我見人因勞力、及諸巧工、為鄰所嫉、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

我又见人为一切的劳碌和各样灵巧的工作就被邻舍嫉妒。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

我见人因彼此嫉妒而有一切的劳碌和各样工作的成就，这也是虚空，也是捕风。

我见人因彼此嫉妒而有一切的劳碌和各样工作的成就，这也是虚空，也是捕风。

我又看见人的一切劳碌和成就原是出于争强好胜。这也是虚空，如同捕风。

我看见各样的劳碌和各样精巧的工作，都是出于人与人彼此的竞争。这也是虚空，也是捕风。

我也看到，一切的劳苦和各样工作的技能，都是出于人与邻人之间的嫉妒。这也是虚空，也是捕风！

我又見人為一切的勞碌和各樣靈巧的工作就被鄰舍嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我見人因彼此嫉妒而有一切的勞碌和各樣工作的成就，這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我見人因彼此嫉妒而有一切的勞碌和各樣工作的成就，這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我又看見人的一切勞碌和成就原是出於爭強好勝。這也是虛空，如同捕風。

我看見各樣的勞碌和各樣精巧的工作，都是出於人與人彼此的競爭。這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我又看一切勞碌和各樣工作上的技巧都是人對鄰舍羨慕之表現：這也是虛空，也是捕風。

我也看到，一切的勞苦和各樣工作的技能，都是出於人與鄰人之間的嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風！

我觀世人、勞而得功、同人媢嫉、此亦捕風捉影而已。

我觀世人勞碌經營、皆緣彼此相妒、此亦屬於虛、皆如捕風、

And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.

Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This[ is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless– like chasing the wind.

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

我見日下所為之事、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、

有以智識技能、勞而得者、遺於未勞者為業、斯亦虛空、害莫大焉、

增虛之事既多、於人有何益哉、

掃羅怒甚、不悅斯言、曰、稱大衛以萬數、稱我僅以千數、此外、彼之所得、非國而何、自是以後、掃羅見大衛、則睚眦之、○

彼所悅者、錫以智慧、知識歡樂、惟以憂勞加於罪人、使其所收所積、歸於上帝所悅者、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

亞伯亦奉以首生之羊與脂、耶和華眷顧亞伯、與其祭品、而不眷顧該隱、與其祭品、該隱盛怒變色、耶和華曰、爾怒奚為、變色曷故、苟爾行善、豈不懽顏、苟行不善、孽伏於門、彼必戀爾、爾其制之、該隱以告弟亞伯、在於田間、攻而殺之、○

其所轄之民眾、不可勝數、而後人不之悅、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

目之睹、勝於欲之縱、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、○

大衛處事明敏、耶和華與之偕、掃羅見其處事明敏、懼之益甚、惟以色列與猶大人咸愛之、以率其出入故也、○

其畧如左、孺子約瑟、年十有七、偕兄牧羊、與父妾辟拉悉帕諸子為侶、以其過告父、以色列之生約瑟也、年已邁矣、故愛之逾於諸子、為製彩衣、諸兄見父愛約瑟逾於己、遂憾之、不能語以善言、○約瑟得夢、述於諸兄、諸兄憾之愈甚、約瑟曰、我所夢者、請聽之、吾儕於田束禾、我所束者起而立、爾所束者環而拜、諸兄曰、爾果將君我乎、抑轄我乎、故因其夢與言、而益憾之、約瑟復夢、告諸兄曰、我夢得其二矣、有日月十一星、皆拜我、約瑟告父兄時、父叱之曰、爾所夢者何耶、我與汝母汝兄、果將俯伏拜爾乎、諸兄嫉之、惟父誌其言、○

故懼之愈甚、恆與為敵、○非利士之牧伯迭出以戰、大衛處事、每較掃羅臣僕明敏、以致其名大見尊重焉、

怒乃殘忍、忿為狂瀾、至於嫉妒、孰能當之、

蓋知其因媢嫉而付耶穌也、

爾意經言豈徒然哉、其所使居於我儕之靈、詎戀慕以至媢嫉乎、

諸祖妒約瑟、鬻於埃及、而上帝偕之、