我又想：「至於世人，上帝試驗他們，是要他們知道自己與獸類無異。

我心里说，这乃为世人的缘故，是神要试验他们，使他们觉得自己不过像兽一样。

我心里说：“为世人的缘故，上帝考验他们，让他们看见自己不过像走兽一样。”

我心里说：“为世人的缘故，神考验他们，让他们看见自己不过像走兽一样。”

我又想：“至于世人，上帝试验他们，是要他们知道自己与兽类无异。

我自己心里说：“至于世人，神要试验他们，使他们看见自己与牲畜无异。

至于世人，我心里说：“神在考验他们，要让他们看见自己像兽类一样”；

我心裏說，這乃為世人的緣故，是神要試驗他們，使他們覺得自己不過像獸一樣。

我心裏說：「為世人的緣故，上帝考驗他們，讓他們看見自己不過像走獸一樣。」

我心裏說：「為世人的緣故，神考驗他們，讓他們看見自己不過像走獸一樣。」

我自己心裡說：“至於世人，神要試驗他們，使他們看見自己與牲畜無異。

我心裏說：這是為了人類的緣故：是上帝要試驗他們，使他們看出自己不過像獸類一樣。

至於世人，我心裡說：「神在考驗他們，要讓他們看見自己像獸類一樣」；

言及世人、我心自謂、上帝欲試之、使知其與獸無異、

又思世人行事、上帝察之、欲人知異於禽獸者幾希。

我又自思曰、世事如是乃緣人之故、蓋天主欲以試人、使人知人與獸無異、

I also said to myself,“ As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

I also said to myself,“ God tests human beings. He does this so they can see that in certain ways they are like animals.

I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.

I also thought about the human condition— how God proves to people that they are like animals.

I said to myself,“ This happens so that God may test the children of Adam and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

I said to myself regarding the sons of mankind,“ God is testing them in order for them to see that they are as animals, they to themselves.”

I said in my heart,“ Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.

I said to myself,“ This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

I also thought to myself,“ It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.

I said in my heart,“ As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

我當時愚昧無知，在你面前如同畜類。

按著定命，人人都有一死，死後還有審判。

耶和華上帝又對亞當說：「因為你聽從妻子的話，吃了我吩咐你不可吃的果子，地必因你而受咒詛。你必終生艱辛勞苦，才能吃到地裡出產的食物。地必給你長出荊棘和蒺藜，你要吃田間長出來的菜蔬。你必汗流滿面，才有飯吃，一直到你歸回塵土。因為你是塵土造的，也必歸回塵土。」

以便在那些祂憐憫並預備賜予榮耀的器皿上彰顯祂豐盛的榮耀，這難道不可以嗎？

到頭來他們還是要歸到祖先那裡，再也看不見光明。人有財富，卻無明智的心，無異於必死的獸類。

你像急流一般把世人沖走，叫他們如夢消逝。他們像清晨的嫩草，清晨還生機盎然，傍晚就凋謝枯萎。你的怒氣使我們滅亡，你的憤怒使我們戰抖。你知道我們的罪惡，對我們隱秘的罪瞭若指掌。我們活在你的烈怒之下，一生就像一聲歎息飛逝而去。我們一生七十歲，強壯的可活八十歲，但人生最美好的時光也充滿勞苦和愁煩，生命轉瞬即逝，我們便如飛而去。誰明白你憤怒的威力？有誰因為明白你的烈怒而對你心存敬畏呢？求你教導我們明白人生有限，使我們做有智慧的人。

我犯罪得罪了你，唯獨得罪了你，做了你看為邪惡的事，所以你對我的責備是正當的，你對我的審判是公正的。

但他們好像沒有理性，生下來就是預備讓人捉去宰殺的牲畜，連自己不懂的事也隨口毀謗。他們在毀壞別人的時候，自己也必滅亡。

「人為婦人所生，一生短暫，充滿患難。他如花盛開，轉眼凋謝；如影消逝，無法久留。你還察看這樣的世人嗎？還要把我召來受審嗎？誰能使污穢產生潔淨呢？沒有人能。

你把他們放在容易滑倒的地方，使他們落入毀滅中。他們頃刻間被毀滅，在恐怖中徹底滅亡。

更何況可憎敗壞、嗜惡如喝水的世人？

他們註定要死，與羊無異，死亡是他們的牧者；到了早晨，他們必被正直人管轄，他們的軀體必朽爛在墳墓裡，遠離自己的豪宅。

你要推翻我的公義，歸罪於我而自以為義嗎？

當然不會！縱然人人都撒謊，上帝仍然真實可靠。正如聖經上說：「你的判語證明你是公義的；你雖被人控告，卻終必得勝。」

人不能長享富貴，終必死去，與獸無異。

因為「芸芸眾生盡如草，榮華不過草上花；草必枯乾花必殘，