類比
“盡人事以聽天命”與“謀事在人、成事在天”基本同為一理。
盡人事-可以理解為，盡一切人力所能為
聽天命-為此事能不能成功就要看上天了，這裡的上天是指，天時地利，萬事存在太多的變化和未知，沒有人能把控一切（規律），而人只能儘自己能力做好，自己力所能及的事。
謀事在人，此處謀有雙重意思，一是指謀略或是方案，二是動詞，行動或是處理事物、成事在天-事物時刻在變化，時間空間人心無不時刻在發生變化，而這些時刻都在影響著事情的成功與否。
英譯
Do one's level best and leave the rest to God's will.
---領取中文成語英譯辭典
盡人事:to do everything one ought to do; to do what one can (to save a dying person, etc.); to do all that is humanly possible (though with little hope of success)
聽天由命 to submit to the will of Heaven and one's fate; to resign (or abandon) oneself to one's fate; to trust to luck; to come to terms with one's fate; to leave one's fortune with Heaven; to be fatalistic
