我指嬉笑说：“这是狂妄。”论喜乐说：“有何功效呢？”

论嬉笑，我说：“这是狂妄。”论享乐，“这有什么用呢？”

论嬉笑，我说：“这是狂妄。”论享乐，“这有什么用呢？”

我说：“欢笑只不过是一阵狂妄，享乐又有什么用！”

对嬉笑，我说：“那是狂妄”；对享乐，我说：“这有什么作用呢？”

论到欢笑，我说：“这是发狂”；论到享乐，我说：“这有什么用呢？”

我指嬉笑說：「這是狂妄。」論喜樂說：「有何功效呢？」

論嬉笑，我說：「這是狂妄。」論享樂，「這有甚麼用呢？」

論嬉笑，我說：「這是狂妄。」論享樂，「這有甚麼用呢？」

我說：「歡笑只不過是一陣狂妄，享樂又有什麼用！」

對嬉笑，我說：“那是狂妄”；對享樂，我說：“這有甚麼作用呢？”

我指着嬉笑說：『這是狂妄』；指着喜樂說：『這有甚麼作用？』

論到歡笑，我說：「這是發狂」；論到享樂，我說：「這有什麼用呢？」

我謂嬉笑為狂、逸樂何益、

我言嬉戲惟狂、宴樂無益。

我言嬉笑為狂、宴樂何為、

“ Laughter,” I said,“ is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”

“ Laughter doesn’t make any sense,” I said.“ And what can pleasure do for me?”

I said of laughter,“ It is mad,” and of pleasure,“ What use is it?”

So I said,“ Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?”

I said about laughter,“ It is madness,” and about pleasure,“ What does this accomplish?”

I said of laughter,“ It is senseless,” and of pleasure,“ What does this accomplish?”

I said of laughter—“ Madness!”; and of mirth,“ What does it accomplish?”

I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

I said about laughter,“ It is madness,” and about pleasure,“ What does this accomplish?”

I said of laughter,[ It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

I said of partying,“ It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure,“ It accomplishes nothing!”

I said of laughter,“ It is foolishness;” and of mirth,“ What does it accomplish?”

人在喜笑中，心也忧愁；快乐至极就生愁苦。

往遭丧的家去，强如往宴乐的家去；因为死是众人的结局，活人也必将这事放在心上。忧愁强如喜笑；因为面带愁容，终必使心喜乐。智慧人的心在遭丧之家；愚昧人的心在快乐之家。听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人的歌唱。愚昧人的笑声，好像锅下烧荆棘的爆声；这也是虚空。

你们存这样的心，从今以后就可以不从人的情欲，只从神的旨意在世度余下的光阴。因为往日随从外邦人的心意行邪淫、恶欲、醉酒、荒宴、群饮，并可恶拜偶像的事，时候已经够了。他们在这些事上，见你们不与他们同奔那放荡无度的路，就以为怪，毁谤你们。

你们以为降祸的日子还远，坐在位上尽行强暴。你们躺卧在象牙床上，舒身在榻上，吃群中的羊羔，棚里的牛犊；弹琴鼓瑟唱消闲的歌曲，为自己制造乐器，如同大卫所造的；以大碗喝酒，用上等的油抹身，却不为约瑟的苦难担忧。

当那日，主万军之耶和华叫人哭泣哀号，头上光秃，身披麻布。谁知，人倒欢喜快乐，宰牛杀羊，吃肉喝酒，说：“我们吃喝吧！因为明天要死了。”