不然，我就早已躺臥安睡，

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,

我若盼望陰間為我的房屋，若下榻在黑暗中，

有人至死身體強壯，盡得平靖安逸；

人若生一百個兒子，活許多歲數，以致他的年日甚多，心裏卻不得滿享福樂，又不得埋葬；據我說，那不到期而落的胎比他倒好。因為虛虛而來，暗暗而去，名字被黑暗遮蔽，並且沒有見過天日，也毫無知覺；這胎，比那人倒享安息。

觀看我的人，他的眼必不再見我；你的眼目要看我，我卻不在了。雲彩消散而過；照樣，人下陰間也不再上來。他不再回自己的家；故土也不再認識他。

他們度日諸事亨通，轉眼下入陰間。

我自己要見他，親眼要看他，並不像外人。我的心腸在我裏面消滅了！

但人死亡而消滅；他氣絕，竟在何處呢？海中的水絕盡，江河消散乾涸。人也是如此，躺下不再起來，等到天沒有了，仍不得復醒，也不得從睡中喚醒。

凡你手所當做的事要盡力去做；因為在你所必去的陰間沒有工作，沒有謀算，沒有知識，也沒有智慧。

那地甚是幽暗，是死蔭混沌之地；那裏的光好像幽暗。

為何不赦免我的過犯，除掉我的罪孽？我現今要躺臥在塵土中；你要殷勤地尋找我，我卻不在了。