因此，我讚歎那已死的死人，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。

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。

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.

於是我恨惡生命，因為在日光之下所發生的事我都以為煩惱，全是虛空，全是捕風。

「我為何不出母胎而死？為何不出母腹就氣絕呢？為何有膝蓋接收我？為何有奶哺養我呢？不然，我現在已躺臥安睡，而且，早已長眠安息；與那些為自己重建荒涼之處，地上的君王和謀士在一起；或與把銀子裝滿房屋，擁有金子的王子在一起；我為何不像流產的胎兒被埋藏，如同未見光的嬰孩？在那裏惡人止息攪擾，在那裏困乏人得享安息，被囚的人同得安逸，不再聽見監工的聲音。大的小的都在那裏，奴僕脫離主人得自由。「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？他們等死，卻不得死；求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。他們尋見墳墓，就歡喜快樂，極其高興。這人的道路遮隱，神又四面圍困他。我吃飯前就發出嘆息，我的唉哼湧出如水。因我所恐懼的臨到我，我所懼怕的迎向我；我不得安逸，不得平靜，也不得安息，卻有患難來到。」

與一切活人相連的，那人還有指望，因為活着的狗勝過死了的獅子。活着的人知道必死；死了的人毫無所知，也不再得賞賜，因為他們的名已被遺忘。他們的愛，他們的恨，他們的嫉妒，早就消滅了。在日光之下所發生的一切事，他們永不再有份了。