不然，我早已躺下安息，

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；

不然我早已安然躺臥、長眠安息，

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,

我若等待陰間作我的家，在黑暗中鋪張我的床榻；

有人到死的時候仍然氣力充足，享盡平靜與安逸；

人如果生下百子，活了許多歲數，年日長久，但是心裡不因美物滿足，又得不到安葬，我以為流產的胎比他還好。因為這胎虛虛而來，暗暗而去，黑暗把他的名字遮蔽了。這胎既看不見天日，又一無所知，就比那人更得安息。

看我的，他的眼再也看不到我，你的眼要看我，我已經不在了。雲彩怎樣消散逝去，照樣，人下陰間也不再上來。他不再回自己的家，故鄉再也不認識他。

他們幸福度過他們的日子，一剎那間下陰間，毫無病痛。

我必見他在我身邊，我要親眼見他，並非外人，我的心腸在我裡面渴想極了。

人死了，就化為烏有；人一氣絕就不在了。海洋中的水消失，江河枯竭乾涸，人也是這樣一躺下去，就不再起來，直到天都沒有了還不醒過來，也不能從睡眠中被喚醒。

凡是你手可作的，都當盡力去作；因為在你所要去的陰間裡，既沒有工作，又沒有籌謀；沒有知識，也沒有智慧。

那地黑暗，如死蔭的幽暗，毫無秩序，即使有光也像幽暗。”

你為甚麼不赦免我的過犯，除去我的罪孽呢？現在我快要躺臥在塵土中，那時你尋找我，我卻不在了。”