愚頑人有氣全都發出；智慧人忍氣息怒。

愚妄人怒气全发；智慧人忍气含怒。

愚昧人怒气全发；智慧人自我平息。

愚昧人怒气全发；智慧人自我平息。

愚人尽发其怒，智者忍气含怒。

愚昧人把怒气尽情发泄，智慧人却抑制怒气。

愚昧人怒气发尽；智慧人悄悄平息。

愚妄人怒氣全發；智慧人忍氣含怒。

愚昧人怒氣全發；智慧人自我平息。

愚昧人怒氣全發；智慧人自我平息。

愚人盡發其怒，智者忍氣含怒。

愚昧人把怒氣盡情發洩，智慧人卻抑制怒氣。

愚昧人怒氣發盡；智慧人悄悄平息。

愚者有怒盡吐之、智者有怒抑制之、

愚者露其衷懷、智者藏諸心曲。

愚者有所不悅、立吐其心、智者能自隱忍、

Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

Foolish people let their anger run wild. But wise people keep themselves under control.

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise person holds it in check.

A fool always loses his temper, But a wise person holds it back.

A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man holds it in check.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise[ man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

人的明智能使他不輕易發怒；不追究人的過失、乃自己的光榮。

愚妄人的惱怒立時顯露；惟精明人能忍辱藏羞。

精明人隱藏着知識；愚頑人宣揚出愚妄。

就把他整個的心所藏的都告訴了她，對她說：『剃頭刀向來就沒有上過我的頭，因為我一出母腹、就歸上帝做離俗人；我的頭髮若被剃掉，我的力氣就離開我，我便軟弱像眾人一樣。』

因此通達人在這種時勢就靜默不言；因為這時勢險惡。

智慧安居於明達人心中；愚妄住在愚頑人裏面。

不要信靠你的同伴，不要信任你的友人；要守住你的嘴脣，別向躺在你懷中的妻子透露。