4:1 我儿，不要拒绝救济穷人生活的急需，也不要使急难人的眼目长久望着你。
My son, rob not the poor man of his livelihood; force not the eyes of the needy to turn away. 4:2 不要加增饥饿人的悲苦，也不要激怒困苦中的人。
A hungry man grieve not, a needy man anger not; 4:3 不要扰乱忧苦人的心灵，也不要迟延接济有急难的人。
Do not exasperate the downtrodden; delay not to give to the needy. 4:4 不要拒绝痛苦而哀求的人，也不要转脸不顾穷困的人。
A beggar in distress do not reject; avert not your face from the poor. 4:5 不要转眼不顾乞丐，而叫他生气，也不要让他，那有求于你的人，背后咒骂你。
From the needy turn not your eyes, give no man reason to curse you; 4:6 因为，人心在愁苦中，若咒骂了你，他的创造者必要垂听他的哀求。
For if in the bitterness of his soul he curse you, his Creator will hear his prayer. 4:7 在穷人的集会前，你应表示和气；在长老前，你应谦抑你的心灵；在官长前，你应低首下心。
Endear yourself to the assembly; before a ruler bow your head. 4:8 你要高兴倾耳垂听穷人，并归还你的债务，又要和颜悦色地向他答礼。
Give a hearing to the poor man, and return his greeting with courtesy; 4:9 应从压迫者的手中，拯救被压迫的人；在宣判时，不应畏缩。
Deliver the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor; let not justice be repugnant to you. 4:10 对待孤儿应如慈父，扶助他们的母亲，应如丈夫。
To the fatherless be as a father, and help their mother as a husband would; Thus will you be like a son to the Most High, and he will be more tender to you than a mother. 4:11 如此，你才算是至高者听命的儿子，他必要比你的母亲更爱你。
Wisdom instructs her children and admonishes those who seek her. 4:12 智慧举扬自己的子孙，照顾寻找自己的人。在正义的路上，她要身为前导。
He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. 4:13 爱她的，就是爱生命；欣勤寻找她的，必能充满喜乐。
He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells, the LORD bestows blessings. 4:14 占有她的，必承受荣耀；她到那里，上主就在那里赐福。
Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the LORD loves. 4:15 凡事奉她的，就是事奉圣者；凡爱慕她的，上主也必爱他们。
He who obeys her judges nations; he who hearkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. 4:16 听从她的，必能统治万民；亲近她的，必能安居度日。
If one trusts her, he will possess her; his descendants too will inherit her. 4:17 依赖她的，必能以她为产业；他的后裔也必占有这份产业。
She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; Fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; With her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. 4:18 因为，智慧先领他走弯曲的路，先试探他，
Then she comes back to bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. 4:19 使他畏惧恐怖，用自己的纪律磨炼他，以自己的诫命试探他，直到对他有了信任为止。
But if he fails her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of despoilers. 4:20 然后，她要坚固他，再领他走直路，使他欢乐；
Use your time well; guard yourself from evil, and bring upon yourself no shame. 4:21 将自己的秘密启示给他，使他富有知识和对正义的睿智。
There is a sense of shame laden with guilt, and a shame that merits honor and respect. 4:22 若是他走入歧途，智慧就离弃他，任凭他丧亡。
Show no favoritism to your own discredit; let no one intimidate you to your own downfall. 4:23 我儿，你要爱惜光阴，谨避邪恶；
Refrain not from speaking at the proper time, and hide not away your wisdom; 4:24 不要做问心有愧的事。
For it is through speech that wisdom becomes known, and knowledge through the tongue’s rejoinder. 4:25 有一种羞愧带来罪恶，又有一种羞愧却带来光荣和恩宠。
Never gainsay the truth, and struggle not against the rushing stream. 4:26 你不要顾全脸面，而陷害你的灵魂；也不要说谎，而害你的灵魂。
Be not ashamed to acknowledge your guilt, but of your ignorance rather be ashamed. 4:27 你不要因羞怯而自取丧亡。
Do not abase yourself before an impious man, nor refuse to do so before rulers. 4:28 在救助人时，不要闭口无言，也不要把你的智慧隐藏不露。
Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you. 4:29 因为由言谈中，可以看出智慧；在答话上，可以现出明智；在正义的工作上，可以表示出意志的坚定。
Be not surly in your speech, nor lazy and slack in your deeds. 4:30 不要出言反对真理，对你的无知，你当羞愧。
Be not a lion at home, nor sly and suspicious at work. 4:31 不要耻于承认你的罪过，不要阻止下流的河水。
Let not your hand be open to receive and clenched when it is time to give.4:32 在胡涂人前，不要屈服，也不要顾全权威者的脸面。
4:33 至死要为真理奋斗，上主天主必要助你作战。
4:34 不要在唇舌上夸张，不要在行事上怠慢疏忽。
4:35 你在家中，不要如同一只狮子；对你的仆役，不要任性逞强，不要压迫你的属下。
4:36 你的手不要只为领取才伸开，而在施恩时缩回。