人在榮華中、若不省悟、即與將死亡之畜類無異、

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人有财富，却无明智的心，无异于必死的兽类。

人享富贵而不聪明，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊荣中却没有悟性，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人有財富，卻無明智的心，無異於必死的獸類。

人享富貴而不聰明，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人是不能久居於富貴的；他好似終被宰割的牲口一樣。

人在尊榮中卻沒有悟性，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人居尊位、而不通達、猶死亡之畜兮、

人爵雖顯、智慧不具、其亡也無異禽獸兮。

光陰容易度。彈指入昭穆。杳杳即長暮。光明誰復矚。

People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.

People who have riches but don’t understand are like the animals. They die.

Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals.

Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.

A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.

Man[ that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts[ that] perish.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

豈知人在榮華、不能永久、無異滅亡之畜類、

我又自思曰、世事如是乃緣人之故、蓋天主欲以試人、使人知人與獸無異、人命獸命俱同、原文作人之所遇無異獸之所遇人與獸所遇惟一死亦彼此無異、皆恃呼吸之氣、如此、人無所勝於獸、皆屬於虛、

主使之立於滑地、使之陷於沈淪、頃刻毀滅、驚駭消亡、歸於無有、

左右將哈曼懸於哈曼為懸末底改所立之木上、王怒始息、

其中至尊至貴者、非亦長往乎、非皆死於愚昧之中乎、或作其生命之線既斷則死於無知之中

將其富厚之榮、子女之繁、及王擢而升之、超乎諸牧伯群臣之上、一切告之、又曰、后以斯帖設筵、於我之外、不容人偕王赴筵、明日后又請我偕王赴筵、然我每見坐於御門之猶大人末底改、則不以此一切為樂、其妻西勒與其諸友謂之曰、爾可立一木、高五十尺、明日求王、懸末底改於其上、然後爾可歡然偕王赴筵、哈曼以此言為善、遂使立木、