有何人喜好存活，愛慕長壽，得享美福，就要禁止舌頭不出惡言，嘴唇不說詭詐的話。－－《舊·詩》34：12、13
026 a righteous man may have many troubles.
義人多有苦難。－－《舊·詩》34：19
027 refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil.
當止住怒氣，離棄忿怒。不要心懷不平，以致作惡。－－《舊·詩》37：8
028 for evil men will be cut off,
作惡的，必被剪除。－－《舊·詩》37：9
029 better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
一個義人所有的雖少，強過許多惡人的富餘。－－《舊·詩》37：16
030 the wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.
惡人借貨而不償還。義人卻恩待人，並且施捨。－－《舊·詩》37：21
031 turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
離惡行善，就可永遠安居。－－《舊·詩》37：27
032 the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
義人必承受地土，永居其上。－－《舊·詩》37：29
033 the mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
義人的口談論智慧，他的舌頭講說公平。－－《舊·詩》37：30
034 as the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you.
我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。－－《舊·詩》42：1
035 a man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
人在尊貴中，而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。－－《舊·詩》49：20
036 show no mercy to wicked traitors.
不要憐憫行詭詐的惡人。－－《舊·詩》59：5
037 defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
當為貧寒的人和孤兒伸冤。當為困苦和窮乏的人施行公義。－－《舊·詩》82：3
038 love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
慈愛和誠實，彼此相遇。公義和平安，彼此相親。－－《舊·詩》85：10
039 how long will you simple ones love your simple ways? how long will mockers delight in mockery?
愚昧人喜愛愚昧，褻慢人喜歡褻慢。－－《舊·箴》1：22
040 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,
側耳聽智慧，專心求聰明。－－《舊·箴》2：2
041 for the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
愚昧人背道，必殺己身，愚頑人安逸，必害己命。－－《舊·箴》1：32
042 for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
因為得智慧勝過得銀子，其利益強如精金。－－《舊·箴》3：14
043 seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
心所憎惡的共有七樣，就是：高傲的眼，撒謊的舌，流無辜人血的手，圖謀惡計的心，飛跑行惡的腳，吐謊言的假見證，並弟兄中布散分爭的人。－－《舊·箴》6：16－19