於是我差遣人去見他們說：『我在作的是一件大的工程，我不能下去；我哪裏能把工作放開，下去見你們，以致工程停息呢？』

于是我差遣人去见他们，说：“我现在办理大工，不能下去。焉能停工下去见你们呢？”

于是我派使者到他们那里，说：“我正在进行大的工程，不能下去。我怎么能离开，下去见你们，而让工程停顿呢？”

于是我派使者到他们那里，说：“我正在进行大的工程，不能下去。我怎么能离开，下去见你们，而让工程停顿呢？”

我派人回复他们说：“我正在做一件大工程，不能下去见你们。我怎能停止工作下去见你们呢？”

于是我差派使者去见他们说：“我正在进行大工程，不能去。我怎能放下这工程，去见你们，使这工程停顿呢？”

於是我差遣人去見他們，說：「我現在辦理大工，不能下去。焉能停工下去見你們呢？」

於是我派使者到他們那裏，說：「我正在進行大的工程，不能下去。我怎麼能離開，下去見你們，而讓工程停頓呢？」

於是我派使者到他們那裏，說：「我正在進行大的工程，不能下去。我怎麼能離開，下去見你們，而讓工程停頓呢？」

我派人回覆他們說：「我正在做一件大工程，不能下去見你們。我怎能停止工作下去見你們呢？」

於是我差派使者去見他們說：“我正在進行大工程，不能去。我怎能放下這工程，去見你們，使這工程停頓呢？”

我遣使詣之曰、我經營鉅工、弗能往、奚可止工而詣爾乎、

我遣使對曰、我經營孔急、弗能趨造、恐妨工作。

我遣使對曰、我今經營大工、不能往、往原文作下下同焉可止息工作、往見爾乎、

so I sent messengers to them with this reply:“ I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?”

So I sent messengers to them with my answer. I replied,“ I’m working on a huge project. So I can’t get away. Why should the work stop while I leave it? Why should I go down and talk with you?”

And I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

so I replied by sending this message to them:“ I am engaged in a great work, so I can’t come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?”

So I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing important work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

So I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work and am unable to come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

So I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

So I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I[ am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

So I sent messengers to them saying,“ I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work, so that I can’t come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?”

這些事你要殷勤地實行，要專心致力在這上頭，使你的進步讓眾人看得明顯。要注意看你自己和你的教導；要在這些事上持之有恆；因為你這樣行，既能救你自己，又能救聽你的人。

還是白日，我們必須作那差我者的工；黑夜一到，就沒有人能作工了。

『看吧，我差遣你們如同綿羊在豺狼中間；所以你們要靈巧像蛇，要天真像鴿子。

凡你的手見得可作的事、你總要盡力去作；因為在你所要去的陰間、那裏沒有工作，沒有設計，沒有知識，也沒有智慧。

愚蠢人句句話都信；精明人步步細察。

說：「這個人開始建造，卻不能造成！」