I said to myself,“ Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the‘ good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

我心里说：“来吧，我以喜乐试试你，你好享福！”谁知，这也是虚空。

我心里说：“来吧，让我用喜乐试试你，使你享福！”看哪，这也是虚空。

我心里说：“来吧，让我用喜乐试试你，使你享福！”看哪，这也是虚空。

我心里想：“来吧，不如尽情享乐，好好享受！”唉！结果这也是虚空。

我自己心里说：“来吧，我用享乐试试你，让你看看有什么好处。”想不到，这也是虚空。

我对自己说：“来吧，我要用享乐试验你，让你看看有什么好处！”看哪，这也是虚空！

我心裏說：「來吧，我以喜樂試試你，你好享福！」誰知，這也是虛空。

我心裏說：「來吧，讓我用喜樂試試你，使你享福！」看哪，這也是虛空。

我心裏說：「來吧，讓我用喜樂試試你，使你享福！」看哪，這也是虛空。

我心裡想：「來吧，不如盡情享樂，好好享受！」唉！結果這也是虛空。

我自己心裡說：“來吧，我用享樂試試你，讓你看看有甚麼好處。”想不到，這也是虛空。

我心裏說：『來！我要以喜樂試試你，你只管享樂。』唉，這也是虛空。

我對自己說：「來吧，我要用享樂試驗你，讓你看看有什麼好處！」看哪，這也是虛空！

我心自謂、其來、我以逸樂試爾、可享福祉、斯亦虛空、

我竊自維、試耽宴樂、試樂逸遊、明知歸於無有。

我自思曰、原文作我心中曰不如試宴樂、享安逸、乃知此亦屬於虛、

I said to myself,“ Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

I said to myself,“ Come on. I’ll try out pleasure. I want to find out if it is good.” But it also proved to be meaningless.

I said in my heart,“ Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

I said to myself,“ Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

I said to myself,“ Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

I said in my heart,“ Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, this also was vanity.

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

I said to myself,“ Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also[ is] vanity.

I thought to myself,“ Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile.” But I found that it also is futile.

I said in my heart,“ Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

And I’ll sit back and say to myself,“ My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.

I said to myself,“ In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”I also thought about the human condition— how God proves to people that they are like animals.

“ Go and visit the prophet,” the king of Aram told him.“ I will send a letter of introduction for you to take to the king of Israel.” So Naaman started out, carrying as gifts 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

They began saying to each other,“ Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.”( In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)Then they said,“ Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

Jesus said,“ There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

Both will die. So I said to myself,“ Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart,‘ I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’Therefore, these plagues will overtake her in a single day— death and mourning and famine. She will be completely consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty.”

The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away.

Only fools say in their hearts,“ There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!

My heart has heard you say,“ Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds,“ Lord, I am coming.”

They think,“ Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!”

Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.

When I was prosperous, I said,“ Nothing can stop me now!”Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.

Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”

But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon fall down in great torment.

I said to myself,“ Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”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.

Look here, you who say,“ Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.

and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.