Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?
野驢有草豈能叫喚，牛有料，豈能吼叫。--《舊·伯》6：5
Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
人僕倒豈不伸手?遇災難豈不求救呢?--《舊·伯》30：24
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.
不可像那無知的騾馬，必用嚼環轡頭勒住他，不然，就不能順服。--《舊·詩》32：9
No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
君王不能因兵多得勝。勇士不能因力大得救。--《舊·詩》33：16
A righteous man may have many troubles.
義人多有苦難。--《舊·詩》34：19
For evil men will be cut off,
作惡的，必被剪除。--《舊·詩》37：9
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
一個義人所有的雖少，強過許多惡人的富餘。--《舊·詩》37：16
the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
義人必承受地土，永居其上。--《舊·詩》37：29
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you.
我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。--《舊·詩》42：1
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
人在尊貴中，而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。--《舊·詩》49：20
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
當為貧寒的人和孤兒伸冤。當為困苦和窮乏的人施行公義。--《舊·詩》82：3
Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
慈愛和誠實，彼此相遇。公義和平安，彼此相親。--《舊·詩》85：10
How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery?
愚昧人喜愛愚昧，褻慢人喜歡褻慢。--《舊·箴》1：22