難道你要走惡人的古道，步他們的後塵？

你要依从上古的道吗？这道是恶人所行的。

你要依从上古的道吗？这道是恶人行过的。

你要依从上古的道吗？这道是恶人行过的。

难道你要走恶人的古道，步他们的后尘？

你要谨守古往的道，就是恶人所行走的吗？

你要依從上古的道嗎？這道是惡人所行的。

你要依從上古的道嗎？這道是惡人行過的。

你要依從上古的道嗎？這道是惡人行過的。

你要謹守古往的道，就是惡人所行走的嗎？

你要固執古舊的路徑、奸惡人所行的路麼？

爾豈欲循古昔之道、惡人所履者乎、

是爾法古昔、惡人之所行者也。

爾如是云、是爾守上古之邪道、即惡人所履者、

Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?

Will you stay on the old path that sinful people have walked on?

Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?

“ Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?

Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked people have walked,

Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,

Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked–

Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,

當時的世界在上帝眼中非常敗壞，充滿了暴行。上帝看見世界敗壞了，因為世人行為敗壞。祂對挪亞說：「世人惡貫滿盈，他們的結局到了。我要把他們跟大地一起毀滅。

耶和華看見人罪惡深重，心中終日思想惡事，

「人子降臨時的情形將像挪亞的時代，人們吃喝嫁娶，一直到挪亞進入方舟那天，洪水來了，毀滅了他們；