“ Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

“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.

“ Be prepared, and keep 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;

“ Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.But at midnight there was a shout,‘ Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.The foolish ones said to the wise,‘ Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’‘ No,’ they replied.‘ There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

“ At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.

She begins her work vigorously, and she strengthens her arms.

Now the LORD energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.