I understood all these things. I used my mind to study everything that’s done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others. But he ends up hurting himself.

这一切我都见过，也专心查考日光之下所做的一切事。有时这人管辖那人，令人受害。

这一切我都见过，我专心考察日光之下所发生的一切事，有时这人管辖那人，令他受害。

这一切我都见过，我专心考察日光之下所发生的一切事，有时这人管辖那人，令他受害。

这一切我都见过了，我用心思考日光之下的一切事。有时人欺压人、伤害人。

我看见了这一切，又专心查究在日光之下所发生的一切事。有这样的一个时候：有人管辖别人，叫他受害。

我看到所有这些，就把心思放在日光之下发生的一切事上：有时人辖制人，自己却反受其害。

這一切我都見過，也專心查考日光之下所做的一切事。有時這人管轄那人，令人受害。

這一切我都見過，我專心考察日光之下所發生的一切事，有時這人管轄那人，令他受害。

這一切我都見過，我專心考察日光之下所發生的一切事，有時這人管轄那人，令他受害。

這一切我都見過了，我用心思考日光之下的一切事。有時人欺壓人、傷害人。

我看見了這一切，又專心查究在日光之下所發生的一切事。有這樣的一個時候：有人管轄別人，叫他受害。

這一切我都見過，也用心查考日光之下所常發生的一切事：這人的權力怎樣掌管那人、讓他受害。

我看到所有這些，就把心思放在日光之下發生的一切事上：有時人轄制人，自己卻反受其害。

此皆我所見者、專心詳察日下所作諸事、見操權者、有時使人受害、

我詳觀天下事、見有陷害同儔者、

凡此我嘗見之、我專心詳觀日下所作之事、有時人轄人、致人受害、有時人轄人致人受害或作有時人轄人致自受害

All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.

All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.

I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one person has authority over another to his harm.

All this I have seen, and have applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun at a time when one person has exercised authority over another person to his detriment.

All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man hath power over another to his hurt.

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.

All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun:[ there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

While applying my mind to everything that happens in this world, I have seen all this: Sometimes one person dominates other people to their harm.

All this I have seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.

Suppose you see poor people being mistreated somewhere. And what is being done to them isn’t right or fair. Don’t be surprised by that. One official is watched by a higher one. Officials who are even higher are watching both of them.

I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.

Again I saw something on earth that didn’t mean anything.A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had.“ Who am I working so hard for?” he asked.“ Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!

The king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped. Then Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them. They said,“ What have we done? We’ve let the people of Israel go! We’ve lost our slaves and all the work they used to do for us!”So he had his chariot made ready. He took his army with him.He took 600 of the best chariots in Egypt. He also took along all the other chariots. Officers were in charge of all of them.The Lord made Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, stubborn. So he chased the Israelites as they were marching out boldly.The Egyptians went after the Israelites. All Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen and troops chased them. They caught up with the Israelites as they camped by the sea. The Israelites were near Pi Hahiroth, across from Baal Zephon.

I’ve seen what is done on this earth. All of it is meaningless. It’s like chasing the wind.

But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, refused to let us walk through. The Lord your God had made him stubborn in his heart and spirit. The Lord wanted to hand him over to you. And that’s exactly what he has done.

It’s true that you have won the battle over Edom. So you are proud. Enjoy your success while you can. But stay home and enjoy it! Why ask for trouble? Why bring yourself crashing down? Why bring Judah down with you?”But Amaziah wouldn’t listen. So Jehoash, the king of Israel, attacked. He and Amaziah, the king of Judah, faced each other in battle. The battle took place at Beth Shemesh in Judah.Israel drove Judah away. Every man ran home.

The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen. It covered the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the people of Israel into the sea. Not one of the Egyptians was left.

Nebuchadnezzar’s men killed the sons of Zedekiah. They forced him to watch it with his own eyes. Then they poked out his eyes. They put him in bronze chains. And they took him to Babylon.

I’ve seen the heavy load God has put on human beings.

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.