Chapter 8

8:1 [hgb]  谁 如 智 慧 人 呢 ？ 谁 知 道 事 情 的 解 释 呢 ？ 人 的 智 慧 使 他 的 脸 发 光 ， 并 使 他 脸 上 的 暴 气 改 变 。 
    [kjv]  Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation¹ of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
    [bbe]  Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
8:2 [hgb]  我 劝 你 遵 守 王 的 命 令 。 既 指 神 起 誓 ， 理 当 如 此 。 
    [kjv]  I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
    [bbe]  I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.
8:3 [hgb]  不 要 急 躁 离 开 王 的 面 前 。 不 要 固 执 行 恶 。 因 为 他 凡 事 都 随 自 己 的 心 意 而 行 。 
    [kjv]  Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever² pleaseth him.
    [bbe]  Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed³ in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.
8:4 [hgb]  王 的 话 本 有 权 力 ， 谁 敢 问 他 说 ， 你 作 什 么 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
    [bbe]  The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?
8:5 [hgb]  凡 遵 守 命 令 的 ， 必 不 经 历 祸 患 。 智 慧 人 的 心 ， 能 辨 明 时 候 和 定 理 。 （ 原 文 作 审 判 下 节 同 ） 
    [kjv]  Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment⁴.
    [bbe]  Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
8:6 [hgb]  各 样 事 务 成 就 ， 都 有 时 候 和 定 理 。 因 为 人 的 苦 难 ， 重 压 在 他 身 上 。 
    [kjv]  Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery⁵ of man is great upon him.
    [bbe]  For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.
8:7 [hgb]  他 不 知 道 将 来 的 事 ， 因 为 将 来 如 何 ， 谁 能 告 诉 他 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
    [bbe]  No one is certain what is to be, and who is able to say to him when it will be?
8:8 [hgb]  无 人 有 权 力 掌 管 生 命 ， 将 生 命 留 住 。 也 无 人 有 权 力 掌 管 死 期 。 这 场 争 战 ， 无 人 能 免 ， 邪 恶 也 不 能 救 那 好 行 邪 恶 的 人 。 
    [kjv]  There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
    [bbe]  No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.
8:9 [hgb]  这 一 切 我 都 见 过 。 也 专 心 查 考 日 光 之 下 所 作 的 一 切 事 。 有 时 这 人 管 辖 那 人 ， 令 人 受 害 。 
    [kjv]  All this have I seen, and applied⁶ my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
    [bbe]  All this have I seen, and have given my heart to all the work which is done under the sun: there is a time when man has power over man for his destruction.
8:10 [hgb]  我 见 恶 人 埋 葬 ， 归 入 坟 墓 。 又 见 行 正 直 事 的 ， 离 开 圣 地 ， 在 城 中 被 人 忘 记 。 这 也 是 虚 空 。 
    [kjv]  And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
    [bbe]  And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.
8:11 [hgb]  因 为 断 定 罪 名 ， 不 立 刻 施 刑 ， 所 以 世 人 满 心 作 恶 。 
    [kjv]  Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully⁷ set in them to do evil.
    [bbe]  Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.
8:12 [hgb]  罪 人 虽 然 作 恶 百 次 ， 倒 享 长 久 的 年 日 。 然 而 我 准 知 道 ， 敬 畏 神 的 ， 就 是 在 他 面 前 敬 畏 的 人 ， 终 久 必 得 福 乐 。 
    [kjv]  Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
    [bbe]  Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.
8:13 [hgb]  恶 人 却 不 得 福 乐 ， 也 不 得 长 久 的 年 日 。 这 年 日 好 像 影 儿 ， 因 他 不 敬 畏 神 。 
    [kjv]  But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
    [bbe]  But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.
8:14 [hgb]  世 上 有 一 件 虚 空 的 事 ， 就 是 义 人 所 遭 遇 的 ， 反 照 恶 人 所 行 的 。 又 有 恶 人 所 遭 遇 的 ， 反 照 义 人 所 行 的 。 我 说 ， 这 也 是 虚 空 。 
    [kjv]  There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
    [bbe]  There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.
8:15 [hgb]  我 就 称 赞 快 乐 ， 原 来 人 在 日 光 之 下 ， 莫 强 如 吃 喝 快 乐 。 因 为 他 在 日 光 之 下 ， 神 赐 他 一 生 的 年 日 ， 要 从 劳 碌 中 ， 时 常 享 受 所 得 的 。 
    [kjv]  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide⁸ with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
    [bbe]  So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.
8:16 [hgb]  我 专 心 求 智 慧 ， 要 看 世 上 所 作 的 事 。 （ 有 昼 夜 不 睡 觉 ， 不 合 眼 的 ） 。 
    [kjv]  When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
    [bbe]  When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
8:17 [hgb]  我 就 看 明 神 一 切 的 作 为 。 知 道 人 查 不 出 日 光 之 下 所 作 的 事 。 任 凭 他 费 多 少 力 寻 查 ， 都 查 不 出 来 。 就 是 智 慧 人 虽 想 知 道 ， 也 是 查 不 出 来 。 
    [kjv]  Then I beheld⁹ all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
    [bbe]  Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, still he will be without knowledge.

1 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

2 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

3 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。

4 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。

5 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

6 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

9 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字