我要開口說比喻，我要解開古時的謎語，

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，

我要開口說箴言；我要傾吐古時的謎語，

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,

這都是耶穌用比喻對眾人說的話，不用比喻，他就不對他們說甚麼。這是要應驗先知所說的話：「我要開口說比喻，說出從創世以來所隱藏的事。」

我要側耳聽比喻，用琴解謎語。

明白箴言和譬喻，懂得智慧人的言詞和謎語。

耶穌回答他們說：「因為天國的奧祕只讓你們知道，不讓他們知道。凡有的，還要給他，讓他有餘；凡沒有的，連他所有的也要奪去。我之所以用比喻對他們講，是因為他們看卻看不清，聽卻聽不見，也不明白。

若不用比喻，他就不對他們講，但私下沒有人的時候，就把一切的道講給門徒聽。