約書亞對他們說：「你們等到什麼時候才去佔領你們祖先的上帝耶和華賜給你們的土地呢？

约书亚对以色列人说：“耶和华你们列祖的神所赐给你们的地，你们耽延不去得，要到几时呢？

约书亚对以色列人说：“耶和华—你们列祖的上帝所赐给你们的地，你们耽延不去得，要到几时呢？

约书亚对以色列人说：“耶和华—你们列祖的神所赐给你们的地，你们耽延不去得，要到几时呢？

约书亚对他们说：“你们等到什么时候才去占领你们祖先的上帝耶和华赐给你们的土地呢？

约书亚对以色列人说：“耶和华你们列祖的神赐给你们的地，你们迟迟不去占领，要到几时呢？

約書亞對以色列人說：「耶和華－你們列祖的神所賜給你們的地，你們躭延不去得，要到幾時呢？

約書亞對以色列人說：「耶和華－你們列祖的上帝所賜給你們的地，你們躭延不去得，要到幾時呢？

約書亞對以色列人說：「耶和華－你們列祖的神所賜給你們的地，你們躭延不去得，要到幾時呢？

約書亞對以色列人說：“耶和華你們列祖的神賜給你們的地，你們遲遲不去佔領，要到幾時呢？

約書亞對以色列人說：『永恆主你們列祖的上帝所賜給你們的地、你們懈怠怠不進去取得它、要到幾時呢？

約書亞謂以色列族曰、爾祖之上帝耶和華予爾之地、爾遲遲不往取之、將至何時乎、

約書亞告以色列族曰、爾祖之上帝耶和華錫爾斯土、爾意寢怠、尚未能得、將俟何時乎。

約書亞謂以色列人曰、主爾祖之天主所賜爾之地、爾遲遲不往取之、將至何時、

So Joshua said to the Israelites:“ How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?

So Joshua spoke to the Israelites. He said,“ The Lord, the God of your people, has given you this land. How long will you wait before you begin to take it over?

So Joshua said to the people of Israel,“ How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Then Joshua asked them,“ How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given to you?

So Joshua asked the Israelites,“ How long will you delay going out to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, gave you?

So Joshua said to the sons of Israel,“ How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?

Then Joshua said to the children of Israel:“ How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, hath given you?

So Joshua said to the Israelites,“ How long will you delay going out to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, gave you?

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long[ are] ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

So Joshua said to the Israelites:“ How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the LORD God of your ancestors has given you?

Joshua said to the children of Israel,“ How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?

他們回答說：「我們前去攻取那地方吧！我們已經打探清楚了，那地方非常好。你們還等什麼？要趕快去佔領那地方。

遊手好閒招致貧窮，勤奮努力帶來富足。

到那天，耶路撒冷必聽到這樣的話：「錫安啊，不要害怕！不要雙手發軟！

懶惰人的路佈滿荊棘，正直人的道平坦寬闊。

懶惰人空有幻想，勤快人心想事成。

到了下午五點鐘的時候，他再次出去，看見還有人閒站在那裡，就問他們，『為什麼你們整天站在這裡無所事事呢？』

所以，弟兄姊妹，你們要更加努力，以確定自己蒙了呼召和揀選。這樣，你們就絕不會失足犯罪，進入我們的主和救主耶穌基督永恆國度的大門必為你們敞開。

弟兄姊妹，我並非以為自己已經得到了，我只專注一件事，就是忘記背後，努力向前，直奔目標，要贏得上帝藉著基督耶穌從天上呼召我去得的獎賞。

側耳聆聽智慧，傾心渴慕悟性；你若呼求洞見，竭力追求悟性，尋它如尋銀子，找它如找寶藏，你就會懂得敬畏耶和華，認識上帝。因為耶和華賜人智慧，知識和悟性出自祂的口。

凡你的手能做的，都要盡力去做，因為在你要去的陰間沒有工作，沒有計劃，也沒有知識和智慧。

不要為那必壞的食物勞苦，要為那存到永生的食物，就是人子要賜給你們的食物勞苦，因為父上帝把這權柄交給了人子。」