愚者得金、何益之有、蓋使市智慧、而念不及此。

愚昧人既无聪明，为何手拿价银买智慧呢？

愚昧人既无知，为何手拿银钱去买智慧呢？

愚昧人既无知，为何手拿银钱去买智慧呢？

愚人无心求智慧，手中有钱有何用？

愚昧人既是无知，为什么手里拿着价银要买智慧呢？

愚昧人既然没有心智，为什么手中还拿着银钱要买智慧呢？

愚昧人既無聰明，為何手拿價銀買智慧呢？

愚昧人既無知，為何手拿銀錢去買智慧呢？

愚昧人既無知，為何手拿銀錢去買智慧呢？

愚人無心求智慧，手中有錢有何用？

愚昧人既是無知，為甚麼手裡拿著價銀要買智慧呢？

愚頑人既全無心思，其手裏哪有價銀可買智慧呢？

愚昧人既然沒有心智，為什麼手中還拿著銀錢要買智慧呢？

蠢者既無知、何為執金以市智、

愚者既無頴悟、執金於手以市智慧、亦屬徒然、

Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

Why should a foolish person try to buy wisdom? They are not even able to understand it.

Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.

Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom, Since he has no heart for it?

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

Why does a fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Wherefore[ is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing[ he hath] no heart[ to it]?

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

宜求智慧、服膺真理。

怠者有求、而不勤操作、不遂所欲、懷忿以死。怠者終日貪謀、義人博施不吝。

智者心增明慧、耳聽至道。

往告此民曰、爾將耳聞而不聰、目視而不明、蓋此民心頑、耳聾、目瞶、免其目視、耳聽、心悟、遷改而我醫之、

以色列族我民兮、弗聽從弗柔順兮、余任其桀驁、聽其縱欲兮。如以色列族、我民恪遵我命、聽從我道兮、

侮慢者、求智而不能、明哲者、學道而易得。

拙者安於拙、侮者樂於侮、愚者不志於學、將至何時。我將訓迪爾、我將以我神賦爾、爾其受教。

凡百庶民、宜聽我言、愚者學智慧、拙者明厥心。

淫行酒醴、喪人心術、

作不善者惡光、而不就光、恐所行見責、

保羅巴拿巴、毅然曰、上帝道必先傳爾、而爾曹棄之、自擬不當得永生、故我儕轉向異邦人、

願其常存此心畏我、恆守我誡命、永能受福、爰及子孫。

我儕同勞之人勸爾不可徒受上帝恩、

耶和華曰、口渴者當臨水濱、無金者當至此酤酒乳、市食物、無需價值。爾以金市者、不足以果腹、勞而得者、不足以饜心、是誠何故與。爾謹聽我言、可飫嘉肴、可食肥甘、而心悅懌。我之所云、宜傾耳以聽、歸誠於我。則可得生、我與爾立永約、昔我許大闢、錫以實惠、今將賜汝、

招愚魯之人入室、語之曰、爾來食我所炊之餅、飲我所釀之酒、棄愚蠢之徒、由智慧之道、則可得生。