人探求到黑暗盡邊，將幽暗漆黑中的石頭，都勘查透到極處。

人为黑暗定界限，查究幽暗阴翳的石头，直到极处，

人探索黑暗的尽头，查究矿石直到极处，那是幽暗和死荫；

人探索黑暗的尽头，查究矿石直到极处，那是幽暗和死荫；

世人探寻黑暗的尽头，搜索幽暗的深处，要得隐藏的矿石。

人探求黑暗的尽头，查明在阴暗中的石矿，直到极处。

人為黑暗定界限，查究幽暗陰翳的石頭，直到極處，

人探索黑暗的盡頭，查究礦石直到極處，那是幽暗和死蔭；

人探索黑暗的盡頭，查究礦石直到極處，那是幽暗和死蔭；

世人探尋黑暗的盡頭，搜索幽暗的深處，要得隱藏的礦石。

人探求黑暗的盡頭，查明在陰暗中的石礦，直到極處。

人立限於晦冥、究幽暗陰翳之礦石、至乎其極、

窮極奧妙、格物致知、陰翳暗邃之穴、皆能遍察、

人以妙法洞鑒晦冥、原文作人使晦冥不復晦冥詳察窮究暗中礦石、

Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.

Human beings light up the darkness. They search for ore in the deepest pits. They look for it in the blackest darkness.

Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.

A miner puts an end to the darkness; he probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness.

Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.

Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

A miner puts an end to the darkness; he probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness.

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.

Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

我專心一志用智慧去尋求窺探天下所發生過的一切事，就知道上帝給世人所勞碌的是多麼喫力的勞苦。

尋求它如尋求銀礦，搜尋它如搜尋寶藏，

但是你們要先尋求他的國和他的義，這一切就都附加給你們了。

他將深奧的事從黑暗中啓現出，又使漆黑顯出亮光。

在往而不返之先，往黑暗死蔭之地以先，稍有喜色。那是幽暗之地，就像墨漆，死蔭，毫無秩序，就是光照、也像墨漆。』

看哪，萬族之民只為了給火焚燒而勞碌，列國之民只為了虛空而疲乏，不都是出於萬軍之永恆主麼？

主人就稱讚這不義的管家作事精明。因為對付自己的世代，今世之子竟比亮光之子更精明了。

『你曾進過海的淵源，或在深淵隱密處來往過麼？死亡的門曾為你開啓過麼？漆黑的門戶你曾見過麼？