故此我祝賀那已死了的死人，勝過那還活着的活人；

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。

我讚歎那已死的人，勝過那還活著的人。

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.

故此我恨惡生命，因為在日光之下所發生過的事都使我憂苦；因為都是虛空，都是捕風。

我為甚麼不從母胎就死去？為甚麼不出母腹就氣絕呢？為甚麼有雙膝來接收我？為甚麼有胸給我喫奶呢？不然、我就早已躺臥而靜寂，早已長眠而安息，跟地上的君王和謀士、跟為自己造荒陵的同安息，或跟有黃金的王子，跟將銀子裝滿房屋的同安息了。我為甚麼又不像流產而埋藏的胎、以歸於無？不像未見光的死產嬰呢？在那裏惡人停止了騷擾；在那裏困倦乏力的人得安息；被擄的人同享安逸；不聽到督工者的聲音。大小人等都在那裏；奴僕全脫離主人而自由。『為甚麼有光賜給受苦難的人？而有生命給心裏愁苦的人呢？為甚麼給切望着「死」而不得死的人？給挖地尋「死」、勝於尋求藏寶的人呢？給尋見墳墓就歡喜、而快樂高興的人呢？為甚麼有光給了一個前途被遮蔽，上帝所圍困住的人呢？我的歎息代替我的食物；我的哀吼如水瀉出。因為我所恐懼的竟來到我身上，我所懼怕的偏臨到於我。我不得安寧，不得平靜，我不得安息；卻有煩擾來侵。』

但凡跟一切活人相連的、那人還有指望；因為活的狗比死了的獅子強。因為活着的人還知道自己會死；死了的人則毫無所知；他們也不能再得賞報；因為他們的遺跡沒有人懷念着。他們的愛、他們的恨、他們的嫉妒、早都消滅了；在日光之下所發生的一切事上、他們永不再有分了。