Chapter 21

21:1 [hgb]  约 伯 回 答 说 ，
    [kjv]  But Job answered and said,
    [bbe]  Then Job made answer and said,
21:2 [hgb]  你 们 要 细 听 我 的 言 语 ， 就 算 是 你 们 安 慰 我 。
    [kjv]  Hear diligently¹ my speech, and let this be your consolations².
    [bbe]  Give attention with care to my words; and let this be your comfort.
21:3 [hgb]  请 宽 容 我 ， 我 又 要 说 话 。 说 了 以 后 ， 任 凭 你 们 嗤 笑 吧 。
    [kjv]  Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
    [bbe]  Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.
21:4 [hgb]  我 岂 是 向 人 诉 冤 ， 为 何 不 焦 急 呢 ？
    [kjv]  As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
    [bbe]  As for me, is my outcry against man? is it then to be wondered at if my spirit is troubled?
21:5 [hgb]  你 们 要 看 着 我 而 惊 奇 ， 用 手 捂 口 。
    [kjv]  Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
    [bbe]  Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.
21:6 [hgb]  我 每 逢 思 想 ， 心 就 惊 惶 ， 浑 身 战 兢 。
    [kjv]  Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
    [bbe]  At the very thought of it my flesh is shaking with fear.
21:7 [hgb]  恶 人 为 何 存 活 ， 享 大 寿 数 ， 势 力 强 盛 呢 ？
    [kjv]  Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty³ in power?
    [bbe]  Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?
21:8 [hgb]  他 们 眼 见 儿 孙 ， 和 他 们 一 同 坚 立 。
    [kjv]  Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
    [bbe]  Their children are ever with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
21:9 [hgb]  他 们 的 家 宅 平 安 无 惧 。 神 的 杖 也 不 加 在 他 们 身 上 。
    [kjv]  Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
    [bbe]  Their houses are free from fear, and the rod of God does not come on them.
21:10 [hgb]  他 们 的 公 牛 孳 生 而 不 断 绝 。 母 牛 下 犊 而 不 掉 胎 。
    [kjv]  Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf⁴.
    [bbe]  Their ox is ready at all times to give seed; their cow gives birth, without dropping her young.
21:11 [hgb]  他 们 打 发 小 孩 子 出 去 ， 多 如 羊 群 。 他 们 的 儿 女 踊 跃 跳 舞 。
    [kjv]  They send forth⁵ their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
    [bbe]  They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,
21:12 [hgb]  他 们 随 着 琴 鼓 歌 唱 ， 又 因 箫 声 欢 喜 。
    [kjv]  They take the timbrel and harp⁶, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
    [bbe]  They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe.
21:13 [hgb]  他 们 度 日 诸 事 亨 通 ， 转 眼 下 入 阴 间 。
    [kjv]  They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
    [bbe]  Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.
21:14 [hgb]  他 们 对 神 说 ， 离 开 我 们 吧 。 我 们 不 愿 晓 得 你 的 道 。
    [kjv]  Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
    [bbe]  Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.
21:15 [hgb]  全 能 者 是 谁 ， 我 们 何 必 事 奉 他 呢 ？ 求 告 他 有 什 么 益 处 呢 ？
    [kjv]  What is the Almighty⁷, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
    [bbe]  What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
21:16 [hgb]  看 哪 ， 他 们 亨 通 不 在 乎 自 己 。 恶 人 所 谋 定 的 离 我 好 远 。
    [kjv]  Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
    [bbe]  Truly, is not their well-being⁸ in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)
21:17 [hgb]  恶 人 的 灯 何 尝 熄 灭 。 患 难 何 尝 临 到 他 们 呢 ？ 神 何 尝 发 怒 ， 向 他 们 分 散 灾 祸 呢 ？
    [kjv]  How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
    [bbe]  How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath⁹ take them with cords?
21:18 [hgb]  他 们 何 尝 像 风 前 的 碎 秸 ， 如 暴 风 刮 去 的 糠 秕 呢 ？
    [kjv]  They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff¹⁰ that the storm carrieth away.
    [bbe]  How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?
21:19 [hgb]  你 们 说 ， 神 为 恶 人 的 儿 女 积 蓄 罪 孽 。 我 说 ， 不 如 本 人 受 报 ， 好 使 他 亲 自 知 道 。
    [kjv]  God layeth up his iniquity¹¹ for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.
    [bbe]  You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it!
21:20 [hgb]  愿 他 亲 眼 看 见 自 己 败 亡 ， 亲 自 饮 全 能 者 的 忿 怒 。
    [kjv]  His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
    [bbe]  Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!
21:21 [hgb]  他 的 岁 月 既 尽 ， 他 还 顾 他 本 家 吗 ？
    [kjv]  For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
    [bbe]  For what interest has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is ended?
21:22 [hgb]  神 既 审 判 那 在 高 位 的 ， 谁 能 将 知 识 教 训 他 呢 ？
    [kjv]  Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
    [bbe]  Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.
21:23 [hgb]  有 人 至 死 身 体 强 壮 ， 尽 得 平 靖 安 逸 。
    [kjv]  One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
    [bbe]  One comes to his end in complete well-being, full of peace and quiet:
21:24 [hgb]  他 的 奶 桶 充 满 ， 他 的 骨 髓 滋 润 。
    [kjv]  His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow¹².
    [bbe]  His buckets are full of milk, and there is no loss of strength in his bones.
21:25 [hgb]  有 人 至 死 心 中 痛 苦 ， 终 身 未 尝 福 乐 的 滋 味 。
    [kjv]  And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
    [bbe]  And another comes to his end with a bitter soul, without ever tasting good.
21:26 [hgb]  他 们 一 样 躺 卧 在 尘 土 中 ， 都 被 虫 子 遮 盖 。
    [kjv]  They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
    [bbe]  Together they go down to the dust, and are covered by the worm.
21:27 [hgb]  我 知 道 你 们 的 意 思 ， 并 诬 害 我 的 计 谋 。
    [kjv]  Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
    [bbe]  See, I am conscious of your thoughts, and of your violent purposes against me;
21:28 [hgb]  你 们 说 ， 霸 者 的 房 屋 在 哪 里 ？ 恶 人 住 过 的 帐 棚 在 哪 里 ？
    [kjv]  For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling¹³ places of the wicked?
    [bbe]  For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?
21:29 [hgb]  你 们 岂 没 有 询 问 过 路 的 人 吗 ？ 不 知 道 他 们 所 引 的 证 据 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
    [bbe]  Have you not put the question to the travellers, and do you not take note of their experience?
21:30 [hgb]  就 是 恶 人 在 祸 患 的 日 子 得 存 留 ， 在 发 怒 的 日 子 得 逃 脱 。
    [kjv]  That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
    [bbe]  How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation¹⁴ in the day of wrath?
21:31 [hgb]  他 所 行 的 ， 有 谁 当 面 给 他 说 明 。 他 所 做 的 ， 有 谁 报 应 他 呢 ？
    [kjv]  Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
    [bbe]  Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?
21:32 [hgb]  然 而 他 要 被 抬 到 茔 地 ， 并 有 人 看 守 坟 墓 。
    [kjv]  Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
    [bbe]  He is taken to his last resting-place, and keeps watch over it.
21:33 [hgb]  他 要 以 谷 中 的 土 块 为 甘 甜 ， 在 他 以 先 去 的 无 数 ， 在 他 以 后 去 的 更 多 。
    [kjv]  The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
    [bbe]  The earth of the valley covering his bones is sweet to him, and all men come after him, as there were unnumbered before him.
21:34 [hgb]  你 们 对 答 的 话 中 既 都 错 谬 ， 怎 么 徒 然 安 慰 我 呢 ？
    [kjv]  How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
    [bbe]  Why then do you give me comfort with words in which there is no profit, when you see that there is nothing in your answers but deceit?

1 diligently   

ad.industriously;carefully

参考例句：

• He applied himself diligently to learning French. 他孜孜不倦地学法语。
• He had studied diligently at college. 他在大学里勤奋学习。

2 consolations   

n.安慰，慰问( consolation的名词复数 )；起安慰作用的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Recent history had washed away the easy consolations and the old formulas. 现代的历史已经把轻松的安慰和陈旧的公式一扫而光。 来自辞典例句
• When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. 诗94:19我心里多忧多疑、安慰我、使我欢乐。 来自互联网

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

7 almighty   

adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的

参考例句：

• Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
• It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

8 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

9 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

10 chaff   

v.取笑，嘲笑；n.谷壳

参考例句：

• I didn't mind their chaff.我不在乎他们的玩笑。
• Old birds are not caught with chaff.谷糠难诱老雀。

11 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。

12 marrow   

n.骨髓；精华；活力

参考例句：

• It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow. 天气太冷了，他感到寒冷刺骨。
• He was tired to the marrow of his bones.他真是累得筋疲力尽了。

13 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

14 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。