永恆主，讓永恆主憐憫他，來歸我們的上帝，因為上帝廣行赦免。