我謂嬉笑為狂、逸樂何益、

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?”

人於嬉笑而懷憂傷、喜樂終歸抑鬱、

入居喪之家、愈於入筵宴之家、蓋死為眾人之終、生者必心藏之、憂戚愈於嬉笑、蓋面有憂、致心正焉、智者心在居喪之家、愚者心在歡樂之家、聆智者之譴責、愈於聽愚者之謳歌、愚者之笑、猶釜底焚荊棘之聲、斯亦虛空、

俾不再循人慾、惟循上帝之旨、以度餘年、爾往時從異邦人之欲、而行邪侈、縱恣、沉湎、荒宴、盤樂、及違理拜像之事亦足矣、彼見爾不同其流蕩無度、則異而謗之、

爾以為患難之日遙遠、致暴虐之位速設、偃臥於象牙之牀、舒體於榻、食羣中之羔、與牢中之犢、和琴瑟之聲、歌無謂之曲、為己而製樂器、同乎大衛、以巨盂飲酒、以寶膏自沐、而為約瑟之難、則不憂焉、

是日也、萬軍之主耶和華、詔人哭泣哀號、薙髮束麻、乃見欣喜歡忭、宰牛殺羊、食肉飲酒、曰、毋寧式飲式食、蓋明日死矣、