鼎以鍊銀、爐以鍊金、稱讚以鍊人、

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，人的称赞也试炼人。

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，口中的称赞也试炼人。

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，口中的称赞也试炼人。

鼎炼银，炉炼金，赞美也考验人。

用锅炼银，用炉炼金；人的称赞也试炼人。

熔锅用以炼银，熔炉用以炼金；口中的夸赞也试炼人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，人的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，口中的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，口中的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎煉銀，爐煉金，讚美也考驗人。

用鍋煉銀，用爐煉金；人的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎是要鍊銀的，爐是要鍊金的；人被試煉、則是照他所受的稱讚。

熔鍋用以煉銀，熔爐用以煉金；口中的誇讚也試煉人。

洪爐足以煉金銀、頌美足以覘人心。

鼎可以試驗銀、爐可以試驗金、稱譽可以試驗人、

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But people are tested by the praise they receive.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.

As a crucible refines silver, and a smelter refines gold, so a person should refine his praise.

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise.

[ As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so[ is] a man to his praise.

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

鼎以鍊銀、爐以鍊金、惟耶和華鍛鍊人心、

押沙龍丰采甚都、見譽於眾、遍以色列、無能比擬、自踵至頂、無有瑕疵、

使爾信之驗、寶於火煉可壞之金、於耶穌基督之顯著、得厥讚美、與尊與榮、

其三分之一、我將使之經火、煉之若銀、煆之若金、彼必呼籲我名、而我應之、我則曰、彼為我民、彼則曰、耶和華乃我上帝也、

舞蹈唱和曰、掃羅殺其千千、大衛殺其萬萬、掃羅怒甚、不悅斯言、曰、稱大衛以萬數、稱我僅以千數、此外、彼之所得、非國而何、

將坐、如煉銀而潔之者、以潔利未子孫、煉之若金銀、則必依義獻祭於耶和華、

凡以色列人欲詣王以訟者、押沙龍待之若此、因而陰得以色列人之心、○越四年、押沙龍謂王曰、我曾許願於耶和華、請允我往希伯崙以酬之、蓋爾僕居亞蘭之基述、嘗許願曰、如耶和華使我歸耶路撒冷、我必崇事之、王曰、安然而去、遂起而往希伯崙、押沙龍遣諜、徧行以色列眾支派曰、一聞角聲、則當言曰、押沙龍在希伯崙為王矣、押沙龍自耶路撒冷、招二百人偕行、其人樸誠、不知其事、大衛之謀士亞希多弗、基羅人也、押沙龍獻祭時、遣人召之、自其本邑基羅而來、叛黨勢強、民歸押沙龍者日眾、○

上帝歟、爾曾試我、鍊我如鍊銀兮、

掃羅見其處事明敏、懼之益甚、惟以色列與猶大人咸愛之、以率其出入故也、○

非利士之牧伯迭出以戰、大衛處事、每較掃羅臣僕明敏、以致其名大見尊重焉、

愛友乎、若遇火煉之試、勿以為不測而奇之、

耶和華之言純粹、如經爐火之銀、煆煉七次兮、