God has promised at this point, however, not to destroy all humankind again, So he experiments with a single individual of faith.

但是上帝却在这时保证，再也不摧毁全人类，因此他检验了个人信仰。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Between extremities Man runs his course; A brand, or flaming breath, Comes to destroy All those antinomies Of day and night; The body calls it death, The heart remorse.

在极端和极端之中,人走完了他的历程；,火炮，或火热的呼吸，都会来摧毁、来消灭,白天和黑夜,的自相矛盾；,身躯称它为死亡，心儿称它为悔恨。

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Twice he decides to destroy all living things.

两次，上帝决定毁灭世界。

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But for all that, you can destroy my house without destroying me.

即便如此,你可以摧毁我的房屋但无法摧毁我本人

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But for all that you can destroy harmony.

虽然如此你可以毁掉和声。

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