聰明人面前有智慧，愚昧人卻眼望地極。

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。

哲士追求智慧，愚人漫無目標。

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.

智慧人的眼目明亮，愚昧人卻走在黑暗中。我也知道同一的命運要臨到這兩種人身上。

好譏笑人的尋找智慧，卻尋不著；聰明人尋找知識，卻輕易得著。

人若願意遵行神的旨意，就會知道這教訓是出於神，還是我憑著自己的意思說的。

聰明人的心尋求知識，愚昧人的口只吃愚妄。

眼睛看見的，勝過心中想望的。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

誰像智慧人，誰知道事情的解釋呢？人的智慧使他容光煥發，使他臉上的戾氣轉消。

你的眼睛注視在錢財上，錢財卻不見了，因為錢財必長起翅膀，如鷹飛往天上。

求你使我轉眼不看虛空的事；又使我在你的道中存活。