and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the present form of this world is passing away.

用世物的，要像不用世物，因为这世界的样子将要过去了。

享受这世界的，不像在享受这世界；因为这世界的局面将要过去了。

享受这世界的，不像在享受这世界；因为这世界的局面将要过去了。

享用世界之物的，不要沉溺其中，因为现今的世界很快就要过去了。

享用世上百物的要像没有享用的一样，因为这世上的情况都要过去。

利用世界的，要像没有充分利用世界的；因为这世界的形态正在消逝。

用世物的，要像不用世物，因為這世界的樣子將要過去了。

享受這世界的，不像在享受這世界；因為這世界的局面將要過去了。

享受這世界的，不像在享受這世界；因為這世界的局面將要過去了。

享用世界之物的，不要沉溺其中，因為現今的世界很快就要過去了。

享用世上百物的要像沒有享用的一樣，因為這世上的情況都要過去。

享用世界的、要像不一味享用。因為這世界的形態正在過去。

利用世界的，要像沒有充分利用世界的；因為這世界的形態正在消逝。

用此世者如不妄用、蓋斯世之情狀逝矣、

享世勿過度、蓋變遷者世故、

享此世者當如不享、蓋此世之形狀將逝矣、

用世當若遺世；蓋斯世之形形色色、皆如雲煙過眼、瞬即杳矣。

those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

Those who use the things of the world should not become all wrapped up in them. The world as it now exists is passing away.

and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.

and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.

and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.

And they that use this world, as not abusing[ it]: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God continues to live forever.

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

“ But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;

Certainly every person walks around as a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

For,“ All flesh is like grass, And all its glory is like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off,

Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.See that your clothes are white all the time, and that there is no lack of oil on your head.Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your futile life which He has given you under the sun, all the days of your futility; for this is your reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor— this is the gift of God.

What, then, is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.

But He said to them,“ Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”And He told them a parable, saying,“ The land of a rich man was very productive.And he began thinking to himself, saying,‘ What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’And he said,‘ This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.And I will say to myself,“ You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!” ’But God said to him,‘ You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

“ For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.The one who had received the five talents immediately went and did business with them, and earned five more talents.In the same way the one who had received the two talents earned two more.But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.“ Now after a long time the master of those slaves* came and* settled accounts with them.The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying,‘ Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’His master said to him,‘ Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’“ Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said,‘ Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’His master said to him,‘ Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’“ Now the one who had received the one talent also came up and said,‘ Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed.And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’“ But his master answered and said to him,‘ You worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed?Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’“ For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

And he said to him,‘ Well done, good slave; since you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to have authority over ten cities.’The second one came, saying,‘ Your mina, master, has made five minas.’And he said to him also,‘ And you are to be over five cities.’And then another came, saying,‘ Master, here is your mina, which I kept tucked away in a handkerchief;for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’He* said to him,‘ From your own lips I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am a demanding man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow?And so why did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came back, I would have collected it with interest?’And then he said to the other slaves who were present,‘ Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’And they said to him,‘ Master, he already has ten minas.’‘ I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink, and enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.Furthermore, as for every person to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also given him the opportunity to enjoy them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.For he will not often call to mind the years of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.

Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

Come now, you rich people, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth eaten.Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of armies.You have lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

But if that evil slave says in his heart,‘ My master is not coming for a long time,’and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk;then the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know,

Now He was also saying to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.And he summoned him and said to him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

Like a dream when one awakes, Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.

There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is from the hand of God.For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?

Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.So remove sorrow from your heart and keep pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.