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V ers. 7. — Quare ergo impii vivunt, sublevati sunt, confortatique divitiis? 45. Expenditur hujus vitae felicitas, in dignitatibus et divitiis, in liberis et propinquis; in pacata domo; in armentorum fecunditate; in familiae multitadine et exsultatione. —Nisi enim eos patientia divina tolera- ret, nequaquam diu vitam in peccatis docerent. Sub- levantur namque divitiis cum esse potentes incipiunt, confortantor vero cum di(??) in hac vita subsistere per- mittin(??)ur. Quos enim substantia elevat, in suae fastu potentiae dierum longitudo confortat. Vel certe sub- levati et confortati referuntur, quia sublevantur ho- noribus, confortantur rebus.
Verse 7. — 'Why then do the wicked live, are exalted, and strengthened with riches?' 45. The happiness of this life is weighed: in dignities and riches, in children and kinsmen; in a peaceful household; in the fecundity of herds; in the multitude and exultation of the household. — For unless the divine patience bore with them, they would by no means long lead their life in sins. For they are exalted by riches when they begin to be powerful, and they are strengthened when for a long time they are permitted to subsist in this life. For those whom substance elevates, length of days strengthens in the pride of their power. Or certainly they are said to be exalted and strengthened, because they are exalted by honors, strengthened by possessions.
第七節。——「惡人為何存活、興盛，且財勢日增呢？」45. 此生的福樂受到衡量：在於尊位與財富，在於兒女與親屬；在於平安的家室；在於牲畜的繁殖；在於僕婢的眾多與歡騰。——因為若非神的忍耐容忍他們，他們斷不能長久地在罪中度日。他們一開始有權勢就因財富而被高舉，一得長久留在此生就得堅固。因為那被貲財高舉的人，日子的久長使他在權勢的驕傲中得堅固。或者說他們被高舉、被堅固，是因為他們藉尊榮被高舉，藉財物被堅固。
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Sed sunt plerique qui et honoribus sublevati, et divitiis confortati, ea quae in hac concupiscunt vita accipiunt, successione autem sobolis privantur. Istis nimirum ipsa sua potentia poena est, cum et magnam se habere baereditatem considerant, et haeredes non habent quibus relin- quant. Quid itaque prodest 487 si adsint omnia, et desint filii qui successores fiant? Seqnitur:
But there are very many who, both exalted by honors and strengthened by riches, receive the things they covet in this life, yet are deprived of a succession of offspring. To these indeed their very power is a punishment, since they both consider that they have a great inheritance, and have no heirs to whom to leave it. What therefore does it profit if all things are present, and there are lacking children who may become successors? There follows:
但有許多人，既被尊榮高舉，又被財富堅固，得著了他們在此生所貪求的一切，卻缺乏子嗣承繼。對這些人，他們的權勢本身正是刑罰，因他們既思想自己有龐大的產業，卻沒有後嗣可以承受。既然萬物俱備，卻缺乏可作承繼者的兒女，這又有何益處呢？接著說：