財富[a]會欺騙人,
使驕傲之人永不安分,
像陰間一樣貪得無厭,
如死亡一般永不滿足。
因此,他們征服列國,
擄掠萬民。

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Footnotes

  1. 2·5 「財富」參照死海古卷,多個希伯來抄本為「酒」。

Moreover, wine betrays an arrogant man.
        He doesn’t rest.
        He opens his jaws[a] like the grave;[b]
            like death, he is never satisfied.
He gathers all nations to himself
        and collects all peoples for himself.

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  1. Habakkuk 2:5 Or throat
  2. Habakkuk 2:5 Heb Sheol