年老的有智慧，壽高的有知識。--《舊·伯》
    Man does not comprehend its worth.
    智慧的價值無人能知。--《舊·伯》
    The price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
    智慧的價值勝過珍珠。--《舊·伯》
    To shun evil is understanding.
    遠離惡便是聰明。--《舊·伯》
    Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
    忿怒害死愚妄人，嫉妒殺死癡迷人。--《舊·伯》
    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》
    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(fā)出言語。我心苦惱，要吐露哀情。--《舊·伯》
    Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
    蒲草沒有泥，豈能發(fā)長。蘆荻沒有水，豈能生發(fā)。--《舊·伯》
    Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
    It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
    尊貴的不都有智慧。壽高的不都能明白公平。--《舊·伯》
    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(zāi)難豈不求救呢?--《舊·伯》
    Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.
    年老的當(dāng)先說話。壽高的當(dāng)以智慧教訓(xùn)人。--《舊·伯》
    For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.
    耳朵試驗話語，好像上膛嘗食物。--《舊·伯》
    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》
    that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
    惡人夸勝是暫時的，不敬虔人的喜樂，不過轉(zhuǎn)眼之間。--《舊·伯》
    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，煉金有方。鐵從地里挖出，銅從石中溶化。--《舊·伯》