增虛之事既多、於人有何益哉、

加增虚浮的事既多，这与人有什么益处呢？

话语多，虚空也增多，这对人有什么益处呢？

话语多，虚空也增多，这对人有什么益处呢？

其实话越多，越虚空，这对人又有什么益处？

因为话语增多，虚空也增多，这对人有什么益处呢？

话语增多，就带来更多的虚空，这对人有什么益处呢？

加增虛浮的事既多，這與人有甚麼益處呢？

話語多，虛空也增多，這對人有甚麼益處呢？

話語多，虛空也增多，這對人有甚麼益處呢？

其實話越多，越虛空，這對人又有什麼益處？

因為話語增多，虛空也增多，這對人有甚麼益處呢？

因為有許多事是增加虛幻的；這對人有甚麼益處呢？

話語增多，就帶來更多的虛空，這對人有什麼益處呢？

辯論愈煩、則艱難叢集、果何益之有。

事多則虛浮必多、於人何益、

The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?

The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.

The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?

The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?

Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?

Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what[ is] man the better?

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

夢多詞繁、內有虛空、惟當寅畏上帝、○

我復專心以明智慧、而知狂妄愚蒙、乃覺亦屬捕風、蓋智慧多、則愁苦亦多、知識增、則憂戚亦增也、

以法蓮餐風、追隨東風、妄誕殘暴日增、且與亞述結盟、貢油於埃及、

故驕肆如鏈懸其項、暴戾如服蔽其體兮、

風向南吹、轉而北行、迴旋無息、返其原道、諸川匯海、而海不盈、川流所出、復歸其處、萬物困乏、言之不盡、目睹之而不饜、耳聞之而不盈、事既有、必復有之、事既為、必復為之、日下無有新事、

其所轄之民眾、不可勝數、而後人不之悅、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

有人孤獨無侶、無子嗣、無昆弟、而勞力不息、貨財不饜於目、自謂為誰勞力、不享福祉、斯亦虛空、乃苦任也、

我轉觀日下所行之虐、見受虐者流涕、慰藉無人、行虐者有權、受虐者不得慰藉、故我稱已死者、甚於尚生之人、且以未生之人、未睹日下所作之惡者、較斯二者為尤愈也、○我見人因勞力、及諸巧工、為鄰所嫉、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

我心思維、酌酒以快我身、而心仍為智慧所導、又思持守愚拙、知天下人畢生所行、孰為美善、我興鉅工、為己建屋、植葡萄園、治園囿、而植諸果於其中、鑿池沼、以灌樹木而養之、購僕婢、亦有生於我家者、復有牛羊成羣、勝於先我在耶路撒冷者、且積金銀、及諸王諸州之珍寶、又得伶人歌女、及人所悅者、姬妾眾多、我寖昌大、勝於先我在耶路撒冷者、而我之智慧尚存、我目所欲者、我不阻之、我心所悅者、我不禁之、我所勞者、我心樂之、此即由勞所獲之值也、我觀我手所作諸工、及勞力之操作、乃知悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、於日下無所裨益、○

人所遇者、獸亦遇之、人與獸所遇惟一、此之死猶彼之死、同一氣之呼吸、人無所愈於獸、悉屬虛空、