在人虛幻的一生小小數目的日子裏、他度過去如影兒，誰知道甚麼是對於人一生中有好處啊？誰能告訴人在日光之下他身後會有甚麼事呢？

人一生虚度的日子，就如影儿经过，谁知道什么与他有益呢？谁能告诉他身后在日光之下有什么事呢？

人一生虚度的日子，如影儿经过，谁知道什么才是对他有益呢？谁能告诉他身后在日光之下会发生什么事呢？

人一生虚度的日子，如影儿经过，谁知道什么才是对他有益呢？谁能告诉他身后在日光之下会发生什么事呢？

人生短暂虚空，如影飞逝，有谁知道什么对人有益？谁能告诉人死后日光之下会发生什么事？

在虚空、消逝如影的人生，短暂的日子里，有谁知道什么是对人有益处呢？谁能告诉人他死后在日光之下会发生什么事呢？

在人一生虚空可数的日子里，他如影子逝去，有谁知道什么对他好呢？又有谁能告诉人，在他之后，日光之下会发生什么呢？

人一生虛度的日子，就如影兒經過，誰知道甚麼與他有益呢？誰能告訴他身後在日光之下有甚麼事呢？

人一生虛度的日子，如影兒經過，誰知道甚麼才是對他有益呢？誰能告訴他身後在日光之下會發生甚麼事呢？

人一生虛度的日子，如影兒經過，誰知道甚麼才是對他有益呢？誰能告訴他身後在日光之下會發生甚麼事呢？

人生短暫虛空，如影飛逝，有誰知道什麼對人有益？誰能告訴人死後日光之下會發生什麼事？

在虛空、消逝如影的人生，短暫的日子裡，有誰知道甚麼是對人有益處呢？誰能告訴人他死後在日光之下會發生甚麼事呢？

在人一生虛空可數的日子裡，他如影子逝去，有誰知道什麼對他好呢？又有誰能告訴人，在他之後，日光之下會發生什麼呢？

人之畢生、虛度之日如影、何者有益於彼、孰其知之、逝世之後、日下將有何事、孰能告之、

人生斯世、歷日無幾、如影沉西、逝世之後、不識復有何事、以是觀之、安在所謂真福。

人生於世、為日無多、虛空若影、孰能知在世之時、何者為益、人逝世後、將有何事於日下、孰能告之、

For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?

Who knows what’s good for a person? They live for only a few meaningless days. They pass through life like a shadow. Who can tell them what will happen on earth after they are gone?

For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?

In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

For who knows what is good for anyone in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell anyone what will happen after him under the sun?

For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person what will happen after him under the sun?

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?

For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?

For who knoweth what[ is] good for man in[ this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

然而明天的事你們還不知道呢！你們的生命甚麼樣呢？你們簡直是水氣，出現少時，隨後就不見了。

他長出如花草，又被割下；他飛去如影兒，並不停留。

我心裏說：『永恆主是我的業分，因此我仰望他。』人切候着永恆主、心裏尋求他、永恆主必好待這人。人仰望永恆主，靜默等候他的救恩，真好啊！人幼年時負軛，真好啊！

故此我看人莫如在他所作的事上喜樂；因為這是他的分；他身後要怎麼樣、誰能使他回來看到呢？

但是惡人卻不能得享樂，而延年益壽；他只像日影；因為他在上帝面前不存着敬畏的心。

人好比一口氣；他的年日如同影兒直在過去。

啊，你使我的年日只有幾手掌寬；我的一生在你面前如同無有；各人立在天地間都是虛幻。（細拉）人走來走去、簡直是影兒；悲哀歎息不過是虛幻；他積聚着財寶，不知誰來收取。

他不知道將來要怎樣，因為將來的事誰能告訴他呢？

這其中、我們的年日是七十歲；若是強壯，可到八十歲；但其中所矜誇的、不過是勞苦愁煩迅速地過去，我們也飛沒了。誰曉得你怒氣之權勢，誰看明你震怒之威力呢？求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子，好增進智慧之心。

至於我呢、我必在公義中瞻仰你的聖容；我醒了時，就以你的形像而心滿意足。

主啊，求你記得人的一生是怎麼樣；你創造全人類使他們何等的虛空！（細拉）

我的年日如同日影偏斜；我，我正如草枯乾。

世人哪，永恆主已指示了你甚麼是善：永恆主向你要的是甚麼：無非是要你行公義，愛堅貞，謙卑謹慎跟你的上帝同行啊。

他們的愛、他們的恨、他們的嫉妒、早都消滅了；在日光之下所發生的一切事上、他們永不再有分了。

我們在你面前是寄居寄住的僑民、像我們列祖一樣；我們在地上的日子如同影兒，沒有指望長久。

我如日影偏斜而去；我如蝗蟲被抖掉。

因為我們只是昨日才有的，一無所知；因為我在世的日子只是個影兒。）

許多人總說：「誰能指示我們甚麼好處？」永恆主啊，揚起你臉上的光來照我們哦。

他的兒子得尊榮，他也不知道；降為微小，他也不覺得。

言論的終結：一切都聽見了。上帝你要敬畏；他的誡命你要遵守：這就是人的一切。

他為我們選擇我們的產業，就是他所愛的雅各所誇耀的。（細拉）

我心裏探察，要怎樣用酒使我的肉體舒暢，要怎樣固執着愚昧，等到我看明人類在光天之下儘他一生小小數目的日子裏要怎樣行才好；我的心仍然靠着智慧來引導。

永恆主是我的分額，是我杯中之分，我的鬮分、惟有你為我持守着。