我復專心以明智慧、而知狂妄愚蒙、乃覺亦屬捕風、

我又专心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。

我专心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄与愚昧，方知这也是捕风。

我专心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄与愚昧，方知这也是捕风。

我又专心察明智慧和知识、狂妄和愚昧，却发现这也是捕风。

我又专心究察智慧和知识，狂妄和愚昧，才知道这也是捕风。

我用心去明白智慧，明白狂妄和愚昧，却明白了这也是捕风。

我又專心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知這也是捕風。

我專心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄與愚昧，方知這也是捕風。

我專心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄與愚昧，方知這也是捕風。

我又專心察明智慧和知識、狂妄和愚昧，卻發現這也是捕風。

我又專心究察智慧和知識，狂妄和愚昧，才知道這也是捕風。

我專心一志要明白智慧，要明白狂妄、和愚昧，就知道這也是捕風。

我用心去明白智慧，明白狂妄和愚昧，卻明白了這也是捕風。

我專我心、窮察智愚、祇徒勞焉。

不如專心考辨、何為智慧、何為癡頑、何為愚蒙、乃知此亦如捕風、

Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

我心思維、酌酒以快我身、而心仍為智慧所導、又思持守愚拙、知天下人畢生所行、孰為美善、

考驗諸事、惟善是執、

我目所欲者、我不阻之、我心所悅者、我不禁之、我所勞者、我心樂之、此即由勞所獲之值也、我觀我手所作諸工、及勞力之操作、乃知悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、於日下無所裨益、○我轉觀智慧、狂妄愚蒙、後乎王而至者、將何能為、僅循所曾為者而為之耳、

專心用智考察天下所為之事、則知此為苦任、乃上帝畀於世人、以之為務、我見日下所為之事、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、

凡此諸事、我嘗以智驗之、自謂我將得智、惟智遠我、凡所有者、其理玄遠深邃、孰能測之、我轉而決志究察智慧、與萬事之原由、欲知惡之為愚、愚之為妄、