Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.

与众寡合的，独自寻求心愿，并恼恨一切真智慧。

孤僻的人只顾自己的心愿，他鄙视一切健全的知识。

孤僻的人只顾自己的心愿，他鄙视一切健全的知识。

孤傲者独善其身，他恼恨一切真知。

离群独处的，只顾自己的心愿；他抗拒一切大智慧。

孤僻离群的，只求自己的愿望；他抗拒一切真知。

與眾寡合的，獨自尋求心願，並惱恨一切真智慧。

孤僻的人只顧自己的心願，他鄙視一切健全的知識。

孤僻的人只顧自己的心願，他鄙視一切健全的知識。

孤傲者獨善其身，他惱恨一切真知。

離群獨處的，只顧自己的心願；他抗拒一切大智慧。

離羣索居的人逕尋求着托詞，對任何忠告暴發反感。

孤僻離群的，只求自己的願望；他抗拒一切真知。

異於眾者、獨求己欲、妄敵真智、

目是者縱己意、棄實學。

與眾俱異者、惟縱己欲、所行衝冒、違諸善謀、

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.

Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.

One who separates himself seeks his own desire; He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh[ and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

My child, fear the Lord and the king. Don’t associate with rebels,

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.

Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.

Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.

How will anyone know that you look favorably on me— on me and on your people— if you don’t go with us? For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”

A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.

I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I was filled with indignation at their sins.

Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.

Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.

He replied,“ You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.

Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.

They were to ask this question of the prophets and the priests at the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies:“ Should we continue to mourn and fast each summer on the anniversary of the Temple’s destruction, as we have done for so many years?”

This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

He replied,“ You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,

“ The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.