吾觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛、

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空。虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

“虚空的虚空，”传道者说，“虚空的虚空，全都是虚空！”

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空。虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道人說：虛空之虛空！虛空之虛空！萬事都虛空！

「虛空的虛空，」傳道者說，「虛空的虛空，全都是虛空！」

傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、

柯希列曰、凡事虛中之虛、虛中之虛、皆屬於虛、

“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

“ Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning.”

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

“ Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher,“ completely meaningless!”

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“ Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,“ Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all[ is] vanity.

“ Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher,“ Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

斯世之人、如氣呼吸、人之生命、如影沉西兮、

萬物歸於虛、非其心、蓋有使之者、

傳道者曰、我觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛。

予之生命、廣約一掌、自爾視之、一若無物、人雖完體、實則氣而已。各人所為、無非捉影、諠譟徒勞兮、積累財貨、不知孰得兮。

以金為寶者、金不足以滿其心、惟貨是好者、貨不足以充其欲、此亦屬於虛而已。

斯世之人、由尊逮卑、咸尚虛妄、若權衡之、輕於呼吸之氣兮。爾即財貨豐饒、勿以為樂、況虐人奪人、更不可以此浮財自恃、

斯世所為、殷憂慼慼、莫非捕風捉影、故我不樂其生。

子孫智愚、難以逆料、惟我竭其心思、勞苦畢生、彼得而主之、豈不盡屬於虛哉。

由後而觀、覺勞而得者、莫非捕風捉影、於事無益、

上帝所悅者、賜以智慧歡樂、若惡人則勞苦之、以其所積貨財、賜於善良、凡百之事、無非捕風捉影、以此益見矣。

終日勞苦、終夜不安、亦屬於虛。

有人塊然獨處、無兄弟子女、不與友朋交接、然亦勞苦不已、雖得貨財、不以為足、不敢自用、不知遺誰、此屬於虛、更貽後患。

竊思愚者死、智者亦死、雖智何益、豈非虛哉。

故必去欲絕邪、蓋幼稚之時、亦屬於虛。

我觀世人、勞而得功、同人媢嫉、此亦捕風捉影而已。

世人禽獸、同一氣之呼吸、其必死無以異也、則人不遠於禽獸、而萬事悉歸諸虛矣。

人之勞心力、運智謀、凡事亨通、後人逸而得之、盡屬於虛、大可憫也。

雖享遐齡、畢生逸樂、當思未來之日、憂患迭起、乃知事皆屬虛。

及其為君、從者無數、而後人卒不頌其美、此亦捕風捉影之事也。

辯論愈煩、則艱難叢集、果何益之有。