意謂基業固。第宅保萬世。孳孳求田舍。瑣瑣標名字。

但人居尊贵中不能长久，如同死亡的畜类一样。

人居尊贵中不能长久，如同死亡的畜类一样。

人居尊贵中不能长久，如同死亡的畜类一样。

人不能长享富贵，终必死去，与兽无异。

但是人不能长享富贵；他们就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

可是人在尊荣中不能持久，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

但人居尊貴中不能長久，如同死亡的畜類一樣。

人居尊貴中不能長久，如同死亡的畜類一樣。

人居尊貴中不能長久，如同死亡的畜類一樣。

人不能長享富貴，終必死去，與獸無異。

但是人不能長享富貴；他們就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

但人是不能久居於富貴的；他好似終被宰割的牲口一樣。

可是人在尊榮中不能持久，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人居尊位、不能久長、猶死亡之畜兮、

人爵雖顯、不得永存、猶禽獸之速亡兮。

豈知人在榮華、不能永久、無異滅亡之畜類、

People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.

Even though people may be very rich, they don’t live on and on. They are like the animals. They die.

Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.

but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.

But despite his assets, mankind will not last; he is like the animals that perish.

But man in his splendor will not endure; He is like the animals that perish.

Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.

But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

But despite his assets, man will not last; he is like the animals that perish.

Nevertheless man[ being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts[ that] perish.

but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

光陰容易度。彈指入昭穆。杳杳即長暮。光明誰復矚。

大限何日屆。壽數幾多長。

今與世合汚。應與人同死。又如彼侯王。終必見傾否。生前作威福。沒世長已矣。

經云：『人生如野草、榮華草上花草枯花亦謝：

富貴者應以謙恭為樂。蓋世之榮華、猶如草花、不久即謝；烈日以曝之、毒熱以薰之、而草槁矣、而花落矣、而其美亡矣。富貴之終歸衰落亦復如是。