Job

約伯回答說：

And Job answered and said,

你們真是子民哪，你們死亡，智慧也就滅沒了。

No doubt but ye {are} the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

但我也有聰明，與你們一樣，並非不及你們。你們所說的，誰不知道呢？

But I have understanding as well as you; I {am} not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? {understanding: Heb. an heart} {I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you} {who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?}

我這求告神、蒙他應允的人竟成了朋友所譏笑的；公義完全人竟受了人的譏笑。

I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.

安逸的人心裡藐視災禍；這災禍常常等待滑腳的人。

He that is ready to slip with {his} feet {is as} a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

強盜的帳棚興旺，惹神的人穩固，神多將財物送到他們手中。

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.

你且問走獸，走獸必指教你；又問空中的飛鳥，飛鳥必告訴你；

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

或與地說話，地必指教你；海中的魚也必向你說明。

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

看這一切，誰不知道是耶和華的手做成的呢？

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

凡活物的生命和人類的氣息都在他手中。

In whose hand {is} the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. {soul: or, life} {all...: Heb. all flesh of man}

耳朵豈不試驗言語，正如上膛嘗食物麼？

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? {mouth: Heb. palate}

年老的有智慧；壽高的有知識。

With the ancient {is} wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

在神有智慧和能力；他有謀略和知識。

With him {is} wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. {With...: that is, With God}

他拆毀的，就不能再建造；他捆住人，便不得開釋。

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. {up: Heb. upon}

他把水留住，水便枯乾；他再發出水來，水就翻地。

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

在他有能力和智慧，被誘惑的與誘惑人的都是屬他。

With him {is} strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver {are} his.

他把謀士剝衣擄去，又使審判官變成愚人。

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

他放鬆君王的綁，又用帶子捆他們的腰。

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

他把祭司剝衣擄去，又使有能的人傾敗。

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

他廢去忠信人的講論，又奪去老人的聰明。

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. {speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful}

他使君王蒙羞被辱，放鬆有力之人的腰帶。

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. {weakeneth...: or, looseth the girdle of the strong}

他將深奧的事從黑暗中彰顯，使死蔭顯為光明。

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

他使邦國興旺而又毀滅；他使邦國開廣而又擄去。

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them {again}. {straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in}

他將地上民中首領的聰明奪去，使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流；

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness {where there is} no way.

他們無光，在黑暗中摸索，又使他們東倒西歪，像醉酒的人一樣。

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like {a} drunken {man}. {stagger: Heb. wander}