Job 约伯记20
英语课
20Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2"My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.
3I hear a rebuke 1 that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4"Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since man was placed on the earth,
5that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
6Though his pride reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
8Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished 2 like a vision of the night.
9The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more.
10His children must make amends 3 to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
11The youthful vigor 4 that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.
12"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
14yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom 5 of serpents within him.
15He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit 6 them up.
16He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs 7 of an adder 8 will kill him.
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18What he toiled 9 for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute 10; he has seized houses he did not build.
20"Surely he will have no respite 11 from his craving 12; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
21Nothing is left for him to devour 13; his prosperity will not endure.
22In the midst of his plenty, distress 14 will overtake him; the full force of misery 15 will come upon him.
23When he has filled his belly 16, God will vent 17 his burning anger against him and rain down his blows upon him.
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
25He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;
26total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27The heavens will expose his guilt 18; the earth will rise up against him.
28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God's wrath 19.
29Such is the fate God allots 20 the wicked, the heritage appointed for them by God."
2"My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed.
3I hear a rebuke 1 that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4"Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since man was placed on the earth,
5that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
6Though his pride reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds,
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
8Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished 2 like a vision of the night.
9The eye that saw him will not see him again; his place will look on him no more.
10His children must make amends 3 to the poor; his own hands must give back his wealth.
11The youthful vigor 4 that fills his bones will lie with him in the dust.
12"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
14yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom 5 of serpents within him.
15He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit 6 them up.
16He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs 7 of an adder 8 will kill him.
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18What he toiled 9 for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.
19For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute 10; he has seized houses he did not build.
20"Surely he will have no respite 11 from his craving 12; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
21Nothing is left for him to devour 13; his prosperity will not endure.
22In the midst of his plenty, distress 14 will overtake him; the full force of misery 15 will come upon him.
23When he has filled his belly 16, God will vent 17 his burning anger against him and rain down his blows upon him.
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
25He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;
26total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27The heavens will expose his guilt 18; the earth will rise up against him.
28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God's wrath 19.
29Such is the fate God allots 20 the wicked, the heritage appointed for them by God."
v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise
- He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
- Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
- He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
- He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n. 赔偿
- He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花，为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
- This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。
n.活力，精力，元气
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨
- The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
- In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物
- They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
- She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。
n.（尤指狗和狼的）长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 )；（蛇的）毒牙；罐座
- The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.蝰蛇；小毒蛇
- The adder is Britain's only venomous snake.蝰蛇是英国唯一的一种毒蛇。
- An adder attacked my father.一条小毒蛇攻击了我父亲。
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 )； 艰难缓慢地移动，跋涉
- They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. 他们冒着炎炎烈日艰难地一步一步爬上山冈。
- He toiled all day long but earned very little. 他整天劳碌但挣得很少。
adj.缺乏的；穷困的
- They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
- They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。
n.休息，中止，暂缓
- She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
- Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。
n.渴望,热望
- a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
- She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
- Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
- 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。
n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛
- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄
- He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
- When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。
n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责
- She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
- Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒
- 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。