你們中間誰能用掛慮使他的歲數多加一刻鐘呢？

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?

我知道上帝一切所作的都必永存，無所加添，也無所減少：上帝這樣行，是要人在他面前存着敬畏的心。

你們中間誰能用掛慮使他的歲數多加一刻鐘呢？那麼這最小的事、你們尚且不能作，為甚麼還掛慮其餘的事呢？

啊，你使我的年日只有幾手掌寬；我的一生在你面前如同無有；各人立在天地間都是虛幻。（細拉）人走來走去、簡直是影兒；悲哀歎息不過是虛幻；他積聚着財寶，不知誰來收取。

也不可指着你的頭來起誓，因為你不能使一根頭髮變白或變黑。

其實上帝已照自己的意思、將肢體、肢體之每一個、配置在人身上了。