爾曹誰能以思慮延命一刻乎、

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？

爾曹誰能以思慮延生一刻乎、

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?

我知上帝所為、永立不移、無能損益、使人寅畏。

爾曹誰能以思慮延命一刻乎、是至微者尚不能、何慮其餘乎、

予之生命、廣約一掌、自爾視之、一若無物、人雖完體、實則氣而已。各人所為、無非捉影、諠譟徒勞兮、積累財貨、不知孰得兮。

勿指首而誓、首之一髮、不能自為黑白也、

夫上帝置百體於身、各隨其意、