尚青之時、未經芟刈、先百草而枯槁、

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。

它們還在生長、尚未割下，已比百草先枯萎。

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。

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.

蓋彼必如沙漠之杜松、不沾膏澤、居於曠野乾燥之地、斥鹵之區、無人之處、

富者降卑亦然、以其如草花將逝也、蓋日出風炎、則草枯花謝、秀色云亡、富者於其所為、其衰亦若是、○

蓋曰、世人如草、其榮如花、草枯花謝、

播於磽地者、乃人聽道、即喜受之、

如屋巔之草、未長而枯兮、收穫者不盈其握、束禾者不滿其懷、