Yuēbójì约伯记

Chapter 8

1 "book/letter"Shū书 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "man/person/people"rén人 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "rein in"lè勒 "attain/pass through/achieve/reach/realize/clear/inform/notify/dignity"dá达 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "to speak/to say"shuō说，
2 "these"Zhèxie这些 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "you"nǐ你 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "a few/how many"jǐ几 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时？"mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "hit the mark"zhòngdì中的 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "fierce wind"kuángfēng狂风 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "a few/how many"jǐ几 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时 "(question particle)"ne呢？
3 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"Shén神 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "deviate/diverge/wander"piānlí偏离 "fair/impartial"gōngpíng公平？"all/whole/entire/every/complete"quán全 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "-ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)"zhě者 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "deviate/diverge/wander"piānlí偏离 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义？
4 "or/possibly/maybe/perhaps"Huòzhě或者 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "children/sons and daughters"érnǚ儿女 "(v) say something that offends sb; have a faux pas"dézuì得罪 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "he/him"tā他，"he/him"tā他 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "they"tāmen他们 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "retribution/judgment"bàoyìng报应。
5 "you"Nǐ你 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "politely, solicitously"yīnqín殷勤 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "to seek/to look for"xúnqiú寻求 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神，"direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "all/whole/entire/every/complete"quán全 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "-ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)"zhě者 "beg/entreat/entreaty"kěnqiú恳求。
6 "you"Nǐ你 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "clean/purity"qīngjié清洁 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直，"he/him"tā他 "be bound to/be sure to"bìdìng必定 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "you"nǐ你 "beginning or continuing an action/upward movement/stand up"qǐlai起来，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "residence"jūsuǒ居所 "prosperous/thriving/to prosper/to flourish"xīngwàng兴旺。
7 "you"Nǐ你 "originally/at first/at the outset"qǐchū起初 "although/even though"suīrán虽然 "small/little"wēixiǎo微小，"end/finish"zhōng终 "(long) time/(long) duration of time"jiǔ久 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "what"shén甚 "developed (country, etc.)/flourishing/to develop"fādá发达。
8 "to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal, etc)/to request"Qǐng请 "you"nǐ你 "to check/to verify/to test/to examine"kǎo考 "to ask"wèn问 "before/in front/ago/former/previous/earlier/front"qián前 "substitute/replace/generation/dynasty/geological era/era/age/period"dài代，"pursue (a problem)/to chase"zhuī追 "read aloud"niàn念 "they"tāmen他们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to arrange/to line up/row/file/series"liè列 "ancestor/forefather/grandparents"zǔ祖 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to search"chá查 "after all/to investigate/to study carefully"jiū究 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。
9 （"we/us/ourselves"Wǒmen我们 "only/merely/no more than/but/however/only"bùguò不过 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "yesterday"zuórì昨日 "ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just"cái才 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有，" one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to know/to be aware"zhī知。"we/us/ourselves"Wǒmen我们 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "(v) as if; seem like"hǎoxiàng好像 "picture/image/reflection/shadow"yǐng影 "son"ér儿。）
10 "they"Tāmen他们 "(adv) certainly; definitely"qǐbù岂不 "finger/to point/to direct/to indicate"zhǐ指 "religion/teaching"jiào教 "you"nǐ你，"to tell/to inform/to let know"gàosu告诉 "you"nǐ你，"from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "(n) ones heart and mind"xīnlǐ心里 "to send out/to issue"fāchū发出 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "to come"lái来 "(question particle)"ne呢？
11 "calamus"Pú蒲 "grass/straw/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/manuscript/hasty"cǎo草 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有 "mud/paste/pulp"ní泥，"how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop"fā发 "length/long/forever/always/constantly"cháng长？"rush/reed/Phragmites communis"lú芦 "Anaphalis yedoensis"dí荻 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有 "water/river"shuǐ水，"how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop"fā发？
12 "still/yet/to value/to esteem"Shàng尚 "green (blue, black)/Qinghai province (abbrev.)"qīng青 "when/during/at the time of"deshíhòu的时候，"also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有 "cut off"gē割 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下，"(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "hundred"bǎi百 "manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape"yàng样 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "grass/straw/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/manuscript/hasty"cǎo草 "early/prior/former/in advance/first"xiān先 "dried up"kū枯 "dry/rotten (as wood)"gǎo槁。
13 "ordinary/every/all/whatever/worldly"Fán凡 "forget"wàngjì忘记 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"bright/circumstance/scenery"jǐng景 "moreover/situation"kuàng况 "also/too"yě也 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "this (kind of, sort of)/this way/such/like this/such"zhèyàng这样。"(negative prefix)/not/no"Bù不 "devout"qián虔 "to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer"jìng敬 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "extinguish"miè灭 "(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not"méi没。
14 "he/him"Tā他 "actually/place"suǒ所 "look up"yǎng仰 "disclaim/rely/to blame"lài赖 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "snap"zhéduàn折断，"he/him"tā他 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to lean on/re on"yǐkào倚靠 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "cobweb/spider web"zhīzhūwǎng蜘蛛网。
15 "he/him"Tā他 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to lean on/re on"yǐkào倚靠 "house/building"fángwū房屋，"house/building"fángwū房屋 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "station/to stand/to halt/to stop"zhàn站 "set up/to stand"lì立 "repeatedly/continuously/constantly"búzhù不住。"he/him"Tā他 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "grab"zhuāzhù抓住 "house/building"fángwū房屋，"house/building"fángwū房屋 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "cannot/must not/should not"bùnéng不能 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留。
16 "he/him"Tā他 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "(n) sunlight"rìguāng日光 "under/beneath/less than"zhīxià之下 "to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop"fā发 "green (blue, black)/Qinghai province (abbrev.)"qīng青，"Brassica campestris"mán蔓 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子 "crawl/climb"pá爬 "Manchurian/to fill/to fulfill/filled/packed"mǎn满 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "garden"yuán园 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子。
17 "his"Tāde他的 "radical (chem.)/root/basis"gēn根 "big/wooden tray"pán盘 "go around/to wind (around)"rào绕 "rock/stone"shí石 "a pile/a mass/heap/stack"duī堆，"to prick/to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into"zhā扎 "to enter"rù入 "rock/stone"shí石 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地。
18 "he/him"Tā他 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "local/this locality"běndì本地 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "pull up/pull out/select/promote"bá拔 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出，"that/those"nà那 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "be acquainted with (a person)/to know/to be familiar with/to recognize"rènshi认识 "he/him"tā他，"to speak/to say"shuō说，"I/me"wǒ我 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过 "you"nǐ你。
19 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"Kàn看 "how/which"nǎ哪，"this/these"zhè这 "(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "he/him"tā他 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。"after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future"Yǐhòu以后 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "other/another/separate/separately"lìng另 "(n) someone/there's someone/occupied (as in restroom)"yǒurén有人 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生。
20 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"Shén神 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "discard/abandon"diūqì丢弃 "complete/whole/totally/entirely"wánquán完全 "man/person/people"rén人，"neither/nor"yěbù也不 "to support with hand/to help sb. up/to help"fú扶 "to help/to assist"zhù助 "sinister/vicious/wicked/evil"xié’è邪恶 "man/person/people"rén人。
21 "he/him"Tā他 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad"xǐ喜 "laugh/smile"xiào笑 "full of/brimming with/very full/permeated"chōngmǎn充满 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口，"to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "cheer for/acclaim"huānhū欢呼 "full of/brimming with/very full/permeated"chōngmǎn充满 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth"zuǐ嘴。
22 "to hate"Hèn恨 "nauseated"ě恶 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "scatter/separate/to open/to unroll/to spread out"pī披 "to put on/to respect/to bear/to support/wear (glasses, hat, gloves)"dài戴 "(to be) ashamed"cánkuì惭愧。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "account/mosquito net/tent/curtain/debt/credit"zhàng帐 "shed"péng棚，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to go back/to return"guī归 "(surname)"yú于 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有。