Job continued,“ Don’t all human beings have to work hard on this earth? Aren’t their days like the days of hired workers?

“人在世上岂无争战吗？他的日子不像雇工人的日子吗？

“人在世上岂无劳役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子吗？

“人在世上岂无劳役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子吗？

“人生在世岂不像服劳役吗？他有生之年岂不像个雇工吗？

“人在世上怎能没有劳役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子吗？

人在世上豈無爭戰嗎？他的日子不像雇工人的日子嗎？

「人在世上豈無勞役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子嗎？

「人在世上豈無勞役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子嗎？

「人生在世豈不像服勞役嗎？他有生之年豈不像個雇工嗎？

“人在世上怎能沒有勞役呢？他的日子不像雇工的日子嗎？

『人在世上哪裏沒有勞役呢？他的日子不像雇工人的日子麼？

人在於世、無戰爭乎、其日不猶傭人之日乎、

人生苦境終其年、猶工勞瘁畢其生。

人生於世、如在戰場、如傭工度日、

“ Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired laborers?

“ Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?

“ Is not all human life a struggle? Our lives are like that of a hired hand,

Isn’t each person consigned to forced labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired worker?

“ Is a person not forced to labor on earth, And are his days not like the days of a hired worker?

“ Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? Are not his days also like the days of a hired man?

Is there not a warfare to man upon earth? And are not his days like the days of a hireling?

Isn’t mankind consigned to forced labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

[ Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth?[ are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?

“ Does not humanity have hard service on earth? Are not their days also like the days of a hired man?

“ Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?

I said,“ Lord, show me when my life will end. Show me how many days I have left. Tell me how short my life will be.

You decide how long anyone will live. You have established the number of his months. You have set a limit to the number of his days.So look away from him. Leave him alone. Let him put in his time like a hired worker.

“ I wish you would hide me in a grave! I wish you would cover me up until your anger passes by! I wish you would set the time for me to spend in the grave and then bring me back up!If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard work I will wait for the time when you give me new life.

“ Go and speak to Hezekiah. Tell him,‘ The Lord, the God of King David, says,“ I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. I will add 15 years to your life.

People are born to have trouble. And that’s just as sure as sparks fly up.

No one can stop the wind from blowing. And no one has the power to decide when they will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won’t let go of those who practice it.

Jesus answered,“ Aren’t there 12 hours of daylight? Anyone who walks during the day won’t trip and fall. They can see because of this world’s light.But when they walk at night, they’ll trip and fall. They have no light.”

“ The kingdom of heaven is like a man who owned land. He went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.He agreed to give them the usual pay for a day’s work. Then he sent them into his vineyard.“ About nine o’clock in the morning he went out again. He saw others standing in the market doing nothing.He told them,‘ You also go and work in my vineyard. I’ll pay you what is right.’So they went.“ He went out again about noon and at three o’clock and did the same thing.About five o’clock he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them,‘ Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’“‘ Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.“ He said to them,‘ You also go and work in my vineyard.’“ When evening came, the owner of the vineyard spoke to the person who was in charge of the workers. He said,‘ Call the workers and give them their pay. Begin with the last ones I hired. Then go on to the first ones.’“ The workers who were hired about five o’clock came. Each received the usual day’s pay.So when those who were hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received the usual day’s pay.When they received it, they began to complain about the owner.‘ These people who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said.‘ You have paid them the same as us. We have done most of the work and have been in the hot sun all day.’“ The owner answered one of them.‘ Friend,’ he said,‘ I’m being fair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for the usual day’s pay?Take your money and go. I want to give the one I hired last the same pay I gave you.Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Do you feel cheated because I gave so freely to the others?’

The Lord spoke to me. He said,“ In exactly one year, Kedar’s splendor will come to an end.

Don’t think you are being cheated when you set your servants free. After all, they have served you for six years. The service of each of them has been worth twice as much as the service of a hired worker. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

They and their buyer must count the number of years from the time of the sale up to the Year of Jubilee. The price for their freedom must be based on the amount paid to a hired man for that number of years.

Speak tenderly to the people of Jerusalem. Announce to them that their hard labor has been completed. Tell them that their sin has been paid for. Tell them the Lord has punished them enough for all their sins.”