Chapter 7

7:1 [hgb]  人 在 世 上 岂 无 争 战 吗 ？ 他 的 日 子 不 像 雇 工 人 的 日 子 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?
    [bbe]  Has not man his ordered time of trouble on the earth? and are not his days like the days of a servant working for payment?
7:2 [hgb]  像 奴 仆 切 慕 黑 影 ， 像 雇 工 人 盼 望 工 价 。
    [kjv]  As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
    [bbe]  As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:
7:3 [hgb]  我 也 照 样 经 过 困 苦 的 日 月 ， 夜 间 的 疲 乏 为 我 而 定 。
    [kjv]  So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
    [bbe]  So I have for my heritage months of pain to no purpose, and nights of weariness are given to me.
7:4 [hgb]  我 躺 卧 的 时 候 便 说 ， 我 何 时 起 来 ， 黑 夜 就 过 去 呢 ？ 我 尽 是 反 来 覆 去 ， 直 到 天 亮 。
    [kjv]  When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
    [bbe]  When I go to my bed, I say, When will it be time to get up? but the night is long, and I am turning from side to side till morning light.
7:5 [hgb]  我 的 肉 体 以 虫 子 和 尘 土 为 衣 。 我 的 皮 肤 才 收 了 口 又 重 新 破 裂 。
    [kjv]  My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome¹.
    [bbe]  My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again.
7:6 [hgb]  我 的 日 子 比 梭 更 快 ， 都 消 耗 在 无 指 望 之 中 。
    [kjv]  My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
    [bbe]  My days go quicker than the cloth-worker's thread, and come to an end without hope.
7:7 [hgb]  求 你 想 念 ， 我 的 生 命 不 过 是 一 口 气 。 我 的 眼 睛 必 不 再 见 福 乐 。
    [kjv]  O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
    [bbe]  O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.
7:8 [hgb]  观 看 我 的 人 ， 他 的 眼 必 不 再 见 我 。 你 的 眼 目 要 看 我 ， 我 却 不 在 了 。
    [kjv]  The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
    [bbe]  The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.
7:9 [hgb]  云 彩 消 散 而 过 。 照 样 ， 人 下 阴 间 也 不 再 上 来 。
    [kjv]  As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.
    [bbe]  A cloud comes to an end and is gone; so he who goes down into the underworld comes not up again.
7:10 [hgb]  他 不 再 回 自 己 的 家 ， 故 土 也 不 再 认 识 他 。
    [kjv]  He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
    [bbe]  He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.
7:11 [hgb]  我 不 禁 止 我 口 。 我 灵 愁 苦 ， 要 发 出 言 语 。 我 心 苦 恼 ， 要 吐 露 哀 情 。
    [kjv]  Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish² of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
    [bbe]  So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
7:12 [hgb]  我 对 神 说 ， 我 岂 是 洋 海 ， 岂 是 大 鱼 ， 你 竟 防 守 我 呢 ？
    [kjv]  Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
    [bbe]  Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?
7:13 [hgb]  若 说 ， 我 的 床 必 安 慰 我 ， 我 的 榻 必 解 释 我 的 苦 情 。
    [kjv]  When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
    [bbe]  When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;
7:14 [hgb]  你 就 用 梦 惊 骇 我 ， 用 异 象 恐 吓 我 。
    [kjv]  Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:
    [bbe]  Then you send dreams to me, and visions of fear;
7:15 [hgb]  甚 至 我 宁 肯 噎 死 ， 宁 肯 死 亡 ， 胜 似 留 我 这 一 身 的 骨 头 。
    [kjv]  So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
    [bbe]  So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.
7:16 [hgb]  我 厌 弃 性 命 ， 不 愿 永 活 。 你 任 凭 我 吧 ， 因 我 的 日 子 都 是 虚 空 。
    [kjv]  I loathe³ it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
    [bbe]  I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.
7:17 [hgb]  人 算 什 么 ， 你 竟 看 他 为 大 ， 将 他 放 在 心 上 ，
    [kjv]  What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
    [bbe]  What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed⁴ on him,
7:18 [hgb]  每 早 鉴 察 他 ， 时 刻 试 验 他 。
    [kjv]  And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment?
    [bbe]  And that your hand is on him every morning, and that you are testing him every minute?
7:19 [hgb]  你 到 何 时 才 转 眼 不 看 我 ， 才 任 凭 我 咽 下 唾 沫 呢 ？
    [kjv]  How long wilt⁵ thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
    [bbe]  How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?
7:20 [hgb]  鉴 察 人 的 主 阿 ， 我 若 有 罪 ， 于 你 何 妨 ？ 为 何 以 我 当 你 的 箭 靶 子 ， 使 我 厌 弃 自 己 的 性 命 ？
    [kjv]  I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
    [bbe]  If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?
7:21 [hgb]  为 何 不 赦 免 我 的 过 犯 ， 除 掉 我 的 罪 孽 。 我 现 今 要 躺 卧 在 尘 土 中 。 你 要 殷 勤 地 寻 找 我 ， 我 却 不 在 了 。
    [kjv]  And why dost thou not pardon my transgression⁶, and take away mine iniquity⁷? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
    [bbe]  And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

1 loathsome   

adj.讨厌的，令人厌恶的

参考例句：

• The witch hid her loathsome face with her hands.巫婆用手掩住她那张令人恶心的脸。
• Some people think that snakes are loathsome creatures.有些人觉得蛇是令人憎恶的动物。

2 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

3 loathe   

v.厌恶，嫌恶

参考例句：

• I loathe the smell of burning rubber.我厌恶燃着的橡胶散发的气味。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

6 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

7 iniquity   

n.邪恶；不公正

参考例句：

• Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。
• The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.这笔交易的不公引起了普遍的愤怒。