『因為他心裏不認識安寧；他的珍寶、他也不能保全。

他因贪而无厌，所喜悦的连一样也不能保守。

“他的肚腹不知安逸，所贪恋的连一样也不放过，

“他的肚腹不知安逸，所贪恋的连一样也不放过，

他贪欲无度，不放过任何喜爱之物。

因为他内心没有安宁，他不能保存他喜爱的东西。

他因貪而無厭，所喜悅的連一樣也不能保守。

「他的肚腹不知安逸，所貪戀的連一樣也不放過，

「他的肚腹不知安逸，所貪戀的連一樣也不放過，

他貪慾無度，不放過任何喜愛之物。

因為他內心沒有安寧，他不能保存他喜愛的東西。

以其中心無厭、故所悅者、無一存留、

其衷懷不能恬適、其嗜好不能長存。

心不覺安、雖得所欲、難保不失、或作心貪不知足雖得所欲難以保命

“ Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.

“ No matter how much they have, they always long for more. But their treasure can’t save them.

“ Because he knew no contentment in his belly, he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.

They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.

Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape.

“ Because he knew no quiet within him, He does not retain anything he desires.

“ Because he knows no quietness in his heart, He will not save anything he desires.

Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

Because his appetite is never satisfied, he does not let anything he desires escape.

Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

“ Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.

我看日光之下有一宗大禍患：就是財富積守着、反而害到財主；因事業之不景氣，財富都失掉；人生了兒子，手裏卻一無所有。

惟獨惡人、好像翻騰的海；因不能平靜，其水就翻騰出髒泡沬和淤泥來。我的上帝說：『惡人並沒有平安福利。』