傳道者說：「虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。」

传道者说：“虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。”

传道者说：“虚空的虚空，全是虚空。”

传道者说：“虚空的虚空，全是虚空。”

传道者说：“虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。”

传道者说：“虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。”

“虚空的虚空，”传道者说，“全都是虚空！”

傳道者說：「虛空的虛空，全是虛空。」

傳道者說：「虛空的虛空，全是虛空。」

傳道者說：「虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。」

傳道者說：“虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。”

傳道人說：虛空之虛空；萬事都虛空。

「虛空的虛空，」傳道者說，「全都是虛空！」

傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、○

傳道者曰、我觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛。

柯希列曰、凡事皆虛中之虛、皆屬於虛、○

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“ Absolutely futile!” laments the Teacher,“ All of these things are futile!”

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

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。

我見日光之下所做的一切事，都是虛空，都是捕風。

我所以恨惡生命；因為在日光之下所行的事我都以為煩惱，都是虛空，都是捕風。

無人有權力掌管生命，將生命留住；也無人有權力掌管死期；這場爭戰，無人能免；邪惡也不能救那好行邪惡的人。

人一生虛度的日子，就如影兒經過，誰知道甚麼與他有益呢？誰能告訴他身後在日光之下有甚麼事呢？

我又見人為一切的勞碌和各樣靈巧的工作就被鄰舍嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

下流人真是虛空；上流人也是虛假；放在天平裏就必浮起；他們一共比空氣還輕。