及時訓子、猶可望其遷善、若惡已稔、願其速死則晚矣。

趁有指望，管教你的儿子；你的心不可任他死亡。

趁还有指望，管教你的儿子，不可执意摧毁他。

趁还有指望，管教你的儿子，不可执意摧毁他。

管教孩子宜早不宜晚，不可任由他走向灭亡。

趁着还有指望的时候，要管教你的儿子；不可存心使他死亡。

当在你的儿子还有指望时管教他；不可存心害死他。

趁有指望，管教你的兒子；你的心不可任他死亡。

趁還有指望，管教你的兒子，不可執意摧毀他。

趁還有指望，管教你的兒子，不可執意摧毀他。

管教孩子宜早不宜晚，不可任由他走向滅亡。

趁著還有指望的時候，要管教你的兒子；不可存心使他死亡。

趁有指望時、要管教你的兒子；不可立意害死他。

當在你的兒子還有指望時管教他；不可存心害死他。

子既有望、宜加懲責、勿任其敗亡、

子不肖當責之、蓋尚有可望、但爾心不可願其死、

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Train your children, because then there is hope. Don’t do anything to bring about their deaths.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.

Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.

Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.

Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t be intent on killing him.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.

杖箠不及其子、不謂之愛、惟愛子者、備加扑責。

子見督責、必益智慧、否則貽父母羞。

髫齡必受督責、杖之則身不歸死地、魂不墮陰府。

子心愚昧、扑以明之。

爾既受責、上帝待爾若子、焉有子而父不責之者乎、眾受責而爾不受責、則為妓所出、非嫡所生、生我身之父責我、而我敬之、況賦我神之父、豈不當誠服以得永生乎、生我身之父、或暫時任意責我、賦我神之父、乃為我益而責我、使我得與作聖、

訓子以嚴、可獲安樂。