When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes disgrace.　　惡人來，藐視隨來。羞恥到，辱罵同到。--《舊·箴》18：3

　　A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.　　愚昧人張嘴啟爭端，開口招鞭打。--《舊·箴》18：6

　　One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.　　作工懈怠的，與浪費人為弟兄。--《舊·箴》18：9

　　Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.　　敗壞之先，人心驕傲。尊榮以前，必有謙卑。--《舊·箴》18：12

　　The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out.　　聰明人的心得知識，智慧人的耳求知識。--《舊·箴》18：15

　　The first to Psent his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.　　先訴情由的，似乎有理。但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。--《舊·箴》18：17

　　An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city.　　弟兄結怨，勸他和好，比取堅固城還難。--《舊·箴》18：19

　　It is to his glory to overlook an offense.　　寬恕人的過失，便是自己的榮耀。--《舊·箴》19：11

　　whoever is led astray by them is not wise.　　因酒錯誤的，就無智慧。--《舊·箴》20：1

　　Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler.　　酒能使人褻慢，濃酒使人喧嚷。--《舊·箴》20：1

　　It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.　　買物的說，不好，不好，及至買去，他便自夸。--《舊·箴》20：14

　　The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.　　強壯乃少年的榮耀。白發為老年人的尊榮。--《舊·箴》20：29

　　The violence of the wicked will drag them away.　　惡人的強暴，必將自己掃除。--《舊·箴》21：7

　　He who sows wickedness reaps trouble.　　撒罪孽的，必收災?。--《舊·箴》22：8

　　Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.

　　Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and. The power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

　　The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.