Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
野驢有草豈能叫喚，牛有料，豈能吼叫。--《舊·伯》6：5
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
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
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
A righteous man may have many troubles.
義人多有苦難。--《舊·詩》34：19
For evil men will be cut off,
作惡的，必被剪除。--《舊·詩》37：9
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
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
Love your neighbor as yourself.
要愛人如己。--《舊·利》19：18
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
忿怒害死愚妄人，嫉妒殺死痴迷人。--《舊·伯》5：2
Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
野驢有草豈能叫喚，牛有料，豈能吼叫。--《舊·伯》6：5
I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
我靈愁苦，要發出言語。我心苦惱，要吐露哀情。--《舊·伯》7：11
Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
蒲草沒有泥，豈能髮長。蘆荻沒有水，豈能生髮。--《舊·伯》8：11
Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
年老的有智慧，壽高的有知識。--《舊·伯》12：12
The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning.
惡人的亮光必要熄滅。他的火焰必不照耀。--《舊·伯》18：5
that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
惡人誇勝是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂，不過轉眼之間。--《舊·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.
銀子有礦，鍊金有方。鐵從地裏挖出，銅從石中溶化。--《舊·伯》28：1、2
Man does not comprehend its worth.
智慧的價值無人能知。--《舊·伯》28：13
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
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that peri. 人在尊貴中，而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。--《舊·詩》49：20
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
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
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