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、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。

我復專心以明智慧、而知狂妄愚蒙、乃覺亦屬捕風、

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.

我心以智慧引导我，我心里探究，如何用酒使身体舒畅，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暂一生中，当行何事为美。

但凡事要察验：美善的事要持守，

凡我眼所求的，我没有克制它；我心所乐的，我没有不享受。因我的心要为一切的劳碌快乐，这是我从一切劳碌中所得的报偿。后来，我回顾我手所经营的一切和我劳碌所做的工。看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风；在日光之下毫无益处。我转而回顾智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以后来的人又如何呢？不过做先前所做的就是了。

我用智慧专心探寻、考察天下所发生的一切事：神给世人何等沉重的担子，使他们在其中劳苦！我见日光之下所发生的一切事，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风。

我曾用智慧试验这一切事，我说：“要得智慧。”智慧却离我远。万事之理遥不可及，太深奥，谁能测透呢？我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的来由，要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。