多行勒索的人君、全無明哲；恨惡不義之財的、必延年益壽。

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。

無知的君多行暴虐；以貪財為可恨的，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。

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。

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.

我的人民——剝削者盤剝他們到盡；勒索重利者管轄他們。我的人民啊，領導你的使你走錯了路，混亂你行徑的路程。

難道你熱心於香柏木之建築以爭勝，就可以顯王者的派頭麼？你父親不是也喫也喝，也秉公行義麼？那時他真享福啊！他為困苦和貧窮人伸訴；那時他真有福啊！認識我、不就在於此麼？永恆主發神諭說。但你的眼你的心卻不顧別的，只顧你的不義之財，逕流無辜人之血，直行欺壓人壓制人的事。

我又看、日光之下所行的一切欺壓：看哪，受欺壓的流淚，無人安慰！欺壓他們的、手裏有勢力，也無人安慰！

那些跟他一齊長大的少年人對他說：『這人民對王說：「你父親使我們負的軛很重，你呢，你使我們輕鬆些吧」：王要對他們這麼說：「我的小拇指比我父親的腰還粗呢。

那行事公義、說話正直、棄絕欺壓的財利、擺手不容納賄賂、塞耳不聽流人血的話、閉眼不看壞事的：這樣的人必居於高處；磐石之山寨必做他的高壘；他的糧食必長有供應；他的水源永久可靠。

反而照少年人出的主意對眾民說：『我父親使你們負的軛很重，我卻要加重你們的軛呢；我父親用鞭子責打你們，我卻要用蠍子鞭責打你們呢。』

但我以前的頭幾任巡撫都加重了人民的負擔，每日都向他們索取了糧食和酒、和四十舍客勒銀子；連他們的僮僕對人民也作威作福。但我呢，我因敬畏上帝、就不這樣行。

『在撒瑪利亞山的巴珊母牛啊，你們要聽這話！你們欺壓貧寒，壓碎窮苦，對你們的丈夫說：「拿來，我們喫喝吧！」

你並且要從眾民之間物色有才德敬畏上帝的人、可信可靠、恨惡不義之財的人，設立他們為千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，去管理眾民；