人爵雖顯、不得永存、猶禽獸之速亡兮。

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、

豈知人在榮華、不能永久、無異滅亡之畜類、

意謂基業固。第宅保萬世。孳孳求田舍。瑣瑣標名字。

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.

又思世人行事、上帝察之、欲人知異於禽獸者幾希。世人禽獸、同一氣之呼吸、其必死無以異也、則人不遠於禽獸、而萬事悉歸諸虛矣。其生也作以土、其死也返於土、俱歸一所、人之神、升於天、獸之精、降乎地、誰念及之、

人爵雖顯、智慧不具、其亡也無異禽獸兮。

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。

亦不過民牧、終亦必亡、無異他人兮。

經云、世人惟草、其榮如花、草枯花謝、

譬彼水族羽族、猝罹網羅、人遘飛殃、出於莫測者亦若是。

富者、以居卑為樂、譬之草花、不免凋枯、日出曝之、草枯花謝、其美亡矣、富者必衰亦如是、