You will say,“ They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”

你必说：“人打我，我却未受伤；人鞭打我，我竟不觉得。我几时清醒，我仍去寻酒。”

说：“人击打我，但我未受伤，重击我，我不觉得。我几时清醒，还要再去寻酒。”

说：“人击打我，但我未受伤，重击我，我不觉得。我几时清醒，还要再去寻酒。”

你会说：“人打我，我不痛；人揍我，我不知。什么时候醒了，再干一杯！”

你必说：“人打我，我不痛；人鞭打我，我不晓得；我什么时候清醒？我还要再去寻酒。”

“他们打我，我不疼痛；他们击打我，我也不知道。我什么时候醒来呢？我还要继续寻找酒。”

你必說：人打我，我卻未受傷；人鞭打我，我竟不覺得。我幾時清醒，我仍去尋酒。

說：「人擊打我，但我未受傷，重擊我，我不覺得。我幾時清醒，還要再去尋酒。」

說：「人擊打我，但我未受傷，重擊我，我不覺得。我幾時清醒，還要再去尋酒。」

你會說：「人打我，我不痛；人揍我，我不知。什麼時候醒了，再乾一杯！」

你必說：“人打我，我不痛；人鞭打我，我不曉得；我甚麼時候清醒？我還要再去尋酒。”

你必說：『人擊打我，我卻沒有受傷；人笞打我，我竟不覺得；我幾時清醒，仍要再去尋酒。』

「他們打我，我不疼痛；他們擊打我，我也不知道。我什麼時候醒來呢？我還要繼續尋找酒。」

乃曰、擊我而我無傷、扑我而我不覺、何時而醒、仍復索飲、

勿自謂受擊而不傷、醉為無害、醒而再飲。

必使爾曰、人雖撻我、我不痛、人雖傷我、我不覺、我何時醒、仍復求酒、

“ They hit me,” you will say,“ but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

“ They hit me,” you will say.“ But I’m not hurt! They beat me. But I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

“ They struck me,” you will say,“ but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I must have another drink.”

And you will say,“ They hit me, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?”

“ They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.”

“ They struck me, but I did not become ill; They beat me, but I did not know it. When will I awake? I will seek another drink.”

“ They have struck me, but I was not hurt; They have beaten me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake, that I may seek another drink?”

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not hurt; They have beaten me, and I felt it not: When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

“ They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.”

They have stricken me,[ shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me,[ and] I felt[ it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

“ They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don’t feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another.”

Each one says,‘ Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’

LORD, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.Do not be deceived:“ Bad company corrupts good morals.”Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God– I say this to your shame!

I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully,‘ We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the LORD our God.

When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says,“ I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.

But look, there is outright celebration! You say,“ Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

They are illustrations of this true proverb:“ A dog returns to its own vomit,” and“ A sow, after washing herself, wallows in the mire.”