耕种自己田地的，必得饱食。追随虚浮的，足受穷乏。－－《旧箴》28：19
、He who trusts in himself is a fool.
心中自是的，便是愚昧人。－－《旧箴》28：26
、Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.
谄媚邻舍的，就是设网罗绊他的脚。－－《旧箴》29：5
、Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.
亵慢人煽惑通城，智慧人止息众怒。－－《旧箴》29：8
、A child left to himself disgraces his mother.
放纵的儿子，使母亲羞愧。－－《旧箴》29：15
、A man"s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.
人的高傲，必使他卑下。心里谦逊的，必得尊荣。－－《旧箴》29：23
、The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy.
与盗贼分赃，是恨恶自己的性命。－－《旧箴》29：24
、The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
为非作歹的，被义人憎嫌。行事正直的，被恶人憎恶。－－《旧箴》29：27
、Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; coneys are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags.
蚂蚁是无力之类，却在夏天豫备粮食。沙番是软弱之类，却在磐石中造房。－－《旧箴》30：25、26
、For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
摇牛奶必成奶油，扭鼻子必出血。照样，激动怒气必起争端。－－《旧箴》30：33
、All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full.
江河都往海里流，海却不满。－－《旧传》1：7
、What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
已有的事，後必再有。已行的事，後必再行。日光之下并无新事。－－《旧传》1：9
、What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.
弯曲的不能变直，缺少的不能足数。－－《旧传》1：15
、For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
因为多有智慧，就多有愁烦。加增知识的，就加增忧伤。－－《旧传》1：18
、Wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
智慧胜过愚昧，如同光明胜过黑暗。－－《旧传》2：13
、The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness.
智慧人的眼目光明，愚昧人在黑暗里行。－－《旧传》2：14
、If two lie down together, they will keep warm.
二人同睡，就都暖和。－－《旧传》4：11
、A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
三股合成的绳子，不容易折断。－－《旧传》4：12
、Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
贫穷而有智慧的少年人，胜过年老不肯纳谏的愚昧王。－－《旧传》4：13
、As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words.
事务多，就令人作梦，言语多，就显出愚昧。－－《旧传》5：3
、It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
许愿不还，不如不许。－－《旧传》5：5
、Much dreaming and many words are meaningless.
多梦和多言，其中多有虚幻。－－《旧传》5：7
、Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.
贪爱银子的，不因得银子知足。贪爱丰富的，也不因得利益知足。这也是虚空。－－《旧传》5：10
、The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much.
劳碌的人，不拘吃多吃少，睡得香甜。－－《旧传》5：12
、Naked a man comes from his mother"s womb, and as he comes, so he departs.
怎样从母胎赤身而来，也必照样赤身而去。－－《旧传》5：15
、A good name is better than fine perfume.
名誉強如美好的膏油。－－《旧传》7：1
、The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
智慧人的心，在遭丧之家。愚昧人的心，在快乐之家。－－《旧传》7：4
、It is better to heed a wise man"s rebuke than to listen to the song of fool*.
听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人的歌唱。－－《旧传》7：5
、**tortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.