不然、我就早已躺臥而靜寂，早已長眠而安息，

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，我早已躺下安息，

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,

假使我盼望陰間做我的房屋，假使我在黑暗中展開我的鋪蓋，

有人至死十分健壯，享盡康寧安逸；

人若生了一百個孩子，活了許多歲數，以致他的年日很多，但他心裏卻不得飽享福樂，他又不得適當的葬禮；我說流產胎比他還好。因為流產胎虛虛幻幻而來，暗暗而去，其名字也給黑暗遮蔽着；並且它沒有見過天日，也毫無知覺；這胎實在比那人還安然。

看我的人、其眼不會再望見我了；你的眼正在看我，我卻不在了。雲彩消散而過去，人下陰間，也照樣上不來。他不再回家，他的本地再也不認得他。

他們興隆順遂地消磨了年日，一眨眼就下陰間，毫無痛苦。

是我親自要瞻仰，我親眼要看見，並不是別人；我心腸我肺腑裏都渴慕到消盡了。

但人死了就過去；人一氣絕，究竟在哪裏呢？湖中的水絕盡，江河旱竭乾涸。人也這樣：他躺下去，就不能再起來；等到天都沒了、仍醒不過來，也不能從長眠中喚醒過來。

凡你的手見得可作的事、你總要盡力去作；因為在你所要去的陰間、那裏沒有工作，沒有設計，沒有知識，也沒有智慧。

那是幽暗之地，就像墨漆，死蔭，毫無秩序，就是光照、也像墨漆。』

為甚麼不赦免我的過犯？不放過我的罪愆呢？我這就要長臥於塵土中了；你要尋找我，我卻不在了。』