惡人的亮光必要熄滅。他的火焰必不照耀。－－《舊·伯》18：5
008 that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
惡人夸勝是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂，不過轉眼之間。－－《舊·伯》20：5
009 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.
銀子有礦，鍊金有方。鐵從地里挖出，銅從石中溶化。－－《舊·伯》28：1、2
010 man does not comprehend its worth.
智慧的價值無人能知。－－《舊·伯》28：13
011 the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
智慧的價值勝過珍珠。－－《舊·伯》28：18
012 to shun evil is understanding.
遠離惡便是聰明。－－《舊·伯》28：28
013 it is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
尊貴的不都有智慧。壽高的不都能明白公平。－－《舊·伯》32：9
014 surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
人仆倒豈不伸手？遇災難豈不求救呢？－－《舊·伯》30：24
015 age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.
年老的當先說話。壽高的當以智慧教訓人。－－《舊·伯》32：7
016 for the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.
耳朵試驗話語，好像上膛嘗食物。－－《舊·伯》34：3
017 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.
不從惡人的計謀，不站罪人的道路，不坐褻慢人的座位。－－《舊·詩》1：1
018 he is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.
要像一棵樹栽在溪水旁，按時候結果子，葉子也不枯乾。－－《舊·詩》1：3
019 he who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.
惡人因奸惡而劬勞。所懷的是毒害，所生的是虛假。－－《舊·詩》7：14
020 like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
純淨的言語，如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次。－－《舊·詩》12：6
021 the wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.
下流人在世人中升高，就有惡人到處遊行。－－《舊·詩》12：8
022 has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
不以舌頭讒謗人，不惡待朋友，也不隨夥毀謗鄰里。－－《舊·詩》15：3
023 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.
不可像那無知的騾馬，必用嚼環轡頭勒住他，不然，就不能順服。－－《舊·詩》32：9
024 no king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
君王不能因兵多得勝。勇士不能因力大得救。－－《舊·詩》33：16
025 whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.