爾其識之、家主苟知盜之何時來臨、必自戒備、不聽穿窬。

家主若知道贼什么时候来，就必警醒，不容贼挖透房屋，这是你们所知道的。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道贼什么时候来，就不容贼挖穿房屋。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道贼什么时候来，就不容贼挖穿房屋。

“你们都知道，一家的主人若预先知道贼什么时候来，一定不会让贼入屋偷窃。

你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼什么时候来，就不会让他摸进屋里。

不过你们应当知道这一点：一家的主人如果知道贼什么时候来，就不会让他的房子被人钻进。

家主若知道賊甚麼時候來，就必警醒，不容賊挖透房屋，這是你們所知道的。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道賊甚麼時候來，就不容賊挖穿房屋。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道賊甚麼時候來，就不容賊挖穿房屋。

「你們都知道，一家的主人若預先知道賊什麼時候來，一定不會讓賊入屋偷竊。

你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊甚麼時候來，就不會讓他摸進屋裡。

這一點你們要曉得：家主若知道賊甚麼鐘點要來，他就不讓他的房屋給挖透了。

不過你們應當知道這一點：一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時候來，就不會讓他的房子被人鑽進。

若家主知盜何時至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時至、則必警醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知、

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

But here is what you must understand. Suppose the owner of the house knew at what hour the robber was coming. He would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

“ Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

“ But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.

若家主知盜何時將至、則必儆醒守備、不令穴室。然則爾等亦當備諸；蓋不意之時、人子至矣。

雖然、主日之臨、必突如其來、有若不速之客焉。當時諸天訇然而逝、物質之元素、溶解於烈火之中。大地及所載之萬彙、悉皆焚化。

應回憶所受所聞之教義拳拳服膺、而痛悔前失。如再不醒寤、吾必襲爾、猶不速之客突如其來、爾固無從逆知其時刻也。

我來有如不速之客。人能恆自警惕、守其所服、毋使赤身露體、自彰其醜、斯為有福。

爾固明知主日之臨、突如其來。有如不速之客之夜襲也。人方曰：「平安無虞、」而倏忽之間、大難已臨其身、正如臨蓐之婦、欲避分娩之苦、未由也已。

爾毋儲富於地；蠹蝕焉、銹敗焉、竊者穿窬而盜焉。