夫鹽、善也；鹽失其味、更將何以復之？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，可用什么叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

盐本来是好的，但如果盐失去了咸味，怎能使它再变咸呢？

“盐本来是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再咸呢？

“因此盐是好的，但如果连盐也失去了味道，还能用什么来调味呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

鹽本來是好的，但如果鹽失去了鹹味，怎能使它再變鹹呢？

“鹽本來是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再鹹呢？

『鹽是好的；但假使連鹽也失了味，要用甚麼來調味呢？

「因此鹽是好的，但如果連鹽也失去了味道，還能用什麼來調味呢？

夫鹽善矣、第鹽失其味、將何以調之、

夫鹽善矣、鹽失其味、將何以復之、

夫鹽美矣、若鹽失其鹹、

“ Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?

“ Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

“ Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

Salt[ is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?

Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

爾曹乃地上之鹽也、鹽失其味、更將何以調之？從此休矣、惟有棄之於外、而任人踐踏耳。

若作和羹、爾為鹽梅；庶知如何因人而施教也。

夫人必須以火醃之、正如祭牲之必醃以鹽也。鹽善也、鹽而失鹹、更將何以調之。爾等尚其懷鹽於心、而彼此以和平相處。』

且天主更按聖意、疊用異兆靈異、廣施聖蹟、及聖神之妙果、為之證明；不亦信而有徵乎？且吾人所言之新興世界、天主亦未曾交付於天神之手。惟古人已先我言之：『人處天地間、碌碌無所長；乃蒙主拔擢、聖眷異尋常；天神相伯仲、冠冕獨堂皇；統轄受造物、樂此無盡藏。』是知天主已將天地萬有、交其掌管、而絕無例外也。惟此事至今尚未實現；