辯論愈煩、則艱難叢集、果何益之有。

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？

增虛之事既多、於人有何益哉、

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?

夢寐多屬幻境、浮詞亦屬空虛、惟爾當畏上帝。

我專我心、窮察智愚、祇徒勞焉。蓋多智多憂、識見愈廣、則憂愁彌甚。

以法蓮族詭詐暴虐、日甚一日、與亞述人結約、貢油於埃及、猶之餐風而追東風、

故彼厥志驕肆、厥心剛愎、如懸金索、如衣麗服兮、

風自北來、復自南至、回旋靡定、百川歸海、海不見其溢、河水從所來而來、復從所來而去。萬物運動、言之不能盡、睹之不勝睹、聞之不勝聞。有必復有、成必再成、天下之物、咸非新創。

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。

有人塊然獨處、無兄弟子女、不與友朋交接、然亦勞苦不已、雖得貨財、不以為足、不敢自用、不知遺誰、此屬於虛、更貽後患。

我復思天下之秉鈞者、虐遇民人、民罹其酷、靡不墮淚、慰藉無人。我竊思死者較生者為尤幸。又思未生於斯世者、未見斯人之穢行、較生而復死者、尤為幸甚。我觀世人、勞而得功、同人媢嫉、此亦捕風捉影而已。

我姑以酒為懽、若無智然、而仍不敢失度、庶知人生在世、最樂者何事。於是興工作、建屋宇、作園囿、種葡萄、栽百果、

世人禽獸、同一氣之呼吸、其必死無以異也、則人不遠於禽獸、而萬事悉歸諸虛矣。