他說：人以神為樂，總是無益。

他说：‘人以神为乐，总是无益。’

他说：‘人以上帝为乐，总是无益。’

他说：‘人以神为乐，总是无益。’

因为他说，‘人取悦上帝毫无益处。’

因为他说过：‘人讨神的喜悦，对他并无益处。’

他說：『人以上帝為樂，總是無益。』

他說：『人以神為樂，總是無益。』

因為他說，『人取悅上帝毫無益處。』

因為他說過：‘人討神的喜悅，對他並無益處。’

因為他說：「人樂於同上帝來往總是無益。」

彼雲、人樂上帝、無所裨益、

彼曰、崇事上帝、亦何所裨。

約百云、天主悅納人、與人無益、或作人順從天主亦何所益

For he says,‘ There is no profit in trying to please God.’

He asks,‘ What good is it to try to please God?’

For he has said,‘ It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.’

He has even said,‘ Why waste time trying to please God?’

For he has said,“ A man gains nothing when he becomes God’s friend.”

For he has said,‘ It is of no use to a man When he becomes friends with God.’

For he has said,‘ It profits a man nothing That he should delight in God.’

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

For he has said,“ A man gains nothing when he becomes God’s friend.”

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

For he says,‘ It does not profit a man when he makes his delight with God.’

For he has said,‘ It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’

才說這與我有甚麼益處？我不犯罪比犯罪有甚麼好處呢？

善惡無分，都是一樣；所以我說，完全人和惡人，他都滅絕。若忽然遭殺害之禍，他必戲笑無辜的人遇難。

你們說：『事奉神是徒然的，遵守神所吩咐的，在萬軍之耶和華面前苦苦齋戒，有甚麼益處呢？

我若用雪水洗身，用鹼潔淨我的手，你還要扔我在坑裏，我的衣服都憎惡我。

又要以耶和華為樂，他就將你心裏所求的賜給你。

他們對神說：離開我們吧！我們不願曉得你的道。全能者是誰，我們何必事奉他呢？求告他有甚麼益處呢？看哪，他們亨通不在乎自己；惡人所謀定的離我好遠。

就是惡人在禍患的日子得存留，在發怒的日子得逃脫。

他豈以全能者為樂，隨時求告神呢？

他們向神說：離開我們吧！又說：全能者能把我們怎麼樣呢？