惟彼城邑、義者頌祝則鞏固、惡者謗讟則傾圮。

城因正直人祝福便高举，却因邪恶人的口就倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪恶人的口，它必倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪恶人的口，它必倾覆。

城因正直人的祝福而兴盛，因恶人的口舌而倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城的地位就提高；因恶人的口，城就倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城就被高举；因恶人的口，城就被倾覆。

城因正直人祝福便高舉，卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪惡人的口，它必傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪惡人的口，它必傾覆。

城因正直人的祝福而興盛，因惡人的口舌而傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城的地位就提高；因惡人的口，城就傾覆。

因正直人的祝福、城就被捧得很高；因惡人的口所說的、城便傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城就被高舉；因惡人的口，城就被傾覆。

維彼城邑、以正直者之祝而振興、因邪惡者之口而傾覆、

城因正直人祝福則高堅、因惡者妄言則傾圮、

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

The blessing of honest people builds up a city. But the words of sinners destroy it.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

在彼城邑、強者謀叛、智者弭亂。

仁義則邦以興、否則國以辱。

希西家王亞麼士子先知以賽亞、呼天祈禱。耶和華遣使至亞述王營壘、滅諸勁旅、與武士長、亞述王恥之、遄歸故土、入其上帝殿、為子所弒。於是耶和華拯希西家及耶路撒冷民、脫於亞述王西拿基立手、隨在護之、脫於諸敵。

邑中有貧人、明哲是懷、施其智以救邑眾、其後人無復念之者。

舌如火、在百體中、能玷一身、不義孰甚、賦畀之性亦為所爇、是其焰由地獄起、

有罪之民、爾其援之、因爾自潔、使彼免於患難。

我之至此、非爾所遣、上帝所遣、使我於法老尊同其父、兼司宗室、治理通國。

哈曼奏王曰、有一族之民、散處天下州邑、異律是從、不遵王命、容之無益。如王以臣言為然、可頒明詔、翦滅斯族、我當以金一千五百萬、輸於國帑、以補賦稅。夫哈曼猶大人之仇者也、王乃以指環賜之、曰、余不納爾金、惟爾所欲為。正月十三日、王召繕寫、從哈曼所欲書之、詔依各州方言文字、鈐以國璽、普告臣工、方伯、民長、遣郵頒詔各州使於十二月、即亞達月、十三日、殺戮猶大人、取其貨財、凡旄倪妻子、毋俾遺種。詔行各州、布告億兆、屆期舉事。在書山城降詔、王命孔急、郵行迅速、王與哈曼飲宴、書山之民不樂。

便雅憫族、庇革哩子示巴、兇暴人也。吹角告眾、曰、我與耶西之子大闢無與、以色列族各歸故幕可也。

法老謂臣曰、如此之人、蒙上帝之神賦之、豈易得乎。又謂約瑟曰、上帝既以此示汝、故爾智慧、無人可與比儗。爾可治我家、我民必遵爾命、獨於國君之位、則我為尊。又曰、我舉爾統轄埃及。遂脫指環、授約瑟手、衣以棉衣、復以金索垂其項、

十二月、即亞達月、十三日、民遵前詔、將舉事、猶大人之仇、意必獲捷、而反為猶大人所勝。通國中、各州邑之猶大人、咸集禦敵、庶民畏之、莫之敢攖。州牧、方伯、百寮、畏木底改、助猶大人。蓋木底改爵位日隆、尊於朝廷、名震四方。猶大人擊諸敵而戮之、任意以為。在書山城、猶大族殺五百人。亦殺巴山大他、答本、押巴他、破喇他、亞大利、亞哩大他、巴抹大、亞哩賽、亞哩太、瓦耶撒大、皆哈曼之子、不取其貨財。當日在書山城、核被殺者之數、呈於王前。王以告后曰、猶大人在書山城中、已殺五百人、並殺哈曼十子、若統各州而計之、不知凡幾、爾尚有何求、我必予爾。后曰、如王悅、則王頒詔、使居書山之猶大人明日復行是事、與今日無異、懸哈曼十子之尸於木、王頒詔於書山、使行如言、取哈曼十子之尸懸之。亞達月十四日、書山之猶大人咸集、又殺三百人、不取其貨財。亞達月十三日、居各州之猶大人咸集、以相扞禦、殺敵七萬五千人、不取貨財、然後事平。