爾曹誰能以思慮延生一刻乎、

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？

你们谁能用忧虑使自己多活片刻呢？

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?

我知上帝所作、皆必永存、無能益之、亦無能損之、上帝行此、使人畏之、

爾曹誰能以思慮延生一刻乎、至微者爾尚不能、何慮其餘耶、

爾使我之年歲、數掌可量、我之壽算、在於爾前、若無有兮、世人穩立時、亦皆虛空兮、世人行動乃虛幻、擾攘乃徒勞、積蓄貨財、不知誰取兮、

勿指爾首而誓、以首之一髮、爾不能使之為黑為白也、

今上帝隨其所欲、置百體於身、