你要謹守古往的道，就是惡人所行走的嗎？

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。

難道你要走惡人的古道，步他們的後塵？

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，世界在神面前敗壞了，地上滿了強暴。神觀看大地，看見世界已經敗壞了；全人類在地上所行的都是敗壞的。神對挪亞說：“在我面前全人類的盡頭已經來到，因為地上由於他們的緣故滿了強暴。看哪，我要把他們和世界一起毀滅。

耶和華看見人在地上的罪惡很大，終日心裡思念的，盡都是邪惡的。

挪亞的時代怎樣，人子的時代也是怎樣。當時人們吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亞進入方舟的那一天，洪水來了，把他們全都滅掉。