寧聆哲士之箴規、莫聽愚人之倡和、

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人的歌唱。

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人歌唱；

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人歌唱；

听智者的责备，胜过听愚人的颂歌。

听智慧人的斥责，胜过听愚昧人的歌唱。

听智慧人的斥责，好过听愚昧人的歌唱，

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人的歌唱。

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人歌唱；

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人歌唱；

聽智者的責備，勝過聽愚人的頌歌。

聽智慧人的斥責，勝過聽愚昧人的歌唱。

聽智慧人的叱責，比聽愚頑人的歌曲好。

聽智慧人的斥責，好過聽愚昧人的歌唱，

聆智者之譴責、愈於聽愚者之謳歌、

聽智者之勸責、愈於聽愚者之謳歌、

It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

Pay attention to a wise person’s warning. That’s better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,

It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise person Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,

[ It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

欲聽生命之言、必與智者偕居。棄道者輕生命、聽勸者得聰明。

義者責我、我以為仁慈、視若香膏、屢膏余首、無不悅懌、余有所祈、勿為惡者株連兮。

棄道者遭貧辱、承教者得尊榮。

游民妄加誹譭、酒徒作歌譏剌兮。

仇讎雖與我接吻、亦知其偽、友朋雖出言傷予、益見其直。

棄道者取敗亡、畏命者贋賞賚。

見愛於我者、我譴責之、故當銳志悔改、

規諫侮慢者、必為所憾、勸勉智慧者、可蒙其愛。

加百杖於愚人、受之易忘、獻一箴於智者、念之弗失。