爾曹夙興晏寢、勞苦謀食、俱係徒然、上帝所愛者、偃息之時、錫以綏安兮、

你们清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃劳碌得来的饭，本是枉然；惟有耶和华所亲爱的，必叫他安然睡觉。

你们清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃劳碌得来的饭，本是枉然；惟有耶和华所亲爱的，必叫他安然睡觉。

你们清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃劳碌得来的饭，本是枉然；惟有耶和华所亲爱的，必叫他安然睡觉。

你早起晚睡，为生活操劳也是徒然，唯有耶和华所爱的人才能安眠。

你们清早起来，很晚才歇息，吃劳碌得来的饭，都是徒然；因为主必使他所爱的安睡。

你们早早起来，迟迟安歇，吃劳苦得来的饭，也是枉然；要知道，耶和华必使他所爱的人安睡。

你們清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃勞碌得來的飯，本是枉然；惟有耶和華所親愛的，必叫他安然睡覺。

你們清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃勞碌得來的飯，本是枉然；惟有耶和華所親愛的，必叫他安然睡覺。

你們清晨早起，夜晚安歇，吃勞碌得來的飯，本是枉然；惟有耶和華所親愛的，必叫他安然睡覺。

你早起晚睡，為生活操勞也是徒然，唯有耶和華所愛的人才能安眠。

你們清早起來，很晚才歇息，吃勞碌得來的飯，都是徒然；因為主必使他所愛的安睡。

你們早早就起來，晚晚才歇息，喫勤勞得來的飯，盡是枉然；因為主在所愛的人睡覺時，已賜給他了。

你們早早起來，遲遲安歇，吃勞苦得來的飯，也是枉然；要知道，耶和華必使他所愛的人安睡。

由是觀之、縱夙興夜寐、心緒紛紜、以謀餬口、亦係徒勞、上帝所愛者、必得安寢兮。

爾曹早起遲眠、辛苦求食、亦屬徒勞、惟主所喜愛者、主必使之安然寢寐、

擾擾復攘攘。孜孜度晨昏。究竟何所得。愁苦供盤飱。小人長戚戚。君子坦蕩蕩。心安身亦泰。美睡主所賞。

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.

It’s useless for you to work from early morning until late at night just to get food to eat. God provides for those he loves even while they sleep.

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food— yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.

It is futile for you to rise up early, To stay up late, To eat the bread of painful labor; This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food— yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

[ It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows:[ for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.

It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

工人食無多寡、俱得安眠、富者以其豐裕、不得寢睡、○

予坦懷偃息、蓋令我安然而居者、惟耶和華兮、

我偃而臥、我寢而醒、以耶和華佑我兮、

耶利米曰其時我寤、則覺其睡之甜、○

因有希冀、則帖然穩固、四周覘望、則坦然宴息、

我遂轉念、於日下勞力之操作、使心失望、有以智識技能、勞而得者、遺於未勞者為業、斯亦虛空、害莫大焉、人於日下身勞心煩、何所得耶、畢生憂戚、所勞皆為愁苦、夜不心安、斯亦虛空、○

我將與結平和之約、絕惡獸於斯土、使彼安居於野、寢息於林、

彼得既繫獄、教會為之切祈上帝、希律將曳之出、是夜、彼得繫於二鍊、寢二卒中、守者亦於獄門外守焉、

未明而起、供食家人、頒工婢女、度田畝而購之、以手所獲、植葡萄園、以力束腰、而健其臂、知貿易之獲利、其燈終夜不熄、

我見日下所為之事、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、

我心自謂、其來、我以逸樂試爾、可享福祉、斯亦虛空、我謂嬉笑為狂、逸樂何益、我心思維、酌酒以快我身、而心仍為智慧所導、又思持守愚拙、知天下人畢生所行、孰為美善、我興鉅工、為己建屋、植葡萄園、治園囿、而植諸果於其中、鑿池沼、以灌樹木而養之、購僕婢、亦有生於我家者、復有牛羊成羣、勝於先我在耶路撒冷者、且積金銀、及諸王諸州之珍寶、又得伶人歌女、及人所悅者、姬妾眾多、我寖昌大、勝於先我在耶路撒冷者、而我之智慧尚存、我目所欲者、我不阻之、我心所悅者、我不禁之、我所勞者、我心樂之、此即由勞所獲之值也、我觀我手所作諸工、及勞力之操作、乃知悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、於日下無所裨益、○

有人孤獨無侶、無子嗣、無昆弟、而勞力不息、貨財不饜於目、自謂為誰勞力、不享福祉、斯亦虛空、乃苦任也、

謂亞當曰、爾既聽婦言、食我所禁之果、土必緣爾見詛、爾畢生勤勞、食其所產、土將為爾叢生荊棘蒺藜、汝所食者、田間之蔬、必汗流浹面、始可得食、迨爾歸土、蓋爾由土出、汝本為土、終則歸之、

求爾俞允我、拯以右手、俾爾所愛者得釋兮、

爾使我之年歲、數掌可量、我之壽算、在於爾前、若無有兮、世人穩立時、亦皆虛空兮、世人行動乃虛幻、擾攘乃徒勞、積蓄貨財、不知誰取兮、

人之勤勞、皆為其口、而不能饜其欲、