“ My eyes have seen everything God has done. My ears have heard it and understood it.

“这一切，我眼都见过；我耳都听过，而且明白。

“看哪，这一切，我眼都见过；我耳都听过，而且明白。

“看哪，这一切，我眼都见过；我耳都听过，而且明白。

“这一切，我亲眼见过，亲耳听过，且已明白。

“这一切我的眼睛都见过，我的耳朵都听过，而且明白。

這一切，我眼都見過；我耳都聽過，而且明白。

「看哪，這一切，我眼都見過；我耳都聽過，而且明白。

「看哪，這一切，我眼都見過；我耳都聽過，而且明白。

「這一切，我親眼見過，親耳聽過，且已明白。

“這一切我的眼睛都見過，我的耳朵都聽過，而且明白。

『唉，這一切我的眼都見過，我的耳都聽過，而且明白。

此皆我目擊之、我耳聞而悉之、

斯言也、我目見之、耳聞之、心會之。

此一切皆我目所見、我耳所聞、我心所會、

“ My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

“ Behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.

“ Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.

Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it.

“ Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

“ Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it.

Lo, mine eye hath seen all[ this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.

“ Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

“ Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

“ Find out what our parents taught. Discover what those who lived before them learned.After all, we were born only yesterday. So we don’t know anything. Our days on this earth are like a shadow that disappears.Won’t your people of long ago teach you and tell you? Won’t the things they said help you understand?

“ A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper.

We have heard about them and we know them. Our people who lived before us have told us about them.We won’t hide them from our children. We will tell them to those who live after us. We will tell them what the Lord has done that is worthy of praise. We will talk about his power and the wonderful things he has done.

“ Listen to me. I’ll explain things to you. Let me tell you what I’ve seen.I’ll tell you what those who are wise have said. They don’t hide anything they’ve received from their people of long ago.

Are there any of these creatures that don’t know what the powerful hand of the Lord has done?He holds the life of every creature in his hand. He controls the breath of every human being.Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn’t. And our ears tell us what’s true and what isn’t.Old people are wise. Those who live a long time have understanding.“ Wisdom and power belong to God. Advice and understanding also belong to him.What he tears down can’t be rebuilt. The people he puts in prison can’t be set free.If he holds back the water, everything dries up. If he lets the water loose, it floods the land.Strength and understanding belong to him. Those who tell lies and those who believe them also belong to him.He removes the wisdom of rulers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish.He sets people free from the chains that kings put on them. Then he dresses the kings in the clothes of slaves.He removes the authority of priests and leads them away. He removes from their positions officials who have been in control for a long time.He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.He looks down on proud leaders. He takes away the strength of those who are mighty.He tells people the secrets of darkness. He brings total darkness out into the light.He makes nations great, and then he destroys them. He makes nations grow, and then he scatters them.He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth. He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives.Without any light, they feel their way along in darkness. God makes them unsteady like those who get drunk.

He does wonderful things that can’t be understood. He does miracles that can’t even be counted.He sends rain on the earth. He sends water on the countryside.He lifts up people who are lowly in spirit. He lifts up those who are sad. He keeps them safe.He stops the evil plans of those who are clever. The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.Some people think they are so wise. But God catches them in their own tricks. He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.Darkness covers them in the daytime. At noon they feel their way around as if it were night.God saves needy people from the cutting words of their enemies. He saves them from their power.So poor people have hope. And God shuts the mouths of those who don’t treat others fairly.

We announce to you what we have seen and heard. We do it so you can share life together with us. And we share life with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

“ We have carefully studied all these things. And they are true. So pay attention to them. Apply them to yourself.”

You asked me,‘ Who do you think you are to disagree with my plans? You do not know what you are talking about.’ I spoke about things I didn’t completely understand. I talked about things that were too wonderful for me to know.“ You said,‘ Listen now, and I will speak. I will ask you some questions. Then I want you to answer me.’My ears had heard about you. But now my own eyes have seen you.So I hate myself. I’m really sorry for what I said about you. That’s why I’m sitting in dust and ashes.”