Chapter 12

12:1 [hgb]  你 趁 着 年 幼 ， 衰 败 的 日 子 尚 未 来 到 ， 就 是 你 所 说 ， 我 毫 无 喜 乐 的 那 些 年 日 未 曾 临 近 之 先 ， 当 记 念 造 你 的 主 。 
    [kjv]  Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
    [bbe]  Let your mind be turned to your Maker¹ in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
12:2 [hgb]  不 要 等 到 日 头 ， 光 明 ， 月 亮 ， 星 宿 ， 变 为 黑 暗 ， 雨 后 云 彩 反 回 ， 
    [kjv]  While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
    [bbe]  While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;
12:3 [hgb]  看 守 房 屋 的 发 颤 ， 有 力 的 屈 身 ， 推 磨 的 稀 少 就 止 息 ， 从 窗 户 往 外 看 的 都 昏 暗 ， 
    [kjv]  In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
    [bbe]  In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent² down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;
12:4 [hgb]  街 门 关 闭 ， 推 磨 的 响 声 微 小 ， 雀 鸟 一 叫 ， 人 就 起 来 ， 歌 唱 的 女 子 ， 也 都 衰 微 ， 
    [kjv]  And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
    [bbe]  When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low;
12:5 [hgb]  人 怕 高 处 ， 路 上 有 惊 慌 ， 杏 树 开 花 ， 蚱 蜢 成 为 重 担 ， 人 所 愿 的 也 都 废 掉 ， 因 为 人 归 他 永 远 的 家 ， 吊 丧 的 在 街 上 往 来 ， 
    [kjv]  Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper³ shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
    [bbe]  And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;
12:6 [hgb]  银 链 折 断 ， 金 罐 破 裂 ， 瓶 子 在 泉 旁 损 坏 ， 水 轮 在 井 口 破 烂 ， 
    [kjv]  Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher⁴ be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern⁵.
    [bbe]  Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel⁶ of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;
12:7 [hgb]  尘 土 仍 归 于 地 ， 灵 仍 归 于 赐 灵 的 神 。 
    [kjv]  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
    [bbe]  And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
12:8 [hgb]  传 道 者 说 ， 虚 空 的 虚 空 ， 凡 事 都 是 虚 空 。 
    [kjv]  Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
    [bbe]  All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
12:9 [hgb]  再 者 ， 传 道 者 因 有 智 慧 ， 仍 将 知 识 教 训 众 人 。 又 默 想 ， 又 考 查 ， 又 陈 说 许 多 箴 言 。 
    [kjv]  And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed⁷, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
    [bbe]  And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
12:10 [hgb]  传 道 者 专 心 寻 求 可 喜 悦 的 言 语 ， 是 凭 正 直 写 的 诚 实 话 。 
    [kjv]  The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
    [bbe]  The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
12:11 [hgb]  智 慧 人 的 言 语 ， 好 像 刺 棍 。 会 中 之 师 的 言 语 ， 又 像 钉 稳 的 钉 子 。 都 是 一 个 牧 者 所 赐 的 。 
    [kjv]  The words of the wise are as goads⁸, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
    [bbe]  The words of the wise are pointed⁹, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed¹⁰ with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
12:12 [hgb]  我 儿 ， 还 有 一 层 ， 你 当 受 劝 戒 。 着 书 多 ， 没 有 穷 尽 。 读 书 多 ， 身 体 疲 倦 。 
    [kjv]  And further, by these, my son, be admonished¹¹: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
    [bbe]  And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.
12:13 [hgb]  这 些 事 都 已 听 见 了 。 总 意 就 是 敬 畏 神 ， 谨 守 他 的 诫 命 ， 这 是 人 所 当 尽 的 本 分 。 （ 或 作 这 是 众 人 的 本 分 ） 
    [kjv]  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
    [bbe]  This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
12:14 [hgb]  因 为 人 所 作 的 事 ， 连 一 切 隐 藏 的 事 ， 无 论 是 善 是 恶 ， 神 都 必 审 问 。 
    [kjv]  For God shall bring every work into judgment¹², with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
    [bbe]  God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

3 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。

4 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

5 cistern   

n.贮水池

参考例句：

• The cistern is empty but soon fills again.蓄水池里现在没水，但不久就会储满水的。
• The lavatory cistern overflowed.厕所水箱的水溢出来了

6 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

7 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

8 goads   

n.赶牲口的尖棒( goad的名词复数 )v.刺激( goad的第三人称单数 )；激励；（用尖棒）驱赶；驱使（或怂恿、刺激）某人

参考例句：

• They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward. 他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。 来自互联网

9 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

10 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。

11 admonished   

v.劝告( admonish的过去式和过去分词 )；训诫；（温和地）责备；轻责

参考例句：

• She was admonished for chewing gum in class. 她在课堂上嚼口香糖，受到了告诫。
• The teacher admonished the child for coming late to school. 那个孩子迟到，老师批评了他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。