我要侧耳听比喻，用琴解谜语。

我要侧耳听比喻，用琴解谜语。

我要侧耳听比喻，用琴解谜语。

我要侧耳听箴言，弹琴解释人生之谜。

我要留心聆听箴言；我要弹琴解开谜语。

我要侧耳听箴言，弹竖琴解开谜题。

我要側耳聽比喻，用琴解謎語。

我要側耳聽比喻，用琴解謎語。

我要側耳聽比喻，用琴解謎語。

我要側耳聽箴言，彈琴解釋人生之謎。

我要留心聆聽箴言；我要彈琴解開謎語。

我要傾耳聽箴言，我要用琴解開我的難題。

我要側耳聽箴言，彈豎琴解開謎題。

必傾耳聽喻言、鼓琴解秘語兮、

諺言隱語、我傾耳以諦聽、鼓琴以詠歌兮。

我欲側耳而聽喻言、彈琴以解隱語、

吾言具眞慧。平生涵玄默。

I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:

I will pay attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle as I play the harp.

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre.

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old— (niv)

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:“ I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.” (niv)

for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. (niv)

Then Balaam spoke his message:“ Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.‘ Come,’ he said,‘ curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’ (niv)

With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” (niv)

“ In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. (niv)

Then I said,“ Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me,‘ Isn’t he just telling parables?’” (niv)

What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. (niv)

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. (niv)

He replied,“ Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.This is why I speak to them in parables:“ Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:“‘ You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ (niv)