The cubit is not merely an obsolete unit ; it is also an imprecise one .

腕尺不仅是一个过时的单位，它也是不精确的。

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his stature ?

你们中间谁能因忧虑使自己的身量多加一肘？

If you would rise but a cubit above race and country and self you would indeed become godlike .

只要你从种族、国家和自身之上，升起一腕尺，你就真成了神一样的人。

And which of you by taking thought , can add to his stature by one cubit ?

你们中谁能运用思虑，使自己的寿数增加一肘呢？

It shall be a cubit in length , and another in breadth , that is , foursquare , and two in height .

长一肘，宽一肘，方形，高二肘，四角从坛上突出。