Or, to whom shall I cry but to thee? "Cleanse thou me from my secret faults," O Lord, "and keep back thy servant from strange sins."[15] "I believe, and therefore do I speak."[16] But thou, O Lord, thou knowest. Have I not confessed my transgressions unto thee, O my God; and hast thou not put away the iniquity of my heart?[17] I do not contend in judgment with thee,[18] who art truth itself; and I would not deceive myself, lest my iniquity lie even to itself. I do not, therefore, contend in judgment with thee, for "if thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?"[19]英文原著 · 《confessions and enchiridion》
When I come to be united to thee with all my being, then there will be no more pain and toil for me, and my life shall be a real life, being wholly filled by thee. But since he whom thou fillest is the one thou liftest up, I am still a burden to myself because I am not yet filled by thee. Joys of sorrow contend with sorrows of joy, and on which side the victory lies I do not know. Woe is me! Lord, have pity on me; my evil sorrows contend with my good joys, and on which side the victory lies I do not know. Woe is me! Lord, have pity on me. Woe is me!英文原著 · 《confessions and enchiridion》
Quick as her wit was and ready as were her brilliant quips and sallies, there was no levity in her demeanour, and she kept Mistress Margery Wimpole in discreet attendance upon her, as if she had been the daughter of a Spanish Hidalgo, never to be approached except in the presence of her duenna. Poor Mistress Margery, finding her old fears removed, was overpowered with new ones. She had no lawlessness or hoyden manners to contend with, but instead a haughtiness so high and demands so great that her powers could scarcely satisfy the one or her spirit stand up before the other.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
When, as lately, events have happened that seem (to the fancy, at least) to test if not stagger the force of official government, it is amusing to ask oneself what is the real weakness of civilisation, ours especially, when it contends with the one lawless man. I was reminded of one weakness this morning in turning over an old drawerful of pictures.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
Artist; why don't you work for them with new brushes? you work best with old? I contend, sir, that you can't. Does my housemaid clean best with an old broom? Do my clerks write best with old pens? Don't color up, and don't look as if you were going to quarrel with me! You can't quarrel with me. If you were fifty times as irritable a man as you look, you couldn't quarrel with me.英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
If we want to be a legitimate awards contender, Secretariat needs to make an appearance at a big festival.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
But the only other contender is the Russian ringer they flew in special, so I'm thinking, "I've gotta win this for America!" Long story short, the Russian had a heart attack, so I won by default!美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
Do other butlers have to contend with the police arriving every ten minutes?美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
Those who were lucky enough to clear the moat had to contend with an unceasing barrage from the 27 foot outer wall above. Those who were lucky enough to clear the moat had to contend with an unceasing barrage from the 27 foot outer wall above.演讲 · 《The city of walls: Constantinople ~ Lars Brownworth》