我盡心求道、欲知事理之所以、亦欲知愚昧之不善、

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的理由；又要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的来由，要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的来由，要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我用心去认识、探究、追寻智慧和事物的原委，并去认识邪恶带来的愚昧和无知带来的狂妄。

我转念，一心去了解、考察并寻觅智慧和事理，又要知道愚蒙是邪恶的，狂妄是愚昧的。

我转去用心了解、探察、寻求智慧和事理，为要明白邪恶是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的理由；又要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的來由，要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的來由，要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我用心去認識、探究、追尋智慧和事物的原委，並去認識邪惡帶來的愚昧和無知帶來的狂妄。

我轉念，一心去了解、考察並尋覓智慧和事理，又要知道愚蒙是邪惡的，狂妄是愚昧的。

我心裏轉來轉去要知道、要窺探、要尋求智慧和萬事的總和，要知道邪惡是愚頑，愚昧是狂妄。

我轉去用心了解、探察、尋求智慧和事理，為要明白邪惡是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。

我轉而決志究察智慧、與萬事之原由、欲知惡之為愚、愚之為妄、

我轉而思之、專心欲得知識、欲究萬事、欲求智慧明哲、且欲知何為惡、何為愚、何為拙、何為狂、且欲知何為惡何為愚何為拙何為狂或作且欲知惡之為愚拙之為狂

So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

So I tried to understand wisdom more completely. I wanted to study it and figure it out. I tried to find out everything I could about it. I tried to understand why it’s foolish to be evil. I wanted to see why choosing foolishness is so unwise.

I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.

I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

I directed my mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.

I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and madness.

I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason[ of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness[ and] madness:

I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

其言也始則拙、終則狂。

我竭吾心思、詳察百事、知義人智人之所為、咸歸上帝治理、惟觀其人之所值、而上帝之眷顧與否、仍難逆料。萬民所遭、初無或異、義不義、潔不潔、祭不祭、善不善、妄誓不妄誓者、億兆亦同此賦畀。事有深可嘆息者、人生於世、心懷惡而行猖狂、終歸死地。

傳道者曰、我察萬事、欲知其詳、而有所未逮、簡俊士於千人之內、猶可或覯、求哲婦於萬姝之中、不能必得。

彼取人財、以巧言鬻爾、上帝預定、不久必鞫之、使彼速沉淪、維昔天使陷罪、上帝不赦、拘攣於暗府、幽囚於狴犴、以待審判、先古之世、其俗澆漓、為上帝所責、災以洪水、惟傳道義之挪亞、暨其眷聚八人得救、所多馬蛾摩拉二邑、上帝擬定其罪而滅之、變為瓦礫、以警後世之惡者、惟義士羅得以黨惡邪僻為深憂、故上帝救之、蓋義者與彼同處、見其敗亂矩矱、無日不憂、惟主救敬虔之人、免於患難、而留不義者、待鞫日受刑、

可知經營百事、絕無餘望。

我為君足以致此、豈他人所能及哉、我察智愚。

專心致志、窮察天下事、知上帝以斯任畀人、使竭其心思。天下之事、我已灼見、無非捕風捉影。曲者不能直、缺者不勝數。我竊自思、我得大業、具智慧、耶路撒冷人、自古以來、未有若此者也。我專我心、窮察智愚、祇徒勞焉。

我竊自維、試耽宴樂、試樂逸遊、明知歸於無有。我言嬉戲惟狂、宴樂無益。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。

耶利米曰、耶和華與、吾訴於爾前、爾惟公是秉。即以爾行事論之、作惡者享通、逆理者平康、誠何故哉。爾栽植斯人、遂發根株、長而結果、口則附爾、心則遠爾。

盍起、成聖斯民、使潔己身、以待明晨、將我命傳眾曰、以色列族與、有獻我之物、藏於爾間、未出斯物、爾不能禦敵。

寧遇失子之猛熊、莫遘橫逆之頑夫。

我遍覽天下、公庭聽訟、當秉公義、而反狥私、竊思上帝鞫善惡、賞罰有其期。

雅各眾子自田歸、聞示劍與妹偕寢、干犯以色列族、行所不當行、不勝憂忿。

曰、兄毋辱我、毋妄行、在以色列族中不可為此、

犬轉食其所吐、愚人復蹈其故轍。

當知季世、必有從欲者、戲云、造物以來、列祖云亡、萬物如故、主許復臨、則未之見、彼不欲知、太初之世、上帝有命、天地以成、地由水出、因以堅凝、及洪水汜濫、人物淪喪、今之天地、上帝存之、至審判惡人敗亡之日、焚之以火、良朋當思之、主觀一日猶千年、千年猶一日、主既言矣、必不遲行、人視主為濡滯、主實寛我、欲人悔改、不欲人沉淪、

竊思愚者死、智者亦死、雖智何益、豈非虛哉。