若輩自誇明哲、轉成下愚；

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、

自稱為智、反成愚魯、

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,

兄弟乎、吾深恐爾等之自以為智、故不欲爾等之昧於此中微妙也。蓋部分義塞人之所以成為冥頑不靈者、乃有待乎異邦人之圓滿歸化。

經不云乎、『吾將毀智者之智、滅巧者之巧。』而今哲人安在哉？經師安在哉？世之辯士又安在哉？此非天主已使世俗之智化為下愚乎？蓋按天主之上智、世俗之智、既不足以認識天主、故天主甘用若愚之道以救信眾。

目不正則身陷晦冥。是故心光若晦、則晦之為晦、又將何如！

幸毋自欺！苟爾中有自矜其世俗之智巧者、吾願其人棄其智巧而反於愚拙、是則真智巧矣。蓋世之所謂智巧、自天主視之、愚拙莫甚焉。經不云乎：『天主令智者自墮其巧計之中。』