布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说：“我年轻，你们年长，因此我退让，不敢向你们陈述我的意见。

布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说：“我年轻，你们老迈；因此我退让，不敢向你们陈说我的意见。

布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说：“我年轻，你们年长，因此我退让，不敢向你们陈述我的意见。

就说：“我年纪轻，你们是长辈，所以我畏惧，不敢陈明观点。

布西人巴拉迦的儿子以利户回答说：“我年纪轻，你们年纪大，因此我拘束畏惧，不敢向你们表达我的意见。

布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說：我年輕，你們老邁；因此我退讓，不敢向你們陳說我的意見。

布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說：「我年輕，你們年長，因此我退讓，不敢向你們陳述我的意見。

布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說：「我年輕，你們年長，因此我退讓，不敢向你們陳述我的意見。

就說：「我年紀輕，你們是長輩，所以我畏懼，不敢陳明觀點。

布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶回答說：“我年紀輕，你們年紀大，因此我拘束畏懼，不敢向你們表達我的意見。

布西人巴拉迦的兒子以利戶應時地說：「我年紀輕，你們老前輩，因此我退縮畏懼，不敢向你們陳訴意見。

曰、我幼爾耄、故退讓、不敢陳我意、

乃曰、我幼爾老、故中心退讓、不敢率爾陳我意。

布西人巴拉迦子以利戶曰、我年幼、爾年老、故畏懼、不敢陳我意於爾前、

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:“ I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.

Elihu the Buzite, the son of Barakel, said,“ I’m young, and you are old. So I was afraid to tell you what I know.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said:“ I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.

Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,“ I am young and you are old, so I held back from telling you what I think.

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said,“ I am young in years and you are old; Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said:“ I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I[ am] young, and ye[ are] very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up:“ I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know.

Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered,“ I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.

我们这里有白发的和年老的，比你父亲还年长。

同样，你们年轻的，要顺服年长的。你们大家都要以谦卑当衣服穿上，彼此顺服，因为“神抵挡骄傲的人，但赐恩给谦卑的人。”

不可严责老年人，要劝他如同父亲。要待年轻人如同弟兄，

凡人所当得的，就给他。当得粮的，给他纳粮；当得税的，给他上税；当惧怕的，惧怕他；当恭敬的，恭敬他。

“你是头一个生下来的人吗？你受造在诸山之先吗？

“在白发的人面前，你要站起来，要尊敬老人；要敬畏你的神，我是耶和华。

同样，要劝年轻人凡事克己。

大卫的长兄以利押听见大卫与他们所说的话，就向他发怒，说：“你下来做什么呢？在旷野的那几只羊，你交托谁了呢？我知道你的骄傲和你心里的恶意，你下来只是为了看战争！”大卫说：“我现在做了什么呢？只是问一句话也不可以吗？”大卫离开他转向别人，问了同样的事，百姓也照先前的话回答他。