無知的君多行暴虐；以貪財為可恨的，必年長日久。

无知的君多行暴虐；以贪财为可恨的，必年长日久。

无知的君王多行暴虐；恨恶非分之财的，必年长日久。

无知的君王多行暴虐；恨恶非分之财的，必年长日久。

昏庸的君王残暴不仁，恨不义之财的享长寿。

昏庸的君主必多行强暴，憎恶不义之财的，必享长寿。

无知的领袖是残酷的欺压者；但恨恶私利的人必日子长久。

無知的君王多行暴虐；恨惡非分之財的，必年長日久。

無知的君王多行暴虐；恨惡非分之財的，必年長日久。

昏庸的君王殘暴不仁，恨不義之財的享長壽。

昏庸的君主必多行強暴，憎惡不義之財的，必享長壽。

多行勒索的人君、全無明哲；恨惡不義之財的、必延年益壽。

無知的領袖是殘酷的欺壓者；但恨惡私利的人必日子長久。

乏識之君、多行暴厲、貪欲是疾、必延年齡、

無智之君、多行暴虐、能絶嗜欲、可得永生。

無知之君、多行暴虐、不貪財利者、必享遐齡、

A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill- gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

A ruler who is mean to his people takes money from them by force. But one who hates money gained in the wrong way will rule a long time.

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, but one who hates corruption will have a long life.

A leader who lacks understanding is very oppressive, but one who hates dishonest profit prolongs his life.

A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding, But a person who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

A leader who lacks understanding is very oppressive, but one who hates dishonest profit prolongs his life.

The prince that wanteth understanding[ is] also a great oppressor:[ but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong[ his] days.

The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill- gotten gain will have long days.

至於我的百姓，孩童欺壓他們，婦女轄管他們。我的百姓啊，引導你的使你走錯，並毀壞你所行的道路。

難道你作王是在乎造香柏木樓房爭勝嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝、也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。他為困苦和窮乏人伸冤，那時就得了福樂。認識我不在乎此嗎？這是耶和華說的。惟有你的眼和你的心專顧貪婪，流無辜人的血，行欺壓和強暴。

我又轉念，見日光之下所行的一切欺壓。看哪，受欺壓的流淚，且無人安慰；欺壓他們的有勢力，也無人安慰他們。

那同他長大的少年人說：「這民對王說：『你父親使我們負重軛，求你使我們輕鬆些。』王要對他們如此說：『我的小拇指頭比我父親的腰還粗。

行事公義、說話正直、憎惡欺壓的財利、擺手不受賄賂、塞耳不聽流血的話，閉眼不看邪惡事的，他必居高處；他的保障是磐石的堅壘；他的糧必不缺乏；他的水必不斷絕。

照着少年人所出的主意對民說：「我父親使你們負重軛，我必使你們負更重的軛！我父親用鞭子責打你們，我要用蠍子鞭責打你們！」

在我以前的省長加重百姓的擔子，每日索要糧食和酒，並銀子四十舍客勒，就是他們的僕人也轄制百姓；但我因敬畏神不這樣行。

你們住撒馬利亞山如巴珊母牛的啊，當聽我的話－你們欺負貧寒的，壓碎窮乏的，對家主說：拿酒來，我們喝吧！

並要從百姓中揀選有才能的人，就是敬畏神、誠實無妄、恨不義之財的人，派他們作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，管理百姓，