我在虛度之中、已見此諸事、又見善人雖善反夭亡、惡人雖惡反長壽、

有义人行义，反致灭亡；有恶人行恶，倒享长寿。这都是我在虚度之日中所见过的。

在虚度的日子里，我见过各样的事情，义人在他的义中灭亡，恶人在他的恶中倒享长寿。

在虚度的日子里，我见过各样的事情，义人在他的义中灭亡，恶人在他的恶中倒享长寿。

在我虚空的一生中，我见过义人行义，反而灭亡；恶人行恶，却享长寿。

在我虚空的日子里，我见过这两件事：有义人行义反而灭亡，有恶人行恶倒享长寿。

在我虚空的日子里，我看到这一切：有义人在他的公义中死亡，有恶人在他的邪恶中长寿。

有義人行義，反致滅亡；有惡人行惡，倒享長壽。這都是我在虛度之日中所見過的。

在虛度的日子裏，我見過各樣的事情，義人在他的義中滅亡，惡人在他的惡中倒享長壽。

在虛度的日子裏，我見過各樣的事情，義人在他的義中滅亡，惡人在他的惡中倒享長壽。

在我虛空的一生中，我見過義人行義，反而滅亡；惡人行惡，卻享長壽。

在我虛空的日子裡，我見過這兩件事：有義人行義反而滅亡，有惡人行惡倒享長壽。

在我虛幻的日子裏、我都見過以下的事：有義人在行義，反而早死；有惡人在行惡，倒享長壽。

在我虛空的日子裡，我看到這一切：有義人在他的公義中死亡，有惡人在他的邪惡中長壽。

有義人行義而隕沒、有惡人行惡而長久、我於虛空之日、皆見之矣、

我處塵凡、鑒觀事理、見有為義而早夭者、見有作惡而壽終者。

In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

In my meaningless life here’s what I’ve seen. I’ve seen godly people dying even though they are godly. And I’ve seen sinful people living a long time even though they are sinful.

In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.

I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.

In my futile life I have seen everything: someone righteous perishes in spite of his righteousness, and someone wicked lives long in spite of his evil.

I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil- doing.

In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.

All[ things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just[ man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked[ man] that prolongeth[ his life] in his wickedness.

During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

惡人雖百次行惡、仍享遐齡、然我知敬畏天主者、在天主前存敬畏心者、終得享福、惡人不敬畏天主、終不得享福、雖長壽、不為長壽、如虛影而已、世間更有一患事、即有善人遭惡人所當遭者、有惡人遇善人所當遇者、我則曰、此亦屬於虛、

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、

是以我遣先知智人經士就爾、其中有爾所殺及釘十字架者、有爾所鞭於爾之會堂、由此邑窘逐至彼邑者、致地上流義人之血、皆歸於爾、即自義人亞伯之血、至爾所殺於殿及祭臺間巴拉迦子撒迦利亞之血也、

終日憂愁、諸事煩惱、其心夜亦不安、此亦屬於虛、

我專心觀此諸事、究此諸事、知善人與智人及其作為、皆為天主所掌、或愛或惡、人無所能知、因諸事盡屬未來、或愛或惡人無所能知因諸事盡屬未來或作或愛或惡與諸未來之事人無所能知眾人所遇之事、皆同然無異、義人、惡人、善人、潔者、不潔者、獻祭者、不獻祭者、行善者、作惡者、發誓者、忌發誓者、所遇惟一、

我若與主爭辯、主必顯為至公、雖然、我猶敢與主理論、惡人之道途亨通、奸詐之人平康、何故哉、主栽植斯人、使之根深、長而結果、口則附主、心則遠主、

民聽王命、謀害撒迦利雅、在主殿之院中以石擊之死、約阿施王忘撒迦利雅父耶何耶大待己之恩、而殺其子、彼死時呼曰、願主鑒察伸冤、

我又見日下審判之所、竟有偏私、當行公義之處、反有不義、

有匪類二人入、對拿伯而坐、在民前作證訟拿伯曰、拿伯詛神與王、乃曳之邑外、以石擊之死、

有何先知而爾祖不窘逐之乎、預言義者將至之人、爾祖殺之、此義者、今爾已賣而殺之、

在彼無數日夭亡之嬰兒、亦無老者不盡其壽、百歲死者、仍以為幼、壽至百歲而死者、猶以為被詛之罪人夭亡、

雅各曰、我旅世之年、一百有三十、較我祖旅世之年為少、且多歷艱苦、或作雅各曰我旅世之年日一百三十歲我年無幾且多歷艱苦不及我祖之年為多

王諭多益曰、爾往殺諸祭司、以東人多益、遂往殺諸祭司、當日殺衣細麻以弗得者八十五人、以刃擊祭司之邑挪伯、所有男女童穉嬰孩、以及牛驢羊、皆擊以刃、

天主賜爾在日下生存之日、皆虛浮無幾、爾莫若同所愛之妻、歡然度日、因爾生存之時、在日下勞碌所得之分惟此、

無論善惡、天主俱滅、故我言善惡無分、所遇皆同、天主若忽焉降災、誅戮世人、不顧無辜者受難、

我見驕妄人及兇惡人得享平康、我則憤懣不平、彼眾至死不經苦難、身軀康強、不似他人焦勞、不似別人遭難、故以驕傲為飾項之妝、以強暴為蔽身之服、身體肥胖、目突高視、其所得者過於所欲、侮慢人以兇惡之言、議論凌虐之事、言語盡由狂傲而出、肆口謗毀天主、縱舌評論世人、因此其民亦歸於此、盈滿之水、遂而吸盡、曰、天主有何分曉、至上之主有何見識、此等惡人、永享平康、貨財無不加增、我則徒然潔淨我心、枉然洗淨我手、

人生在世、猶如幻影、營謀皆是枉然、積蓄不知誰取、

因何惡人存活而享遐齡、勢強力盛、子孫在前、強盛與之無異、後裔在目前亦如此、其家平康、無所畏懼、天主不加害其身、牡牛壯健、無不滋生、牝牛產犢、永不墮胎、遣孩童出、多如羊群、其子女歡欣舞蹈、擊鼓鳴琴而歌、吹笙品簫而樂、豐富度日、俄頃之間墮於示阿勒、示阿勒見七章九節小註其平日對天主曰、爾離我、我不願知爾之道、孰為全能之主、事之何為、祈之何益、

終身度日於黑暗中、多煩惱、多病患、多病患或作多憂傷多愁苦、故我見人在天主所賜之年中、式食式飲、以享日下所勞碌而得者、乃為善且美、蓋所得之分惟此、

人將逐爾出會、且時將至、凡殺爾者、必以為此乃奉事天主、