不勞而得之財必耗、操作而積者操作而積者或作用手積蓄者必增、

不劳而得之财必然消耗；勤劳积蓄的，必见加增。

不劳而获之财必减少；逐渐积蓄的必增多。

不劳而获之财必减少；逐渐积蓄的必增多。

不义之财必耗尽，勤俭积蓄财富增。

不劳而获的财物，必快减少；慢慢积蓄的，必然增多。

不劳而获的财物必减少；亲手积累的人使财物增多。

不勞而得之財必然消耗；勤勞積蓄的，必見加增。

不勞而獲之財必減少；逐漸積蓄的必增多。

不勞而獲之財必減少；逐漸積蓄的必增多。

不義之財必耗盡，勤儉積蓄財富增。

不勞而獲的財物，必快減少；慢慢積蓄的，必然增多。

迅速得來的財物必迅速消滅；逐漸積蓄的必逐漸加多。

不勞而獲的財物必減少；親手積累的人使財物增多。

妄得之財必耗、勤勞所積必增、

專務虛誕者、財以之而耗、勤事服勞者、貨以之而聚。

Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

Money gained in the wrong way disappears. But money gathered little by little grows.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Wealth from get rich quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

Wealth[ gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

產業始而易得、終不為福、

非義之財、無所裨益、惟公義始能救人於死、

噫、富者乎、當哀哭號泣、因苦難將臨爾也、爾之財壞矣、爾之衣蠹矣、爾之金銀銹矣、此銹即攻爾之證、且將蝕爾之肉如火之焚、爾在此末日、但知積財、爾在此末日但知積財或作爾之積財乃為末日也穫爾田之傭、爾不給其值、其值髣髴有聲呼籲、刈穫者之怨聲、聞於撒罷阿特主耳矣、爾曹處世、奢侈宴樂、以快心志、乃如牲待屠宰之日也、或作爾在世奢侈宴樂如牲在屠宰之日尚快心志

貸金取利、增益其財者、所積之財、必為濟貧者所得、

當勤於畜羊、留意牛群、蓋貨財不能長有、冠冕不能存至世世、百草黃落、復又發萌、蔬生山間、皆當斂藏、翦羊毛可以製衣、鬻牡山羊之價、可以購田、並有牝山羊乳、足供爾與爾家屬所食、亦足供爾婢女所用、

目貪之人、急求富有、不知窮乏終必臨之、

善人遺業子孫、惡人貲財、存為善人所用、貧者耕田、可得多糧、用財過度、必致消耗、用財過度必致消耗或作有人因無義而見滅

雖積銀如塵沙、備衣如邱垤、所備者為義人所衣、其銀必為無辜者所分、

誠實之人、必得多福、急圖豐富者、難免有罪、

人得不義之財、猶若鷓鴣、覆非己生之卵、其財中年已失、終必顯為愚、○

斯眾必作嘲笑之歌以譏之、出諷刺之言以誚之、曰、禍哉爾歟、聚斂不屬己之財、何時為止、誠為己積累重大之孽債、困困原文作噬爾者突起、逐逐或作撼爾者忽醒、攘奪爾之所有、

其併吞之貨財必吐出、天主使之吐自腹中、

爾食以己手勤勞所得者、即為有福、必處佳境、

蓋裸身而去、與其出母胎而來無異、所勞碌而得者、毫不能攜、

所居之城邑、必將荒蕪、宅第必零落無人、成為瓦礫、其富不得長、其財不得恆存、其業不得增益於地、

貧民則欺壓遺棄、強據第宅、並不自建、心不覺安、雖得所欲、難保不失、或作心貪不知足雖得所欲難以保命其食一無所留、其財不永、當有餘之時、必遇困厄、必遇困厄或作必至窄狹之境人所遇之難、必加於其身、人所遇之難必加於其身或作受其欺壓者咸來攻之