你若是贪食的,就当拿刀放在喉咙上。
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
不可贪恋他的美食,因为是哄人的食物。
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
因为他心怎样思量,他为人就是怎样。他虽对你说,请吃,请喝。他的心却与你向背。
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
你所吃的那点食物,必吐出来。你所说的甘美言语,也必落空。
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
你不要说话给愚昧人听。因他必藐视你智慧的言语。
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
不可挪移古时的地界。也不可侵入孤儿的田地。
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
因为他们的救赎主,大有能力。他必向你为他们辨屈。
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
你要留心领受训诲。侧耳听从知识的言语。
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
不可不管教孩童,你用杖打他,他必不至于死。
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
你要用杖打他,就可以救他的灵魂免下阴间。
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.