1死ê胡蠅hō͘做香料ê ê油發出臭味；án-ni一點á ê愚戇也會敗壞大智慧kap尊貴。Sí ê hô͘-sîn hō͘ chòe hiuⁿ-liāu--ê ê iû hoat-chhut chhàu-bī; án-ni chi̍t-tiám-á ê gû-gōng iā ōe pāi-hoāi tōa tì-hūi kap chun-kùi.

2智慧ê人ê心是tī伊ê chiàⁿ手pêng，愚戇ê人ê心是tī伊ê tò手pêng。Tì-hūi ê lâng ê sim sī tī i ê chiàⁿ-chhiú pêng, gû-gōng ê lâng ê sim sī tī i ê tò-chhiú pêng.

3Koh戇人行tī路裡，欠缺智慧，對眾人講伊是戇人。Koh gōng-lâng kiâⁿ tī lō͘--nih, khiàm-kheh tì-hūi, tùi chèng-lâng kóng i sī gōng-lâng.

4掌權ê ê心神想beh攻擊你，m̄-thang離開你ê本位，因為溫和能免得大ê過失。Chiáng-koân--ê ê sim-sîn siūⁿ beh kong-kek lí, m̄-thang lī-khui lí ê pún-ūi, in-ūi un-hô ōe bián-tit tōa ê kè-sit.

5我看見日光ê下面，有一項m̄好，親像出tī掌權ê ê錯誤；Góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn, ū chi̍t hāng m̄-hó, chhin-chhiūⁿ chhut tī chiáng-koân--ê ê chhò-gō͘;

6就是安置戇人tī高位，好額人坐tī低位。chiū-sī an-tì gōng-lâng tī koâiⁿ-ūi, hó-gia̍h lâng chē tī kē-ūi.

7我看見奴僕騎馬，貴族親像奴僕行tī地裡。góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ lô͘-po̍k khiâ bé, kùi-cho̍k chhin-chhiūⁿ lô͘-po̍k kiâⁿ tī tōe--nih.

8掘陷坑ê beh家己跋tī hit內面；拆牆ê beh hō͘蛇咬tio̍h。Ku̍t hām-khiⁿ-ê beh ka-kī poa̍h tī hí(**hit) lāi-bīn; thiah-chhiûⁿ-ê beh hō͘ chôa kā--tio̍h.

9Phah石ê會受石傷，破柴ê會tùi án-ni tú-tio̍h危險。Phah-chio̍h-ê ōe siū chio̍h siong, phòa-chhâ-ê ōe tùi án-ni tú-tio̍h gûi-hiám.

10鐵器已經tun，若無磨利伊ê嘴，就tio̍h 加出chōe-chōe力；獨獨得tio̍h智慧ê教示，就有利益。Thih-khì í-keng tun, nā bô bôa-lāi i ê chhùi, chiū tio̍h ke-chhut chōe-chōe la̍t; to̍k-to̍k tit-tio̍h tì-hūi ê kà-sī, chiū ū lī-ek.

11未念咒ê時，蛇若咬tio̍h人，念咒ê人就無利益。Bē liām-chiù ê sî, chôa nā kā--tio̍h lâng, liām-chiù ê lâng chiū bô lī-ek.

12智慧ê人ê所講是恩惠ê話；愚戇ê嘴吞滅家己。tì-hūi ê lâng ê só͘ kóng sī un-hūi ê ōe; gû-gōng ê chhùi thun-bia̍t ka-kī.

13伊ê嘴所講ê話起頭是愚戇；伊ê話ê路尾是害人ê顛狂。I ê chhùi só͘ kóng ê ōe khí-thâu sī gû-gōng; i ê ōe ê lō͘-bé sī hāi lâng ê tian-kông.

14戇人chōe-chōe話；獨獨人m̄知將來怎樣；伊身後所beh有ê事是誰會kā伊講ah？Gōng-lâng chōe-chōe ōe; to̍k-to̍k lâng m̄-chai chiong-lâi cháiⁿ-iūⁿ; i sin-āu só͘ beh ū ê sū chī-chūi ōe kā i kóng ah?

15戇人ê勞碌致到hō͘ in厭倦，因為入城ê路伊也m̄知。Gōng-lâng ê lô-lo̍k tì-kàu hō͘ in ià-siān, in-ūi ji̍p siâⁿ ê lō͘ i iā m̄-chai.

16邦國ah，你ê王若是gín-ná，你ê貴族早起時宴樂，你就有災厄。Pang-kok ah, lí ê ông nā sī gín-ná, lí ê kùi-cho̍k chá-khí-sî iàn-lo̍k, lí chiū ū chai-ē.

17邦國ah，你ê王若是尊貴ê人ê kiáⁿ，你ê貴族照時lim食，為tio̍h beh補in ê力，m̄是因為好lim，你就有福氣。Pang-kok ah, lí ê ông nā sī chun-kùi ê lâng ê kiáⁿ, lí ê kùi-cho̍k chiàu-sî lim-chia̍h, ūi-tio̍h beh pó͘ in ê la̍t, m̄-sī in-ūi hò͘ⁿ lim, lí chiū ū hok-khì.

18因為pîn-tōaⁿ，厝蓋lap落去；為tio̍h手pîn-tōaⁿ，厝就老。In-ūi pîn-tōaⁿ chhù-kòa lap--lo̍h-khì; ūi-tio̍h chhiú pîn-tōaⁿ chhù chiū lāu.

19筵席是為tio̍h歡喜來設，酒是hō͘人khòaⁿ活；錢銀做萬事ê路用。Iân-sia̍h sī ūi-tio̍h hoaⁿ-hí lâi siat, chiú sī hō͘ lâng khòaⁿ-oa̍h; chîⁿ-gûn chòe bān-sū ê lō͘-ēng.

20你m̄-thang咒詛君王，心也m̄-thang án-ni想；tī你ê睏房也m̄-thang咒詛好額人；因為空中ê鳥beh傳播chit-ê聲，有翼股ê也beh講起chit-ê事。Lí m̄-thang chiù-chó͘ kun-ông, sim iā m̄-thang án-ni siūⁿ; tī lí ê khùn-pâng iā m̄-thang chiù-chó͘ hó-gia̍h lâng; in-ūi khong-tiong ê chiáu beh thoân-pò͘ chit ê siaⁿ, ū si̍t-kó͘--ê iā beh kóng-khí chit ê sū.

1Tio̍h將你ê米糧掖tī水面；因為過chōe-chōe日，就beh得tio̍h。Tio̍h chiong lí ê bí-niû iā tī chúi-bīn; in-ūi kè chōe-chōe ji̍t, chiū beh tit-tio̍h.

2份額tio̍h分做七á八；因為你m̄知將來有甚麼災厄到地上。Hūn-gia̍h tio̍h pun chòe chhit á poeh; in-ūi lí m̄-chai chiong-lâi ū sím-mi̍h chai-ē kàu tōe-chiūⁿ.

3雲若有雨滿滿，就piàⁿ落tī地上；樹若倒ǹg南á是ǹg北，樹倒tī甚麼所在，就定定tī-hia。Hûn nā ū hō͘ móa-móa, chiū piàⁿ-lo̍h tī tōe-chiūⁿ; chhiū nā tó ǹg lâm á-sī ǹg pak, chhiū tó tī sím-mi̍h só͘-chāi, chiū tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ tī-hia.

4看風勢ê，無beh掖種；看雲色ê，無beh收割。Khòaⁿ hong-sè--ê, bô beh iā-chéng; khòaⁿ hûn-sek-ê, bô beh siu-koah.

5風所吹ê路，你m̄知，骨骸tī孕婦ê胎怎樣生長，你也m̄知；án-ni，行萬事ê上帝所做ê，你猶原bōe得tio̍h知。Hong só͘ chhe ê lō͘, lí m̄-chai, kut-hâi tī īn-hū ê thai cháiⁿ-iūⁿ seng-tióng, lí iā m̄-chai; án-ni, kiâⁿ bān-sū ê Siōng-tè só͘-chòe-ê, lí iû-goân bōe tit-tio̍h chai.

6早起時tio̍h掖你ê種子，ê-hng時也m̄-thang停你ê手；因為你m̄知chit-ê hit-ê toh-lo̍h一個beh茂盛；á是兩個beh平平好。Chá-khí-sî tio̍h iā lí ê chéng-chí, ê-hng-sî iā m̄-thang thêng lí ê chhiú; in-ūi lí m̄-chai chit-ê hit-ê toh-lo̍h chi̍t-ê beh bō͘-sēng; á-sī nn̄g-ê beh pîⁿ-pîⁿ hó.

7光真正是好，目睭看見光也是thang歡喜。Kng chin-chiàⁿ sī hó, ba̍k-chiu khòaⁿ-kìⁿ kng iā sī thang hoaⁿ-hí.

8人活chōe-chōe年，就tio̍h快樂chōe-chōe年；總是也tio̍h想到烏暗ê日子，因為日子beh chōe-chōe；所beh來ê lóng是空虛。Lâng oa̍h chōe-chōe nî, chiū tio̍h khoài-lo̍k chōe-chōe nî; chóng-sī iā tio̍h siūⁿ kàu o͘-àm ê ji̍t-chí, in-ūi ji̍t-chí beh chōe-chōe; só͘ beh lâi-ê lóng sī khang-hu.

9少年人ah，你tī少年ê時tio̍h快樂；tī少年ê日子hō͘你ê心安慰你，也tio̍h照你ê心所ài-ê，kap目睭所看見ê來行，總是tio̍h知，為tio̍h這一切ê事，上帝beh審判你。Siàu-liân lâng ah, lí tī siàu-liân ê sî tio̍h khoài-lo̍k; tī siàu-liân ê ji̍t-chí hō͘ lí ê sim an-ùi lí, iā tio̍h chiàu lí ê sim só͘ ài-ê, kap ba̍k-chiu só͘ khòaⁿ-kìⁿ-ê lâi kiâⁿ, chóng-sī tio̍h chai, ūi-tio̍h che it-chhè ê sū, Siōng-tè beh sím-phòaⁿ lí.

10所以tio̍h hō͘憂悶離開你ê心，也對你ê身軀除去pháiⁿ-tāi；因為少年kap壯年，lóng是空虛。Só͘-í tio̍h hō͘ iu-būn lī-khui lí ê sim, iā tùi lí ê seng-khu tû-khì pháiⁿ-tāi; in-ūi siàu-liân kap chòng-liân, lóng sī khang-hu.

1你tio̍h tī少年ê日，記念創造你ê主，就是患難ê日iáu未到，也你所講，我無thang tī伊快樂，hiah-ê年iáu未近ê時。Lí tio̍h tī siàu-liân ê ji̍t, kì-liām chhòng-chō lí ê Chú, chiū-sī hoān-lān ê ji̍t iáu-bē kàu, iā lí só͘ kóng, Góa bô thang tī i khoài-lo̍k, hiah ê nî iáu-bē kūn ê sî.

2Tī日kap光kap月kap星未變做烏暗，以及雨過身，雲未koh來ê事先。tī ji̍t kap kng kap ge̍h kap chhiⁿ bē piàn-chòe o͘-àm, í-ki̍p hō͘ kè-sin, hûn bē koh lâi ê tāi-seng.

3當hit日，顧厝ê ngia̍uh-ngia̍uh-chhoah；有力ê人酥腰(so͘-io)，挨磨ê，因為in少，就soah；tùi窗á看出去ê lóng烏暗；Tng hit-ji̍t, kò͘-chhù--ê ngia̍uh-ngia̍uh-chhoah; ū la̍t ê lâng so͘-io, oe-bō--ê, in-ūi in chió, chiū soah; tùi thang-á khòaⁿ--chhut-khì--ê lóng o͘-àm;

4thàng街路ê門關teh，挨磨ê聲細細；鳥á一下哮，人就起來；唱歌ê cha-bó͘-gín-ná也lóng降低；thàng ke-lō͘ ê mn̂g koaiⁿ--teh, oe-bō ê siaⁿ sòe-sòe; chiáu-á chi̍t-ē háu, lâng chiū khí-lâi; chhiùⁿ-koa ê cha-bó͘-gín-ná iā lóng kàng-kē;

5見tio̍h高就驚，tī路中也有所驚畏；杏樹開花，草蜢做重擔，慾心lóng無去；因為人歸tī伊永遠ê厝，哀哭ê人往來tī街路；kìⁿ-tio̍h koâiⁿ chiū kiaⁿ, tī lō͘-tiong iā ū só͘ kiaⁿ-ùi; hēng-chhiū khui hoe, chháu-meh chòe tāng-tàⁿ, io̍k-sim lóng bô--khì; in-ūi lâng kui tī i éng-oán ê chhù, ai-khàu ê lâng óng-lâi tī ke-lō͘;

6當銀鍊á未斷，金碗未破，tī水泉邊ê水瓶未損壞，ka-lak未pháiⁿ tī井頂；tng gûn-liān-á bē tn̄g, kim-óaⁿ bē phòa, tī chúi-chôaⁿ-piⁿ ê chúi-pân bē sún-hoāi, ka-lak bē pháiⁿ tī chíⁿ-téng;

7塵埃歸土來返本，靈魂歸tī hō͘伊來ê上帝ê事先，tio̍h記念創造你ê主。tîn-ai kui thô͘ lâi hoán-pún, lêng-hûn kui tī hō͘ i lâi ê Siōng-tè ê tāi-seng, tio̍h kì-liām chhòng-chō lí ê Chú.

8傳道ê講，空虛ê空虛，凡事lóng是空虛。Thoân-tō--ê kóng, Khang-hu ê khang-hu, hoân-sū lóng sī khang-hu.

9Koh因為傳道ê有智慧，伊猶原教示百姓知bat；也靜靜想，查考，koh照次序排列chōe-chōe箴言。Koh in-ūi Thoân-tō--ê ū tì-hūi, i iû-goân kà-sī peh-sìⁿ chai-bat; iā chēng-chēng siūⁿ, chhâ-khó, koh chiàu chhù-sū pâi-lia̍t chōe-chōe chim-giân.

10傳道ê專心chhē thang歡喜ê話，是照正直寫ê誠實話。Thoân-tō--ê choan-sim chhē thang hoaⁿ-hí ê ōe, sī chiàu chèng-ti̍t siá ê sêng-si̍t ōe.

11智慧ê人ê話親像刺；會長ê話親像釘tiâu ê燈，lóng是tùi一個牧者所賜ê。Tì-hūi ê lâng ê ōe chhin-chhiūⁿ chhì; hōe-tiúⁿ ê ōe chhin-chhiūⁿ tèng-tiâu ê teng, lóng sī tùi chi̍t ê bo̍k-chiá só͘ sù ê.

12我ê kiáⁿ ah，iáu有一層，你tio̍h受勸解；著冊chōe，無窮盡；讀冊chōe，身軀會厭倦。Góa ê kiáⁿ ah, iáu ū chi̍t-chân, lí tio̍h siū khoàn-kài; tù chheh chōe, bô kiông-chīn; tha̍k-chheh chōe, seng-khu ōe ià-siān.

13Chiah-ê事lóng已經聽了lah；結尾就是敬畏上帝，謹慎守祂ê誡命；這就是人齊備ê本份。Chiah ê sū lóng í-keng thiaⁿ-liáu lah; kiat-bé chiū-sī kèng-ùi Siōng-tè, kín-sīn siú I ê kài-bēng; che chiū-sī lâng chiâu-pī ê pún-hūn.

14因為見所做ê kap一切隱密ê事，無論是好是pháiⁿ，上帝lóng beh審判。In-ūi kìⁿ só͘-chòe-ê kap it-chhè ún-ba̍t ê sū, bô-lūn sī hó sī pháiⁿ, Siōng-tè lóng beh sím-phòaⁿ.