愚人高谈阔论不相称，统治者说谎更不合适。

愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况君王说谎话呢？

愚顽人说美言并不相宜，君子说谎言也不合宜。

愚顽人说美言并不相宜，君子说谎言也不合宜。

愚顽人说佳美的话是不相称的，何况尊贵的人说虚谎的话呢！

愚顽人有优雅的嘴唇尚且不合宜，更何况高贵的人有撒谎的嘴唇呢！

愚頑人說美言本不相宜，何況君王說謊話呢？

愚頑人說美言並不相宜，君子說謊言也不合宜。

愚頑人說美言並不相宜，君子說謊言也不合宜。

愚人高談闊論不相稱，統治者說謊更不合適。

愚頑人說佳美的話是不相稱的，何況尊貴的人說虛謊的話呢！

愚昧人說話用美妙口氣、本不相宜，高貴人用虛謊口氣、更不相配。

愚頑人有優雅的嘴唇尚且不合宜，更何況高貴的人有撒謊的嘴唇呢！

嘉言不宜於愚者、誑舌不宜於君王、

位卑而言高、非宜也、位高而言卑、亦非宜也。

愚者大言不相宜、況君子誑言、豈非更不宜乎、

Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

Fancy words don’t belong in the mouths of ungodly fools. And lies certainly don’t belong in the mouths of rulers!

Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool; even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, Much less lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

王口中有上帝的话，断案时必无差错。公道的秤与天平属于耶和华，袋中一切的砝码由祂制定。君王憎恨恶行，因王位靠公义而立。王喜爱公义的言词，器重说话正直的人。

愚人口中说箴言，如同跛子空有腿。

上帝绝不会作恶，全能者不会颠倒是非。

但上帝对恶人说：“你怎能背诵我的律法，谈论我的约？你憎恶我的管教，把我的话抛在脑后。

君王若听谗言，臣仆必成奸徒。

诚实的口永远长存，撒谎的舌转瞬即逝。

以色列的上帝告诉我，以色列的磐石对我说，‘以公义治理人民，敬畏上帝的君王，

你这伪君子啊！要先除掉自己眼中的大梁，才能看得清楚，好清除弟兄眼中的小刺。

我要弃绝恶事，我憎恶背弃上帝者的行为，不沾染他们的恶行。我要远离心思悖逆的人，不与邪恶的事有任何瓜葛。我要消灭暗中毁谤邻居的人，也不容忍心高气傲的人。