哲士追求智慧，愚人漫無目標。

明哲人眼前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地极。

聪明人面前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地的尽头。

聪明人面前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地的尽头。

哲士追求智慧，愚人漫无目标。

聪明人面前有智慧，愚昧人却眼望地极。

智慧就在有悟性的人面前；愚昧人的眼却望着地极。

明哲人眼前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地極。

聰明人面前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地的盡頭。

聰明人面前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地的盡頭。

聰明人面前有智慧，愚昧人卻眼望地極。

明達人面向着智慧；愚頑人的眼卻望着地儘邊。

智慧就在有悟性的人面前；愚昧人的眼卻望著地極。

達者用智於其前、蠢人游目於地極、

智者見道於目前、愚者放心於天外、

明哲人目前有智慧、愚者之目、視智慧在地極、

A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view. But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.

The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom[ is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool[ are] in the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

智者高瞻遠矚，愚人卻在黑暗中摸索。但我知道兩者終必有同樣的命運。

嘲諷者徒然尋智慧，明哲人輕易得知識。

如果你們願意遵行上帝的旨意，就能分辨這些教導是出於上帝，還是出於我自己。

哲士渴慕知識，愚人安於愚昧。

滿足於眼前所有的，勝過心中貪想的。這也是虛空，如同捕風。

誰像有智慧的人呢？誰知道事情的原委呢？智慧能使人容光煥發，使冷酷的面孔柔和。

錢財眨眼之間消逝無蹤，它必長出翅膀如鷹飛去。

求你使我的眼目遠離虛空之事，按你的旨意更新我的生命。