Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. 　
      忿怒害死愚妄人，嫉妒杀死痴迷人。－－《旧·伯》5：2

Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder? 　 
     野驴有草岂能叫唤，牛有料，岂能吼叫。－－《旧·伯》6：5

I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
      我灵愁苦，要发出言语。我心苦恼，要吐露哀情。－－《旧·伯》7：11

Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water? 　
      蒲草没有泥，岂能发长。芦荻没有水，岂能生发。－－《旧·伯》8：11

Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? 　 
      年老的有智慧，寿高的有知识。－－《旧·伯》12：12

The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. 　
      恶人的亮光必要熄灭。他的火焰必不照耀。－－《旧·伯》18：5

that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 　
      恶人夸胜是暂时的，不敬虔人的喜乐，不过转眼之间。－－《旧·伯》20：5

There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 　
      银子有矿，炼金有方。铁从地里挖出，铜从石中溶化。－－《旧·伯》28：1、2

Man does not comprehend its worth. 　 
      智慧的价值无人能知。－－《旧·伯》28：13

The price of wisdom is beyond rubies. 　
      智慧的价值胜过珍珠。－－《旧·伯》28：18

To shun evil is understanding. 　
      远离恶便是聪明。－－《旧·伯》28：28

It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right. 　
      尊贵的不都有智慧。寿高的不都能明白公平。－－《旧·伯》32：9

Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress. 　 
      人仆倒岂不伸手？遇灾难岂不求救呢？－－《旧·伯》30：24

Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom. 　
      年老的当先说话。寿高的当以智慧教训人。－－《旧·伯》32：7

For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food. 　
      耳朵试验话语，好像上膛尝食物。－－《旧·伯》34：3

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 　
      不从恶人的计谋，不站罪人的道路，不坐亵慢人的座位。－－《旧·诗》1：1

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. 　
      要像一棵树栽在溪水旁，按时候结果子，叶子也不枯干。－－《旧·诗》1：3

He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment. 　 
      恶人因奸恶而劬劳。所怀的是毒害，所生的是虚假。－－《旧·诗》7：14

like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. 　
      纯净的言语，如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。－－《旧·诗》12：6

The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men. 　
      下流人在世人中升高，就有恶人到处游行。－－《旧·诗》12：8

Has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, 　
      不以舌头谗谤人，不恶待朋友，也不随夥毁谤邻里。－－《旧·诗》15：3

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. 　 
      不可像那无知的骡马，必用嚼环辔头勒住他，不然，就不能顺服。－－《旧·诗》32：9

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. 　
      君王不能因兵多得胜。勇士不能因力大得救。－－《旧·诗》33：16

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. 　
      有何人喜好存活，爱慕长寿，得享美福，就要禁止舌头不出恶言，嘴唇不说诡诈的话。－－《旧·诗》34：12、13