人若懷裏搋火，衣服豈能不燒呢？

人若怀里搋火，衣服岂能不烧呢？

人若兜火在怀中，他的衣服岂能不烧着呢？

人若兜火在怀中，他的衣服岂能不烧着呢？

人若将火藏在怀中，哪能不烧着衣服呢？

如果人把火藏在怀里，他的衣服怎能不烧着呢？

如果人取火，放在自己的怀中，难道他的衣服不会被烧掉吗？

人若兜火在懷中，他的衣服豈能不燒着呢？

人若兜火在懷中，他的衣服豈能不燒着呢？

人若將火藏在懷中，哪能不燒著衣服呢？

如果人把火藏在懷裡，他的衣服怎能不燒著呢？

人揑起炭火在衣兜裏，他衣服哪能不燒𤏲呢？

如果人取火，放在自己的懷中，難道他的衣服不會被燒掉嗎？

懷抱炎火、衣豈不焚、

豈有抱火而衣不焚、

抱火於懷、衣豈不焚、

Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?

You can’t shovel fire into your lap without burning your clothes.

Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire?

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

Can anyone take fire in his lap And his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire to his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

我若受迷惑，向婦人起淫念，在鄰舍的門外蹲伏，就願我的妻子給別人推磨，別人也與她同室。因為這是大罪，是審判官當罰的罪孽。這本是火焚燒，直到毀滅，必拔除我所有的家產。

他們都是行淫的，像火爐被烤餅的燒熱，從摶麵到發麵的時候，暫不使火着旺。在我們王宴樂的日子，首領因酒的烈性成病；王與褻慢人拉手。首領埋伏的時候，心中熱如火爐，就如烤餅的整夜睡臥，到了早晨火氣炎炎。眾民也熱如火爐，燒滅他們的官長。他們的君王都仆倒而死；他們中間無一人求告我。

這樣，舌頭在百體裏也是最小的，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點着最大的樹林。