明哲人目前有智慧、愚者之目、視智慧在地極、

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。

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、

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.

智者凡事目明、愚者行於幽暗、然亦知智者愚者所遇、無以異也、

侮慢者求智不得、明哲者易得知識、

人欲遵行其旨、必知斯道、或由天主、或我由己而言、

哲人之心、樂求知識、愚人之口、好出癡言、

目睹勝於心戀、然皆屬於虛、皆如捕風、○

孰如智者、孰釋萬物之理、人之智慧、使其面有光輝、亦使面之厲色變為溫和、使其面有光輝亦使面之厲色變為溫和原文作使其面有光輝而其面之厲色變焉

爾豈可為轉瞬即無之貨財勤勞乎、貨財速去、如空中飛鷹、似乎有翼、或作爾豈可注目於貨財乎貨財速歸無有似乎有翼如空中飛鷹

使我眼目不視虛假、使我蘇醒在主之道中、