自稱為智、反成愚魯、

自称为聪明，反成了愚拙，

他们自以为聪明，反成了愚昧，

他们自以为聪明，反成了愚昧，

他们自以为聪明，其实愚不可及，

他们自以为是聪明的，却成了愚蠢的。

他们自称是有智慧的，却成了愚拙，

自稱為聰明，反成了愚拙，

他們自以為聰明，反成了愚昧，

他們自以為聰明，反成了愚昧，

他們自以為聰明，其實愚不可及，

他們自以為是聰明的，卻成了愚蠢的。

他們自稱為有智慧，反而成了愚拙，

他們自稱是有智慧的，卻成了愚拙，

自稱為智、適成為愚、

自稱為智、適成愚魯、

若輩自誇明哲、轉成下愚；

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

妄自誇詡、言予人而不予、如有風有雲而雨不降、

爾見人自視為智、試較之愚人、愚人尚可冀其明悟、

兄弟乎、我甚欲爾知此奧義、免爾自視為智、即以色列人有剛愎者、惟待眾異邦人歸誠、

爾豈可自誇曰、我儕有智慧、主之律法為我所有、作律法徒然矣、繕寫律法徒然矣、自稱為智者、必愧怍驚恐而見拘、彼棄主言、焉得為智乎、

經載云、我將滅智者之智、廢慧者之慧、智者安在、經士安在、斯世之辯士安在、天主豈非使斯世之智為愚乎、世既以智不識天主、則天主喜以宣道之愚、救諸信者、此乃天主之智也、

人不明此理、甚為愚魯、匠人必因所製偶像慚愧、蓋所鑄之偶像乃虛偽、內無生氣、

爾恃己惡曰、無人見我、爾之智慧知識、誘惑爾、心自妄思、惟獨有我、再無他國、

目耗則全身暗、爾內之光若暗、其暗何其大哉、○

勿自欺、倘有人自視為智於此世、則寧為愚、以可為智、蓋此世之智、在天主前為愚、如經載云、主令智者自中其詭計、