你们砌词说话的时候，我等待着你们的话，留心听你们的理论。

“你们查究所要说的话；那时我等候你们的话，侧耳听你们的辩论，

“看哪，我等候你们的话，侧耳听你们的高见；直到你们找到要说的言语。

“看哪，我等候你们的话，侧耳听你们的高见；直到你们找到要说的言语。

看啊，我一直等候你们发言，倾听你们的理论，等你们斟词酌句。

你們查究所要說的話；那時我等候你們的話，側耳聽你們的辯論，

「看哪，我等候你們的話，側耳聽你們的高見；直到你們找到要說的言語。

「看哪，我等候你們的話，側耳聽你們的高見；直到你們找到要說的言語。

看啊，我一直等候你們發言，傾聽你們的理論，等你們斟詞酌句。

你們砌詞說話的時候，我等待著你們的話，留心聽你們的理論。

『看哪，當你們遍索言詞時候，我等候着你們的話，我側耳聽你們的理論；

我俟爾言、傾聽爾辯、待爾窮究所欲言者、

爾曹詳究斯理、我已備聆。

我已聽爾言、傾耳聽爾之辯論、待爾窮究其理、

I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,

I waited while you men spoke. I listened to your reasoning. While you were searching for words,

“ Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say.

“ I have waited all this time, listening very carefully to your arguments, listening to you grope for words.

Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.

“ Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your skillful speech, While you pondered what to say.

Indeed I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.

Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.

Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

Look, I waited for you to speak; I listened closely to your wise thoughts, while you were searching for words.

“ Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say.

财主自以为有智慧，聪明的穷人却能看透他。

首先陈述情由的，似乎有理，等他的邻舍来到，才可以查明实情。

他们等候我像等候雨水，又大大张嘴如切慕春雨。

以利户等待着要向约伯说话，因为他们的年纪都比以利户大。

大家都聆听我，等候我；静默无声地领受我的指导。

传道者不但有智慧，还将知识教训众人；他既揣摩，又查考，也编撰了许多箴言。传道者搜寻可喜悦的话，正确地写下真理。

这道理我们已经查明实在是这样，你当聆听，也当明白。”