你们谁能用忧虑使自己多活片刻呢？

你们哪一个能用思虑使寿数多加一刻呢？

你们哪一个能藉着忧虑使寿数多加一刻呢？

你们哪一个能藉着忧虑使寿数多加一刻呢？

你们中间谁能用忧虑使自己的寿命延长一刻呢？

你们当中谁能因着忧虑使自己的寿命延长一刻呢？

你們哪一個能用思慮使壽數多加一刻呢？

你們哪一個能藉着憂慮使壽數多加一刻呢？

你們哪一個能藉着憂慮使壽數多加一刻呢？

你們誰能用憂慮使自己多活片刻呢？

你們中間誰能用憂慮使自己的壽命延長一刻呢？

你們中間誰能用掛慮使他的歲數多加一刻鐘呢？

你們當中誰能因著憂慮使自己的壽命延長一刻呢？

爾曹誰能以思慮延生一刻乎、

爾曹誰能以思慮延命一刻乎、

爾曹中孰能以思慮延命一刻乎、

且爾中孰能憑其思慮、而自延尺寸之壽命？

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

Can you add even one hour to your life by worrying?

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?

And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?

Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

“ Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

我知道，上帝所做的都会存到永远，谁也不能增减。祂这样安排是叫人敬畏祂。

“你们谁能用忧虑使自己多活片刻呢？既然你们连这样的小事都无能为力，又何必为其余的事忧虑呢？

你使我的生命转瞬即逝，我的岁月在你眼中不到片刻。人的生命不过是一丝气息，（细拉）人生不过是幻影，劳碌奔波却一场空，积蓄财富却不知谁来享用。

也不可指着自己的头起誓，因为你不能使一根头发变黑或变白。

但事实上，上帝按自己的旨意将各个肢体安置在身体上了。