我要開口說箴言；我要傾吐古時的謎語，

我要开口说比喻；我要说出古时的谜语，

我要开口说比喻，我要解开古时的谜语，

我要开口说比喻，我要解开古时的谜语，

我要开口讲比喻，道出古时的奥秘，

我要开口用比喻，把古时隐秘的事说出来，

我要开口说比喻，吐露古时的谜题，

我要開口說比喻；我要說出古時的謎語，

我要開口說比喻，我要解開古時的謎語，

我要開口說比喻，我要解開古時的謎語，

我要開口講比喻，道出古時的奧秘，

我要開口用比喻，把古時隱祕的事說出來，

我要開口說比喻，吐露古時的謎題，

我將啟口設譬、宣古秘語兮、

余將啟口設譬、以古所秘者闡揚之兮、

我啟口設喻言、述說古來之隱語、

啟脣設譬。發古之蘊。

I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

I will open my mouth and tell a story. I will speak about things that were hidden. They happened a long time ago.

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,

for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past—

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will tell riddles of old,

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past—

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

耶穌用比喻對羣眾講這一切；不用比喻，就不對他們講甚麼；好應驗那藉神言人所說的話、說：『我要開口，用比喻將世界之創立以來所隱藏的事吐露出來。』

我要傾耳聽箴言，我要用琴解開我的難題。

能明白箴言和譬喻，能懂得智慧人的言詞和難題。

耶穌回答他們說：『天國的奧祕是給你們知道，而不是給那些人的。因為凡有的，還要給他，他就充足有餘；凡沒有的，連他所有的也要從他手裏被奪去。我用比喻對他們說話，是因為他們看卻看不見，聽卻聽不見，也不領悟。

不用比喻，就不對他們講；私下裏才對門徒解釋一切。