If he put his mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath he gave,

他若专心为己，将灵和气收归自己，

他若专心为己，将灵和气收归自己，

他若专心为己，将灵和气收归自己，

上帝若决定收回自己的灵和气，

他若对人决心这样作，他若把灵与气收归自己，

他若專心為己，將靈和氣收歸自己，

他若專心為己，將靈和氣收歸自己，

他若專心為己，將靈和氣收歸自己，

上帝若決定收回自己的靈和氣，

他若對人決心這樣作，他若把靈與氣收歸自己，

他若將生氣收回於自己，將氣息收拾歸自己，

彼若定志為己、使神與氣歸之、

如定其意旨、不使人通呼吸、

天主所賜之生氣、如定意使歸於己、

If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,

If he really wanted to, he could hold back his spirit and breath.

If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,

If God were to take back his spirit and withdraw his breath,

If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,

If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,

If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave,

If he set his heart upon man,[ if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

If God were to set his heart on it, and gather in his spirit and his breath,

If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?

What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?

They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon; after many days they will be punished.