So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

故此，我转想我在日光之下所劳碌的一切工作，心便绝望。

我转想我在日光之下所劳碌的一切工作，心就绝望。

我转想我在日光之下所劳碌的一切工作，心就绝望。

因此，我对自己在日光之下一切的劳碌感到绝望。

于是我转念，对日光之下我所劳碌的一切，心感绝望；

于是我回顾我在日光之下劳苦所做的一切工，就心感绝望；

故此，我轉想我在日光之下所勞碌的一切工作，心便絕望。

我轉想我在日光之下所勞碌的一切工作，心就絕望。

我轉想我在日光之下所勞碌的一切工作，心就絕望。

因此，我對自己在日光之下一切的勞碌感到絕望。

於是我轉念，對日光之下我所勞碌的一切，心感絕望；

故此我轉想：為了我在日光之下辛辛苦苦勞碌得來的一切，我的心便絕望了。

於是我回顧我在日光之下勞苦所做的一切工，就心感絕望；

我遂轉念、於日下勞力之操作、使心失望、

可知經營百事、絕無餘望。

於是我念及我在日下勞碌經營、我則失望、

So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.

So I began to lose hope because of all my hard work on this earth.

So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun,

So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.

Therefore I completely despaired over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.

My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart’s desires are broken.These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light.What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?

May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”

We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.

and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come— and they did, as you well know.

And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.