猶虺蜴之自塞其耳兮。

不听行法术的声音，虽用极灵的咒语也是不听。

听不见弄蛇者的声音，也听不见魔术师的咒语。

听不见弄蛇者的声音，也听不见魔术师的咒语。

任法师的邪术再高超，也听不见他的咒语。

不听行法术者的声音，就是极灵的咒语，也是无效。

不听行法术者的声音，也不听熟练念咒人的声音。

不聽行法術的聲音，雖用極靈的咒語也是不聽。

聽不見弄蛇者的聲音，也聽不見魔術師的咒語。

聽不見弄蛇者的聲音，也聽不見魔術師的咒語。

任法師的邪術再高超，也聽不見他的咒語。

不聽行法術者的聲音，就是極靈的咒語，也是無效。

不聽念咒語者的聲音，不聽巧行迷術者的術語。

不聽行法術者的聲音，也不聽熟練念咒人的聲音。

術士雖施靈呪、亦罔聞兮、

誰有巧技、智取術馭、蝮不聽兮。

不服術士之符咒、即有神通之術士、亦不服之、

that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.

It won’t listen to a snake charmer’s tune, even if the charmer plays very well.

so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter.

ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play.

that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells.

So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.

Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully.

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.

that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells.

Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.

which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.