市之愈白金、得之愈黃金、

因为得智慧胜过得银子，其利益强如精金，

因为智慧的获利胜过银子，所得的盈余强如金子，

因为智慧的获利胜过银子，所得的盈余强如金子，

因为智慧比银子更有价值，比金子更有益处，

因为智慧的利润胜过银子的利润，智慧的收益胜过黄金的收益。

因为智慧的盈利好过银子，她的收成胜过金子；

因為得智慧勝過得銀子，其利益強如精金，

因為智慧的獲利勝過銀子，所得的盈餘強如金子，

因為智慧的獲利勝過銀子，所得的盈餘強如金子，

因為智慧比銀子更有價值，比金子更有益處，

因為智慧的利潤勝過銀子的利潤，智慧的收益勝過黃金的收益。

因為從智慧所得的益處勝過從銀子所得的益處；智慧所生的利強於黃金；

因為智慧的盈利好過銀子，她的收成勝過金子；

得之愈於得銀、其利愈於精金、

積智慧勝於積銀、智慧利大、勝於精金、

for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

Wisdom pays better than silver does. She earns more than gold does.

for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.

For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.

for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

For her profit is better than the profit of silver, And her produce better than gold.

For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold.

For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

For the merchandise of it[ is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

獲智慧、愈於得金銀。

我之結果、愈於兼金、我之土產、愈於白銀。

利盡天下、而失生命者、何益之有、人將以何者易生命乎、

我以爾道為畢生之業、俾我心欣喜兮、

其價不可勝量、雖歷天下而無所得。索之深淵、深淵無有、求之滄海、滄海難遘。斯智也、金不得鬻、銀不能購。阿妃之金、碧玉青玉、無能相埒。琉璃精金、不能相易。珊瑚水晶、俱不足以介意、蓋智慧之價、過於琅玕。雖古實之淡黃玉、諸兼金不能沽也。

宜承我教、明哲是求、過於羨慕金銀也。斯智也、貴於琅玕、凡爾所欲、不得與之比儗。

我視爾之律例、貴於金銀千億兮。○

索之若金、尋之若寶、

我聞爾言、懽然欣喜、若獲厚利兮、

上帝告所羅門曰、我立汝為王、以臨民、乃爾心不求財貨、尊榮、遐齡、勝敵、惟求智慧聰明、能聽民之訟、故我許爾所求、以智慧聰明賜爾、更以貨財尊榮予爾、爾之前王、未有若是、爾之後人亦不能若是。

且悟諸事、較吾主基督耶穌至道為損、故篾棄諸事、視為糞土、致獲乎基督、欲恆賴基督、非以己守法稱義、乃以信基督、即上帝以人信主而稱義、

我為爾謀、當求煆煉之金於我、則可致富、亦求白衣自衣、以免裸裎、庶無愧怍、求膏膏爾目、則得見、