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。

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。

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、

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.

勞者食無餘、每見其安寢、富者因多財、恆不遑假寐。

予安然偃卧、錫我安居、惟耶和華而已。

我偃而卧、我寢而醒、蓋我為耶和華所保定、

耶利米既寤、回思睡鄉甚樂。

後福堪期、雖恥於今日、必樂於他年。

可知經營百事、絕無餘望。人之勞心力、運智謀、凡事亨通、後人逸而得之、盡屬於虛、大可憫也。人生於世、辛勤憂慼、何益之有、終日勞苦、終夜不安、亦屬於虛。

我必結約、恆賜平康、驅猛獸於斯土、即在郊原林樹之間、亦得咸若、或寢或訛。

彼得拘幽於獄、教會為之切祈上帝、希律欲曳之出、是夜彼得繫於二鐵索、卧二卒中、守者獄門外守焉、

未及黎明、賢妻夙興、供僕之食、課婢之工、見良田則購之、出其贏餘、以築葡萄園、勁腰健臂、操作獲利、篝燈永夜、

天下之事、我已灼見、無非捕風捉影。

我竊自維、試耽宴樂、試樂逸遊、明知歸於無有。我言嬉戲惟狂、宴樂無益。我姑以酒為懽、若無智然、而仍不敢失度、庶知人生在世、最樂者何事。於是興工作、建屋宇、作園囿、種葡萄、栽百果、

有人塊然獨處、無兄弟子女、不與友朋交接、然亦勞苦不已、雖得貨財、不以為足、不敢自用、不知遺誰、此屬於虛、更貽後患。

謂亞當曰、既聽婦言、食我所禁之樹、故土緣爾見詛、爾畢生鬱伊、食其所產。土將叢生荊棘、汝所食者、惟田之蔬、必汗流浹面、庶可餬口、逮歸於所出之土而後已。汝身乃土、死則返其本焉。

願爾垂聽、大施臂力、拯爾選民。

予之生命、廣約一掌、自爾視之、一若無物、人雖完體、實則氣而已。各人所為、無非捉影、諠譟徒勞兮、積累財貨、不知孰得兮。

人之勤勞、為口腹計耳、乃心不知足。