人若兜火在懷中，他的衣服豈能不燒着呢？

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？

人若懷裏搋火，衣服豈能不燒呢？

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?

「我心若因婦人受迷惑，在鄰舍的門外等候，就願我妻子給別人推磨，別人與她同寢。因為這是邪惡的事，審判官裁定的罪孽。這是一場火，直燒到毀滅，必拔除我一切的家產。

他們全都犯姦淫，如同烤熱的火爐，師傅在揉麵到發麵時暫時停止煽火。在我們君王宴樂的日子，官長因酒的烈性而生病，王與褻慢的人握手。他們臨近，心裏如火爐一般，他們等待，如烤餅的整夜睡覺，到了早晨如火焰熊熊。他們全都熱如火爐，吞滅他們的審判官。他們的君王都仆倒，他們中間無一人求告我。

同樣，舌頭是小肢體，卻能說大話。看哪，最小的火能點燃最大的樹林。