它們還在生長、尚未割下，已比百草先枯萎。

尚青的时候，还没有割下，比百样的草先枯槁。

它还青翠，没有割下的时候，比百样的草先枯槁。

它还青翠，没有割下的时候，比百样的草先枯槁。

它们还在生长、尚未割下，已比百草先枯萎。

尚青还没有割下来的时候，就比百草先枯槁。

尚青的時候，還沒有割下，比百樣的草先枯槁。

它還青翠，沒有割下的時候，比百樣的草先枯槁。

它還青翠，沒有割下的時候，比百樣的草先枯槁。

尚青還沒有割下來的時候，就比百草先枯槁。

當青葱時、還沒拔起，它比百草先枯乾。

尚青之時、未經芟刈、先百草而枯槁、

青青之時、不待人刈、先百草而凋零。

當青而未刈之時、先百草而枯槁、

While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass.

While they are still growing and haven’t been cut, they dry up faster than grass does.

While yet in flower and not cut down, they wither before any other plant.

While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither more quickly than grass.

While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.

While it is yet green and not cut down, It withers before any other plant.

Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant.

Whilst it[ is] yet in his greenness,[ and] not cut down, it withereth before any[ other] herb.

While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!

While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

這樣的人毫無福樂，像沙漠中的灌木。他要住在曠野中乾旱無人的鹽鹼地。

富有的弟兄降卑，也要快樂，因為他會像花草一樣衰殘。驕陽升起，草就乾枯，花也凋謝，美麗就消失了。富有的人在忙忙碌碌中也會如此衰殘。

因為「芸芸眾生盡如草，榮華不過草上花；草必枯乾花必殘，

種子落在石頭地上，是指人聽了道後，立刻歡歡喜喜地接受了，

願他們像房頂的草，沒長起來就已枯萎，割下來不滿一把，紮起來不足一捆。