我思因今時之患難、人能守素安常為美、

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如守素安常才好。

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如安于现状。

因现今的艰难，据我看来，人不如安于现状。

鉴于目前时势艰难，我认为各人最好是安于现状。

为了目前的困难，我认为人最好能保持现状。

实际上，由于现今的艰难，我认为一个人保持现状是合宜的，这才是好的。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如守素安常才好。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如安於現狀。

因現今的艱難，據我看來，人不如安於現狀。

鑒於目前時勢艱難，我認為各人最好是安於現狀。

為了目前的困難，我認為人最好能保持現狀。

我以為最好是：為了現在艱難的緣故、一個人還是守素安常的好。

實際上，由於現今的艱難，我認為一個人保持現狀是合宜的，這才是好的。

我意因今時之艱、守其素者為善、

我意今時之災、惟守我素為美、

吾鑒於世難方殷、竊謂能保守獨身、莫善焉。

Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

Times are hard for you right now. So I think it’s good for a man to stay as he is.

I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is.

Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are.

Because of the present distress, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

I think, then, that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress— that it is good for a man to remain as he is:

I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, namely, that it is good for a man to be as he is.

Therefore I consider this to be good because of the present distress: It is fine for a man to remain as he is.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress,[ I say], that[ it is] good for a man so to be.

Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, that it’s good for a man to remain as he is.

論及爾致書所問我者、我答曰、男不近女為妙、

論未嫁娶者及寡婦、我曰、若能恆如我、則於彼有益、

爾於斯處、勿娶妻生子女、主如是云、斯處斯地所生之子女、及產之之母、與生之之父、皆必遭疫癘而死、無人哀哭、無人葬埋、必若糞土在地、亦有亡於鋒刃、死於饑饉、空中飛鳥、地上走獸、食其屍骸、

我言此、為爾益、非欲絆束爾、乃欲使爾盡其所宜、無所紛擾、以殷勤事主、若有人思不嫁女、即為待之不合宜、女年已及當嫁之時、事出於不得已、則隨意而行、嫁之無罪、倘人堅心、無不得已之事、且得行其志、定意留女不嫁、如是而行為美、如是、嫁女為美、不嫁女更美、

蓋時已至、天主之家先受鞫、若我儕先受鞫、則不信天主福音者、其終當何如、

當時孕婦及乳婦有禍矣、

是時妊婦乳婦有禍矣、因斯地必有大災、怒及斯民、

耶穌顧之曰、耶路撒冷女、勿為我哭、當為己及爾子哭、蓋日將至、人必曰、未懷孕者、未生產者、未哺乳者、福矣、

爾若娶、非犯罪、童女若嫁、亦非犯罪、但如此之人、身必受難、但我不忍使爾憂愁、