傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，全是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空，虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

传道者说：虚空的虚空。虚空的虚空，一切都是虚空。

“虚空的虚空，”传道者说，“虚空的虚空，全都是虚空！”

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，全是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空，虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道者說：虛空的虛空。虛空的虛空，一切都是虛空。

傳道人說：虛空之虛空！虛空之虛空！萬事都虛空！

「虛空的虛空，」傳道者說，「虛空的虛空，全都是虛空！」

吾觀萬事、空之又空、虛之又虛、

柯希列曰、凡事虛中之虛、虛中之虛、皆屬於虛、

“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

“ Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning.”

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

“ Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher,“ completely meaningless!”

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“ Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,“ Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all[ is] vanity.

“ Futile! Futile!” laments the Teacher,“ Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!”

“ Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher;“ Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

世人如氣息、其日如影迅逝兮、

蓋受造之物服於虛、非其本願、因服之者之故耳、

傳道者曰、虛空之虛空、萬事虛空、○

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、

好金者、得金而不知足、好富者、獲利而不知饜、斯亦虛空、

斯世之人、卑者虛無、尊者妄誕、置之於衡則起、皆輕於氣兮、勿惟暴虐是恃、勿因刦奪而驕、貨財增益、勿繫念兮、

我遂惡生、因於日下經營、乃為煩惱、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、

彼為智為愚、孰克知之、我於日下以智勞力操作者、彼必主之、斯亦虛空、

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、○

彼所悅者、錫以智慧、知識歡樂、惟以憂勞加於罪人、使其所收所積、歸於上帝所悅者、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

畢生憂戚、所勞皆為愁苦、夜不心安、斯亦虛空、○

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、

我心自謂、愚者所遭、我亦將遭之、我雖多智、有何益哉、我心自謂、斯亦虛空、

故當心屏憂愁、身去邪惡、因稚齒與英年、悉屬虛空、

我見人因勞力、及諸巧工、為鄰所嫉、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

人所遇者、獸亦遇之、人與獸所遇惟一、此之死猶彼之死、同一氣之呼吸、人無所愈於獸、悉屬虛空、

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、

人享遐齡、皆宜喜樂、惟當念及幽暗之日必多、將來之事、悉屬虛空、○

其所轄之民眾、不可勝數、而後人不之悅、斯亦虛空、乃為捕風、

增虛之事既多、於人有何益哉、