讓他臉伏於地吧！或者還會有指望。

他当口贴尘埃，或者有指望。

让他脸伏于地吧！或者还会有指望。

让他脸伏于地吧！或者还会有指望。

要谦卑，脸伏于地，或许还有希望。

他要把自己的口埋于尘土中，或者还有盼望。

他當口貼塵埃，或者有指望。

讓他臉伏於地吧！或者還會有指望。

要謙卑，臉伏於地，或許還有希望。

他要把自己的口埋於塵土中，或者還有盼望。

讓他口貼塵土吧，或者還有盼望。

厥口伏於塵埃、庶可有望兮、

頭搶泥塗、庶有企望兮。

口俯塵埃、庶有冀望、

Let him bury his face in the dust— there may yet be hope.

Let him bury his face in the dust. There might still be hope for him.

let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope;

Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust; Perhaps there is hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— There may yet be hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

Let him bury his face in the dust; perhaps there is hope.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.

「看哪，我是卑賤的！我用甚麼回答你呢？我只好用手摀住我的口。

我們知道律法所說的話都是對律法之下的人說的，好塞住各人的口，使普世的人都伏在上帝的審判之下。

使你在我赦免你一切惡行時，心中追念，自覺慚愧，又因羞辱就不再開口。這是主耶和華說的。」

我要起來，到我父親那裏去，對他說：父親！我得罪了天，又得罪了你，從今以後，我不配稱為你的兒子，把我當作一個雇工吧。』

誰知道他也許會回心轉意，留下餘福，就是獻給耶和華－你們上帝的素祭和澆酒祭。

我從前風聞有你，現在親眼看見你。因此我撤回，在塵土和爐灰中懊悔。」

那稅吏遠遠地站着，連舉目望天也不敢，只捶着胸，說：『上帝啊，開恩可憐我這個罪人！』

誰知道上帝也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

你末後必有指望，你的兒女必回到自己的疆土。這是耶和華說的。

世上遵守耶和華典章的謙卑人哪，你們都當尋求耶和華，尋求公義，尋求謙卑；或許在耶和華發怒的日子得以隱藏。

他在急難的時候懇求耶和華－他的上帝，並在他列祖的上帝面前極其謙卑。