你不要嫉妒恶人，也不要想望与他们相处；
Do not be envious of evil men, / Nor desire to be with them;

因为他们的心筹划强暴，他们的口谈论奸恶。
For their heart meditates violence, / And their lips talk of mischief.

房屋凭智慧建造，又靠聪明立稳；
Through wisdom a house is built, / And by understanding it is established,

其房间因知识充满各样宝贵美好的财物。
And by knowledge the rooms are filled / With all precious and pleasant riches.

智慧人有能力，有知识的人加添能力。
A wise man is strong, / And a man of knowledge increases power.

你去打仗要凭智谋，谋士众多便可得胜。
For by sound counsel you can wage your war, / And in the multitude of counselors there is victory.

智慧极高，非愚妄人所能及，所以他在城门内不敢开口。
Wisdom is too high for a fool; / He does not open his mouth in the gate.

设计作恶的，必称为阴险之人。
He who devises to do evil, / Men will call him a mischief-maker.

愚妄人的计谋乃是罪恶，亵慢人为人所憎恶。
The devising of folly is sin, / And the scorner is an abomination to men.

你在患难之日若胆怯，你的力量就有限。
If you faint in the day of adversity, / Your strength is limited.

人被拉到死地，你要解救；人蹒跚走向被杀之地，你须拦阻。
Deliver those who are being taken away to death, / And those who are staggering to be slain, oh, hold back!

你若说，看哪，这事我们未曾知道──那衡量人心的岂不明白么？保守你性命的岂不知道么？祂岂不按各人所行的报应各人么？
If you say, Look, we did not know this — / Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? / And He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? / And will He not render to every man according to his work?

我儿，你要吃蜜，因为这是好的；吃蜂房下滴的蜜，在你上膛是甘甜的；
My son, eat honey, for it is good, / And the drippings from the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

要知道智慧之于你的魂，也是如此。你若找着，末后必有好结局，你的指望也不至断绝。
Know that wisdom is such for your soul; / If you find it, then there will be a latter end, / And your hope will not be cut off.

恶人哪，不要埋伏攻击义人的住处，不要毁坏他安居之所；
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous man; / Do not destroy his resting place;

因为义人虽七次跌倒，仍必兴起，恶人却被祸患倾覆。
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, / But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

你仇敌跌倒，你不要喜乐；他绊跌，你心不要快乐；
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, / And do not let your heart exult when he is overthrown;

恐怕耶和华看见就不喜悦，将祂怒气从仇敌身上转开。
Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease Him, / And He turn away His anger from him.

不要因作恶的人忿忿不平，也不要嫉妒恶人；
Do not be incensed because of evildoers; / Do not be envious of the wicked;

因为恶人必无前途；恶人的灯必要熄灭。
For there will be no future for the evil man; / The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

我儿，你要敬畏耶和华与君王，不要与反复无常的人结交；
My son, fear Jehovah and the king, / And do not associate with those who are given to change;

因为他们的灾难必忽然而起，耶和华与君王所施行的毁灭，谁能知道呢？
For their calamity will rise suddenly, / And who knows the misfortune of both of them?

以下也是智慧人的箴言：审判时看人情面是不好的。
These also are sayings of the wise: / It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

对恶人说，你是义人，说这话的人必受众民咒诅，为列邦所憎恶。
He who says to the wicked man, You are righteous, / Peoples will curse him; nations will abhor him.

责备恶人的必得喜悦，美好的福也必临到他们。
But those who rebuke the wicked man will have delight, / And a good blessing will come upon them.

应对诚实的，犹如与人亲嘴。
He who gives an honest answer / Kisses the lips.

你要在外头预备你的工作，在田间为自己预备妥当，然后建造房屋。
Prepare your work outside, / And make it ready for yourself in the field, / And afterward build your house.

不可无故作见证陷害邻舍，也不可用嘴欺骗人。
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, / And do not deceive with your lips.

不可说，人怎样待我，我也怎样待他；我必照人所行的回报他。
Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; / I will render to the man according to his work.

我经过懒惰人的田地、无知人的葡萄园，
I passed by the field of the sluggard, / And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense;

看哪，到处长满了荆棘，刺草遮盖了田面，石墙也坍塌了。
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; / Its surface was covered with nettles, / And its stone wall was broken down.

我看见就留心思想；我看着就领受训诲：
When I looked, I considered it; / I saw it and received instruction:

再睡片时，打盹片时，抱着手躺卧片时，
A little sleep, a little slumber, / A little folding of the hands to rest,

你的贫穷就必如强盗来临，你的缺乏就必如拿兵器的人来到。
And your poverty will come upon you like a robber, / And your want, like an armed man.