人得不義之財、猶若鷓鴣、覆非己生之卵、其財中年已失、終必顯為愚、○

那不按正道得财的，好像鹧鸪抱不是自己下的蛋；到了中年，那财都必离开他，他终久成为愚顽人。

那不按正道得财富的，好像鹧鸪孵不是自己生的；到了中年，财富必离开他，终久他必成为愚顽人。

那不按正道得财富的，好像鹧鸪孵不是自己生的；到了中年，财富必离开他，终久他必成为愚顽人。

谋取不义之财的人就像孵其他鸟蛋的鹧鸪，他中年便会失去不义之财，最后成了愚昧之人。

使用不公正的方法发财的，就像一只鹧鸪孵了不是自己所生的蛋；到了中年，那财富必离开他，最后他必成为一个愚昧人。

那不按正道得財的，好像鷓鴣菢不是自己下的蛋；到了中年，那財都必離開他，他終久成為愚頑人。

那不按正道得財富的，好像鷓鴣孵不是自己生的；到了中年，財富必離開他，終久他必成為愚頑人。

那不按正道得財富的，好像鷓鴣孵不是自己生的；到了中年，財富必離開他，終久他必成為愚頑人。

謀取不義之財的人就像孵其他鳥蛋的鷓鴣，他中年便會失去不義之財，最後成了愚昧之人。

使用不公正的方法發財的，就像一隻鷓鴣孵了不是自己所生的蛋；到了中年，那財富必離開他，最後他必成為一個愚昧人。

人發財、而不按正道，就像鷓鴣聚子，而不是自己下的蛋所出的，到了中年日子牠們便離開他，他終於成為愚昧人。

人得非義之財、如鷓鴣伏非己之卵、中年失之、終顯為愚、○

譬彼鷓鴣、非己之卵、覆翼而育之、亦猶得非義之利者、不終身而失之、其愚孰甚。

Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.

Some people get rich by doing sinful things. They are like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. When their lives are half over, their riches will desert them. In the end they will prove how foolish they have been.

Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.

Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools.

He who makes a fortune unjustly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. In the middle of his life his riches will abandon him, so in the end he will be a fool.

As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is a person who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the middle of his days it will abandon him, And in the end he will be a fool.”

“ As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.”

As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

He who makes a fortune unjustly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. In the middle of his days his riches will abandon him, so in the end he will be a fool.

[ As] the partridge sitteth[ on eggs], and hatcheth[ them] not;[ so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

貸金取利、增益其財者、所積之財、必為濟貧者所得、

誠實之人、必得多福、急圖豐富者、難免有罪、

貪利者擾害己家、惡賄者必得生存、

惟天主謂之曰、愚者乎、今夜將索爾靈、則所備者歸於誰、

以詐言求財、即自取死、所得者猶如虛氣、

爾貪婪財利、虐待人民、施行強暴、爾目爾心專一於此、

遭遇患難、貲財俱失、雖生子、手中毫無所有、以遺於子、蓋裸身而去、與其出母胎而來無異、所勞碌而得者、毫不能攜、此實大患、其來若是、其去亦若是、勞碌無益、如捕風耳、終身度日於黑暗中、多煩惱、多病患、多病患或作多憂傷多愁苦、

萬有之主曾如是諭爾列祖曰、爾決是非、當秉公義、以仁慈相待、互相矜憫、勿欺凌孤寡、客旅、貧乏、勿心中圖謀相害、惟彼不從、背逆頑梗、塞耳不聽、剛愎厥心、同於金剛石、不聽律法、不聽萬有之主、以其神藉古先知所諭之之言、或作剛愎其心同於金剛石不聽律法不聽萬有之主以其神藉古先知諭彼惟彼不聽其言故萬有之主震怒特甚、萬有之主曰、我呼彼、彼不聽、彼籲我、我亦不聽、

偃息在床、謀惡圖邪、迨至黎明、有力能行即行之、斯人則有禍、貪田而奪之、貪宅而取之、待人以虐、待人以虐或作向人行強暴佔其室、據其業、

當是日凡躍於門閾、行強暴詭詐、以其所得、行強暴詭詐以其所得或作以強暴詭詐所得之物滿其主人之室者、我必降之以罰、

其目充於姦淫、獲罪不已、誘惑不堅者之心、慣於貪婪、是為可詛之輩、

不勞而得之財必耗、操作而積者操作而積者或作用手積蓄者必增、

惟彼殺人行詐者、天主乎、必使之墮落陷阱、不容其享半世之年、惟我永久仰賴天主、

行不義而建宮、行不公而造樓、徒用人力、不償工值者、斯人必禍、

目貪之人、急求富有、不知窮乏終必臨之、

斯眾必作嘲笑之歌以譏之、出諷刺之言以誚之、曰、禍哉爾歟、聚斂不屬己之財、何時為止、誠為己積累重大之孽債、困困原文作噬爾者突起、逐逐或作撼爾者忽醒、攘奪爾之所有、因爾劫掠多國、殺人流血、在國中、在邑中、行強暴、虐遇居民、故所餘之列國、亦將劫掠爾、禍哉爾歟、為己家積不義之財、結巢於高處、求免災害、爾謀不義、貽羞己家、殲民眾多、自取罪戾、壁中之石將乎、屋巔之梁將應、以訟爾罪、禍哉爾歟、殺人流血以建城、行諸不義以造邑、

萬有之主曰、我出斯卷、使入盜竊者之家、又入指我名而妄誓者之家、居處其家、滅彼及其木石、

爾之金銀銹矣、此銹即攻爾之證、且將蝕爾之肉如火之焚、爾在此末日、但知積財、爾在此末日但知積財或作爾之積財乃為末日也穫爾田之傭、爾不給其值、其值髣髴有聲呼籲、刈穫者之怨聲、聞於撒罷阿特主耳矣、爾曹處世、奢侈宴樂、以快心志、乃如牲待屠宰之日也、或作爾在世奢侈宴樂如牲在屠宰之日尚快心志

其室中充以詐得之財、若籠之充以鳥、因而強盛富有、彼豐腴光潤、作惡過甚、不為孤子伸冤、不使之亨通、不使之亨通或作所為皆亨通不為貧者辯屈、

爾中有人受賄為殺人流血、有人索利取息、訛詐人、欺騙人、爾竟忘我、此乃主天主所言、爾行不義得財、殺人流血、我忿恨鼓掌、

我民之婦、樂居其家、為爾所逐、我賜其子以美飾、為爾所奪、永據不還、

惡人家中、非尚有不義之財乎、非尚有可惡之小升斗升斗原文作伊法乎、我或作人若用不公之權衡、囊中藏不公之秤錘、烏得無罪、烏得無罪或作豈可稱為無罪邑中富者、恆行強暴、居民好言偽妄、舌施詭詐、

斯人乃設伏以害己身、以害己身原文作以流己之血立謀以傷己命、凡貪非義之利者、俱行此道、非義之利、致人喪命、○

萬有之主曰、我必涖臨爾曹、施行審鞫、必速譴責、必速譴責原文作必亟為證以攻凡有邪術者、犯姦淫者、發假誓者、負負或作奪傭人值者、虐遇孤寡者、屈枉客旅而不敬畏我者、

以法蓮猶如商賈、手持不公之權衡、樂行欺詐、以法蓮自謂我已富有、已獲貨財、凡我由勤勞所得者、人必不見我有不義、不義原文作愆尤有獲罪之處、

長者或作牧伯伸手索賄、以非為是、或作手皆行惡且盡力行之長者索賄士師審判求利、大夫所言惟私慾、彼此聯絡為非、若編繩索、

其民不知行正、在其宅第中、集不義之財、及強奪之物、

爾豈可為轉瞬即無之貨財勤勞乎、貨財速去、如空中飛鷹、似乎有翼、或作爾豈可注目於貨財乎貨財速歸無有似乎有翼如空中飛鷹

爾之侯伯悖逆、與盜為侶、俱好賄賂、求贓私、不為孤子辨屈、嫠婦不敢至前訴冤、緣此以色列全能之天主、萬有之主耶和華曰、噫、必罰我仇、以雪我忿、必報復我敵、

其口當塞、彼為卑污之利、教所不當教、而傾覆人之全家、

禍哉爾偽善之經士與法利賽人、因爾在人前閉天國之門、爾自不入、有欲入者、爾亦不許其入、

彼由貪婪、以飾言惑爾、視如貿易得利、彼受鞫見罰、自古擬定、速至不遲、彼之淪亡即臨、即臨原文作不寢

爾曹欲吞食貧民、欲使窮者淪亡、當聽此言、爾嘗言、月朔何時過、則可糶穀、安息日何時過、則可開倉、量穀用小伊法、收銀欲大舍客勒、以不公之權衡欺人、以金市貧民、以雙履之值市窮者、以朽穀鬻於人、

無知之君、多行暴虐、不貪財利者、必享遐齡、

圖富有者陷誘惑、罹網羅、墮無理有害之慾中即溺人於沈淪及滅亡者也、