我觀世人、勞而得功、同人媢嫉、此亦捕風捉影而已。

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！

我見人因勞力、及諸巧工、為鄰所嫉、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

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.

天下之事、我已灼見、無非捕風捉影。

人之勞心力、運智謀、凡事亨通、後人逸而得之、盡屬於虛、大可憫也。

辯論愈煩、則艱難叢集、果何益之有。

掃羅怒甚、不悅其言、曰、大闢得萬、我惟得千、尊之若此、將何所得、非國而何。自是以後、掃羅見大闢時、睚眦之。

上帝所悅者、賜以智慧歡樂、若惡人則勞苦之、以其所積貨財、賜於善良、凡百之事、無非捕風捉影、以此益見矣。

亞伯奉耶和華以首生之羊與脂膏。耶和華眷顧亞伯、而歆其祭。不顧該隱、不歆其祭、該隱盛怒變色。耶和華曰、爾怒伊何、變色曷故。苟爾行善、豈不興起乎、苟行不善、孽伏於門、惟彼必繫戀於爾、汝為之督。嗣後該隱與弟晤談、及至田間、攻而殺之。○

及其為君、從者無數、而後人卒不頌其美、此亦捕風捉影之事也。

寧享現在之福、勿作出位之思、莫非捕風捉影。

大闢所行、無不亨通、耶和華祐焉。掃羅見其所行無不亨通、懼之益甚。大闢率民出入、以色列族猶大人、無不眷愛。

其畧如左、約瑟年十有七、偕兄牧羊、少時、與庶母辟拉悉帕所出者為侶、以其過告父。以色列之生約瑟也、年已邁矣、故愛之過於諸子、為製彩衣。諸兄見父愛約瑟過於己、故憾之、不以善言相加。○約瑟有夢、述於諸兄、由此諸兄銜憾益深。約瑟曰、我所夢者、請聽之。我儕於田束禾、我所束者、起而立、爾所束者、環而拜。諸兄曰、爾果將統轄我乎、抑治理我乎、故因其夢與言而益憾。約瑟復夢、告諸兄曰、我夢得其二矣、有日月十一星、皆拜我。約瑟以此夢告父兄時、父叱之曰、爾所夢者何與、我與汝母汝兄、果將俯伏爾前乎。父誌其事、兄嫉約瑟。○

故懼之愈甚、恆為其敵。大闢與非利士人之伯戰、較掃羅臣僕、所行亨通、群尊其名焉。

人之憤怒酷烈、勢若行潦、人懷嫉妒、誰能禦之。

蓋知人媢嫉解耶穌也、○

經豈空言無補哉、在我之神、詎懷媢嫉哉、

列祖妒約瑟、鬻於埃及、上帝祐之、