“ Be prepared, and keep your lamps lit.

“你们腰里要束上带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束紧腰带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束紧腰带，灯也要点着，

“你们要束上腰带，准备服侍，要点亮灯，

“你们的腰当束起来，灯也该点着，

“你们要束上腰带，点亮油灯，

「你們腰裏要束上帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束緊腰帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束緊腰帶，燈也要點着，

「你們要束上腰帶，準備服侍，要點亮燈，

“你們的腰當束起來，燈也該點著，

『你們腰裏要束上帶，燈要點𤏲。

「你們要束上腰帶，點亮油燈，

爾腰宜束、燈宜燃、

束爾帶、燃爾燈、

爾腰宜束、爾燈宜燃、

束爾腰、燃爾燈、

“ Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,

“ Be dressed and ready to serve. Keep your lamps burning.

“ Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning,

“ Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning,

“ Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

“ Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

“ Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

Let your loins be girded about, and[ your] lights burning;

“ Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

“ Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

but the prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps.Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep.But at midnight there finally was a shout:‘ Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones,‘ Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’However, the prudent ones answered,‘ No, there most certainly would not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

“ Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Stand firm therefore, having belted your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

No one in it is tired or stumbles, No one slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the undergarment at his waist loosened, Nor his sandal strap broken.

Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

Also righteousness will be the belt around His hips, And faithfulness the belt around His waist.

She surrounds her waist with strength And makes her arms strong.

Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he belted his cloak around his waist and outran Ahab to Jezreel.