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？”

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？』

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?”

这些事你要殷勤去做，并要在此专心，使众人看出你的长进来。你要谨慎自己和自己的教训，要在这些事上恒心；因为这样行，又能救自己，又能救听你的人。 (cunps)

趁着白日，我们必须做那差我来者的工；黑夜将到，就没有人能做工了。 (cunps)

“我差你们去，如同羊进入狼群；所以你们要灵巧像蛇，驯良像鸽子。 (cunps)

凡你手所当做的事要尽力去做；因为在你所必去的阴间没有工作，没有谋算，没有知识，也没有智慧。 (cunps)

愚蒙人是话都信；通达人步步谨慎。 (cunps)

‘这个人开了工，却不能完工。’ (cunps)