無知的君王多行暴虐；恨惡非分之財的，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。

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，統治者剝削你們，放高利貸的人管轄你們。我的百姓啊，引導你的使你走錯，並毀壞你所行的道路。

難道你作王就是要蓋香柏木樓房爭勝的嗎？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。他為困苦和貧窮的人伸冤，那時就得了福樂。認識我不就在此嗎？這是耶和華說的。你的眼和你的心卻專顧不義之財，流無辜人的血，行欺壓和殘暴。

我轉而觀看日光之下所發生的一切欺壓之事。看哪，受欺壓的流淚，無人安慰；欺壓他們的有權勢，也無人安慰。

那些與他一同長大的年輕人對他說：「這百姓對王說：『你父親使我們負重軛，求你給我們減輕一些。』王要對他們如此說：『我的小指頭比我父親的腰還粗呢！

那行事公義、說話正直、憎惡欺壓所得之財、搖手不受賄賂、掩耳不聽流血的計謀、閉眼不看邪惡之事的，這人必居高處，他的保障是磐石的堡壘，必有糧食賜給他，飲水也不致斷絕。

他照着年輕人所出的主意對他們說：「我父親使你們負重軛，我必使你們負更重的軛！我父親用鞭子懲罰你們，我卻要用蠍子懲罰你們！」

在我以前的省長加重百姓的負擔，向百姓索取糧食和酒，以及四十舍客勒銀子，甚至他們的僕人也轄制百姓，但我因敬畏上帝不這樣做。

「你們這些撒瑪利亞山上的巴珊母牛啊，當聽這話！你們欺負貧寒人，壓碎貧窮人，對主人說：『拿酒來，我們喝吧！』

你也要從百姓中選出有才能的人，敬畏上帝、誠實可靠、恨惡不義之財的人，派他們作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長來管理百姓。