曾幾何時、其人已非、不得其所兮。

有人从那里经过，不料，他没有了；我也寻找他，却寻不着。

有人从那里经过，看哪，他已不存在，我寻找他，却寻不着了。

有人从那里经过，看哪，他已不存在，我寻找他，却寻不着了。

再一看，他已经消失得无影无踪，无处可寻。

但他很快就消逝，不再存在了；我寻找他，却找不到。

但他很快就消逝了，看哪，他不复存在！虽然我寻找他，却找不到。

有人從那裏經過，不料，他沒有了；我也尋找他，卻尋不着。

有人從那裏經過，看哪，他已不存在，我尋找他，卻尋不着了。

有人從那裏經過，看哪，他已不存在，我尋找他，卻尋不着了。

再一看，他已經消失得無影無蹤，無處可尋。

但他很快就消逝，不再存在了；我尋找他，卻找不到。

我從那裏經過，啊，已經沒有了；我尋找他，卻找不着。

但他很快就消逝了，看哪，他不復存在！雖然我尋找他，卻找不到。

或經其地、彼已烏有、我尋覓之、不得見兮、

忽然滅沒、歸於無有、我尋覓之、亦不見矣、

旋復經其宅。蕭條不見人。

but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

But he soon passed away and was gone. Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.

But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.

But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone; I searched for him, but he could not be found.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he[ was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

俄頃間、惡人歸無有兮、一過覽、其地已為墟兮。

彼敵有言、必追而及、分其貨財、以快我心、出我鋒刃、手殲厥眾。惟爾吹氣、海淹其敵、如鉛之沉、沒於洪水。

曰、作惡者歡呼、弗能恆久、偽善者喜樂、不過俄傾。雖峻極於天、昂頭雲外、終亦必亡、與糞壤同腐、素見之者、必曰其人安在。倏忽不見、真如夢幻、若夜間異象、頓失無所。目睹惡人、不能復覯、鄰里鄉黨、欲見無從。彼攘貧者之貨財、子孫反之、以釋其憾。所作隱慝、深入於骨、及其歸土、惡報從之。惡譬諸食物、甫入口則甚甘、藏於舌間、久含不棄、下至腹、味殊苦、如蝮之膽。其平日並吞財貨、上帝必使復吐之。或飲蛇毒而亡、或為蝮螫而死。不能飲甘泉之水、不得居酥蜜之地。雖勞而得財、不能自享、必當反之於人、不可以為悅。蓋剝奪其民、至於貧乏、則遺棄之、人所建之第宅、則強據之。其衷懷不能恬適、其嗜好不能長存。其所食無餘、其享福不永。即當隆盛之時、必遇困厄、受其虐遇者、必群起而攻擊。彼既飽其貪饕、上帝震怒、降災如下雨、使之備嘗。雖避鐵器、而傷於銅弓。利鏃白刃、深入其膽、拔而出之、不勝戰栗、災害臨之、電火焚之、居其室者、咸遇患難。天癉其惡、地罰其罪。臨難之日、凡其所有、必盡消亡。全能之上帝、施報於惡人者若此。

我萬有之主耶和華、赫兮煊兮、伐其巨枝、折其雄幹、使高者降為卑、持其斧斤、斬其林木、使豪傑之士盡斫利巴嫩之樹。

法老率車馬軍騎入海、耶和華使水回流盡淹其眾、惟以色列族行於海中、如履陸地、

故萬有之主將使肥健之人、變為瘦瘠、尊榮之輩、爇以烈火、以色列族至聖之主、輝光遠燭、勢若焰火、一日間必毀亞述人、若焚荊棘、茂林良田、俱遭焚燬、中有餘木、其數惟寡、小子可稽察之、亞述王身必喪、命必絕、如病者之漸痿、

民呼曰、此上帝之聲、非人之聲也、希律不歸榮上帝、主之使者遂鑿之、為蟲所噬而氣絕、○