我又自思、我且飲酒以樂我身、心仍導以智慧、又執守愚拙、直至我得見人生在世、人生在世原文作人在天下終身行何事為美、

我心里察究，如何用酒使我肉体舒畅，我心却仍以智慧引导我；又如何持住愚昧，等我看明世人，在天下一生当行何事为美。

我心以智慧引导我，我心里探究，如何用酒使身体舒畅，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暂一生中，当行何事为美。

我心以智慧引导我，我心里探究，如何用酒使身体舒畅，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暂一生中，当行何事为美。

于是，我决意用酒使自己快乐，在体验愚昧的同时仍然保持理智，直到我明白在短暂的人生岁月中做何事才有益。

我心里筹思，怎样用酒使我的身体畅快，又保持愚昧，但我的内心仍由智慧引导；直到我看明世人，在诸天之下一生有限的年日中所行的，对他们有益的是什么。

我的心以智慧引领我的同时，我心里探察如何用酒使我的肉体畅快并保持愚昧状，直到我看清世人一生可数的日子里，在天下做什么才有益处。

我心裏察究，如何用酒使我肉體舒暢，我心卻仍以智慧引導我；又如何持住愚昧，等我看明世人，在天下一生當行何事為美。

我心以智慧引導我，我心裏探究，如何用酒使身體舒暢，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暫一生中，當行何事為美。

我心以智慧引導我，我心裏探究，如何用酒使身體舒暢，如何抓住愚昧，直等我看明世人在天下短暫一生中，當行何事為美。

於是，我決意用酒使自己快樂，在體驗愚昧的同時仍然保持理智，直到我明白在短暫的人生歲月中做何事才有益。

我心裡籌思，怎樣用酒使我的身體暢快，又保持愚昧，但我的內心仍由智慧引導；直到我看明世人，在諸天之下一生有限的年日中所行的，對他們有益的是甚麼。

我心裏探察，要怎樣用酒使我的肉體舒暢，要怎樣固執着愚昧，等到我看明人類在光天之下儘他一生小小數目的日子裏要怎樣行才好；我的心仍然靠着智慧來引導。

我的心以智慧引領我的同時，我心裡探察如何用酒使我的肉體暢快並保持愚昧狀，直到我看清世人一生可數的日子裡，在天下做什麼才有益處。

我心思維、酌酒以快我身、而心仍為智慧所導、又思持守愚拙、知天下人畢生所行、孰為美善、

我姑以酒為懽、若無智然、而仍不敢失度、庶知人生在世、最樂者何事。

I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly— my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

I tried cheering myself up by drinking wine. I even tried living in a foolish way. But wisdom was still guiding my mind. I wanted to see what was good for people to do on earth during their short lives.

I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine— my heart still guiding me with wisdom— and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.

After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.

I explored with my mind the pull of wine on my body— my mind still guiding me with wisdom— and how to grasp folly, until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

I explored with my mind how to refresh my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely; and how to seize foolishness, until I could see what good there is for the sons of mankind to do under heaven for the few years of their lives.

I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly— my mind still guiding me with wisdom— until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what[ was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine( all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

酒使人侮慢、醴使人諠譁、凡好酒無度者、甚為無智、

不如專心考辨、何為智慧、何為癡頑、何為愚蒙、乃知此亦如捕風、

事之大要、我儕俱當聽之、即敬畏天主、守其誡命、此為人之大端、

利慕伊勒歟、君王飲清酒、掌權者飲醇醪、醇醪或作醉人之物下同皆非所宜、恐飲而遺忘律例、聽訟枉法、使凡受屈者不得伸冤、

勿醉酒、酒使人放肆無節、惟當感以聖神、

人生於世、為日無多、虛空若影、孰能知在世之時、何者為益、人逝世後、將有何事於日下、孰能告之、

若言人既勞碌、莫若以食以飲、安享其樂、我又見其權在乎天主、

因主震怒、致我儕日月速然而逝、我儕度年、疾如轉念、我儕年壽、不過七十、若強健者可至八十、其中勞苦煩惱甚多、日月甚速、我儕迅逝如飛、何人能識主怒之威嚴、誰能依敬畏主之道、明曉主之盛怒、求主指示我以計數自己年日、以便生智慧之心、

誰有禍、誰有災、誰啟爭、啟爭或作爭訟誰憂慮、誰無故受傷、誰目紅赤、非深夜飲酒、常來求調和之酒者乎、酒醇而紅、在杯顯其美色、下咽暢適、爾勿戀之、蓋終必害爾如蛇噬、傷爾如虺毒、必使爾目注淫婦、心思邪僻、或作使爾目視異怪使爾心懷顛倒必使爾如寢於海中、臥於桅頂、必使爾曰、人雖撻我、我不痛、人雖傷我、我不覺、我何時醒、仍復求酒、

亞比該至拿八所、見其設筵於家、如王之筵然、拿八醉甚、中心暢樂、亞比該無論巨細、悉不告之、且待明晨、

人死豈能復生、我在徵戰之日、有所希望、直至我之大變來臨、大變來臨即逝世之義

爾若持彼不忽此、此方為美、蓋畏天主者、必遠一切越分之事、○

雅各曰、我旅世之年、一百有三十、較我祖旅世之年為少、且多歷艱苦、或作雅各曰我旅世之年日一百三十歲我年無幾且多歷艱苦不及我祖之年為多

我知世人終身、惟有喜樂與行善為美、第人能食飲、能享勞碌所得者、亦為天主所賜、

我轉而思之、專心欲得知識、欲究萬事、欲求智慧明哲、且欲知何為惡、何為愚、何為拙、何為狂、且欲知何為惡何為愚何為拙何為狂或作且欲知惡之為愚拙之為狂

一人不能事二主、或惡此愛彼、或重此輕彼、爾曹不能事天主、又事瑪們、瑪們譯即財利之義

基督與彼列亞勒、彼列亞勒譯即惡者之義何契之有、信者與不信者、何與之有、天主之殿與偶像、何同之有、爾乃永生天主之殿、如經載云、天主曰、我將居於彼中、行於彼間、我將為彼之天主、彼為我之民、又載云、主曰、爾當出於其中、而自區別、勿蒙污穢、我則納爾、