“ For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself,‘ Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,

他多日不准，后来心里说：‘我虽不惧怕神，也不尊重世人，

他很久不受理，后来心里说：‘我虽不惧怕上帝，也不尊重人，

他很久不受理，后来心里说：‘我虽不惧怕神，也不尊重人，

审判官总是充耳不闻，但后来心里想，‘虽然我不怕上帝，也不在乎人，

他多次不肯，后来心里说：‘我虽然不惧怕神，也不尊敬人，

“法官一直不肯，但是后来心里说：‘即使我不敬畏神，也不尊重人，

他多日不准，後來心裏說：『我雖不懼怕神，也不尊重世人，

他很久不受理，後來心裏說：『我雖不懼怕上帝，也不尊重人，

他很久不受理，後來心裏說：『我雖不懼怕神，也不尊重人，

審判官總是充耳不聞，但後來心裡想，『雖然我不怕上帝，也不在乎人，

他多次不肯，後來心裡說：‘我雖然不懼怕神，也不尊敬人，

他多時不肯；後來心裏說，「我雖不敬畏上帝，也不尊敬人，

「法官一直不肯，但是後來心裡說：『即使我不敬畏神，也不尊重人，

久而不許、後自思云、我雖不畏上帝、不禮世人、

久而不許、後自思曰、我雖不畏上帝、不禮世人、

士師久不允、後自思曰、我雖不畏天主、不禮世人、

邑宰置不理、既而自思曰：「吾雖不畏天命、不恤人言、

“ For some time the judge refused. But finally he said to himself,‘ I don’t have any respect for God. I don’t care about what people think.

For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself,‘ Though I neither fear God nor respect man,

The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself,‘ I don’t fear God or care about people,

“ For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself,‘ Even though I don’t fear God or respect people,

For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself,‘ Even though I do not fear God nor respect any person,

And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself,‘ Though I do not fear God nor regard man,

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

“ For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself,‘ Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself,‘ Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,

He wouldn’t for a while, but afterward he said to himself,‘ Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

He thought to himself,‘ What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

“ The manager said to himself,‘ What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—