不然我早已安然躺臥、長眠安息，

不然，我就早已躺卧安睡，

不然，我现在已躺卧安睡，而且，早已长眠安息；

不然，我现在已躺卧安睡，而且，早已长眠安息；

不然我早已安然躺卧、长眠安息，

不然，我早已躺下安息，

不然，我就早已躺臥安睡，

不然，我現在已躺臥安睡，而且，早已長眠安息；

不然，我現在已躺臥安睡，而且，早已長眠安息；

不然，我早已躺下安息，

不然、我就早已躺臥而靜寂，早已長眠而安息，

非然者、則已宴然而臥、安然而寢、

浸假當時無生、我今可宴然安寢、

若非如此、則久已偃臥安逸、長眠寧靜、

For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest

If all of that hadn’t happened, I would be lying down in peace. I’d be asleep and at rest in the grave.

For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,

Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace. I would be asleep and at rest.

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace; I would be asleep. Then I would be at rest

For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,

For now I would have lain still and been quiet, I would have been asleep; Then I would have been at rest

For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace; I would be asleep. Then I would be at rest

For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

For now I would be lying down and would be quiet, I would be asleep and then at peace

For now should I have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,

我若期望陰間作我的家園，在黑暗之地鋪設我的床榻，

有人至死仍充滿活力，盡享平靖安逸。

人若有一百個兒子，並且長壽，但心中卻從未得到滿足，死後又不得安葬。唉！這樣的人還不如流產的胎兒。這胎兒在虛空中來，在黑暗中去，名字隱沒在黑暗中，沒有見過天日，一無所知，然而這胎兒比那人更享安息。

注視我的眼睛將再也看不見我，你將尋找我，而我已不復存在。人死後一去不返，就像煙消雲散；他永不再返回家園，故土也不再認識他。

他們一生幸福，安然下到陰間。

我要親自見祂，我要親眼見祂。我心中充滿渴望！

但人一死，就失去力量；人一嚥氣，就不知去向。湖水會枯竭，江河會乾涸，人躺下便不再起來，到諸天不復存在，他仍不會醒來，不會從長眠中被喚醒。

凡你的手能做的，都要盡力去做，因為在你要去的陰間沒有工作，沒有計劃，也沒有知識和智慧。

那裡一片漆黑，幽暗混亂；那裡的光昏暗不明。』」

為何不赦免我的過犯，饒恕我的罪惡？我很快將歸於塵土，你將尋找我，而我已不復存在。」