我讚歎那已死的人，勝過那還活著的人。

因此，我赞叹那早已死的死人，胜过那还活着的活人。

因此，我赞叹那已死的死人，胜过那还活着的活人。

因此，我赞叹那已死的死人，胜过那还活着的活人。

我为那已死的人庆幸，因为他们比活着的人幸福。

我赞叹那已死的人，胜过那还活着的人。

所以我感叹，那些早已死去的死人，胜过那些还活着的活人；

因此，我讚歎那早已死的死人，勝過那還活着的活人。

因此，我讚歎那已死的死人，勝過那還活着的活人。

因此，我讚歎那已死的死人，勝過那還活着的活人。

我為那已死的人慶幸，因為他們比活著的人幸福。

故此我祝賀那已死了的死人，勝過那還活着的活人；

所以我感嘆，那些早已死去的死人，勝過那些還活著的活人；

故我稱已死者、甚於尚生之人、

我竊思死者較生者為尤幸。

我讚嘆已死者較尚生者為幸、

And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

Then I announced that those who have already died are happier than those who are still alive.

And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living.

So I commended the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

So I congratulated the dead who are already dead, more than the living who are still living.

Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive.

Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

因此我恨惡生命，因為在日光之下所發生的事，都使我厭煩。一切都是虛空，都是捕風。

我為甚麼不一離母胎就死去？我為甚麼不一出母腹就斷氣？為甚麼有膝承接我？為甚麼有乳哺養我？不然，我早已躺下安息，與世上那些為自己建造陵墓的君王和謀士同睡，或與那些擁有黃金，房屋裝滿銀子的王侯同眠。我為甚麼不像暗中流產的胎，未見天日的嬰孩，歸於無有呢？在那裡，惡人止息攪擾，筋疲力盡的得安息；被囚的同享安寧；聽不見督工的聲音；老少尊卑都在那裡，奴僕脫離主人的轄制。為甚麼有光明賜給勞碌的人，有生命賜給苦命的人呢？他們想死卻死不了，找死勝於找寶藏；他們找到墳墓就高興，非常歡喜快樂。為甚麼有生命賜給前途茫茫，又被神四面圍困的人呢？我以歎息代替食物，我唉哼的聲音如水湧出。我所懼怕的臨到我，我所驚恐的向我而來。我不得安逸，不得安靜，也不得安息，卻有攪擾來到。”

凡有生命的（“凡有生命的”原文作“凡與所有活人有關聯的”），就有盼望，因為活狗比死獅更好。活人還知道自己必死，死人卻一無所知，而且再得不到酬勞，他們也被遺忘。他們的愛，他們的恨，他們的嫉妒，都早已消失了，在日光之下所發生的一切事，永遠也沒有他們的分了。