我處塵凡、鑒觀事理、見有為義而早夭者、見有作惡而壽終者。

有义人行义，反致灭亡；有恶人行恶，倒享长寿。这都是我在虚度之日中所见过的。

在虚度的日子里，我见过各样的事情，义人在他的义中灭亡，恶人在他的恶中倒享长寿。

在虚度的日子里，我见过各样的事情，义人在他的义中灭亡，恶人在他的恶中倒享长寿。

在我虚空的一生中，我见过义人行义，反而灭亡；恶人行恶，却享长寿。

在我虚空的日子里，我见过这两件事：有义人行义反而灭亡，有恶人行恶倒享长寿。

在我虚空的日子里，我看到这一切：有义人在他的公义中死亡，有恶人在他的邪恶中长寿。

有義人行義，反致滅亡；有惡人行惡，倒享長壽。這都是我在虛度之日中所見過的。

在虛度的日子裏，我見過各樣的事情，義人在他的義中滅亡，惡人在他的惡中倒享長壽。

在虛度的日子裏，我見過各樣的事情，義人在他的義中滅亡，惡人在他的惡中倒享長壽。

在我虛空的一生中，我見過義人行義，反而滅亡；惡人行惡，卻享長壽。

在我虛空的日子裡，我見過這兩件事：有義人行義反而滅亡，有惡人行惡倒享長壽。

在我虛幻的日子裏、我都見過以下的事：有義人在行義，反而早死；有惡人在行惡，倒享長壽。

在我虛空的日子裡，我看到這一切：有義人在他的公義中死亡，有惡人在他的邪惡中長壽。

有義人行義而隕沒、有惡人行惡而長久、我於虛空之日、皆見之矣、

我在虛度之中、已見此諸事、又見善人雖善反夭亡、惡人雖惡反長壽、

In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

In my meaningless life here’s what I’ve seen. I’ve seen godly people dying even though they are godly. And I’ve seen sinful people living a long time even though they are sinful.

In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.

I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.

In my futile life I have seen everything: someone righteous perishes in spite of his righteousness, and someone wicked lives long in spite of his evil.

I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil- doing.

In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.

All[ things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just[ man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked[ man] that prolongeth[ his life] in his wickedness.

During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

作惡之人、屢蹈罪愆、反享遐齡、然吾知寅畏上帝者、終必受厥綏祉、惡人不畏上帝、斷難邀福、厥日無幾、如影靡定。天下事可為長太息者、有時義人遭難、幾同惡人、惡人蒙休、有類義人、我則曰、此屬於虛。

人生斯世、歷日無幾、如影沉西、逝世之後、不識復有何事、以是觀之、安在所謂真福。

是以我遣先知、智人、士子就爾、殺者有之、釘十字架者有之、鞭於會堂者有之、在在窘逐者又有之、致流義人之血於地、罪皆歸爾、自義人亞伯之血、至巴拉家子撒加利亞、爾殺於殿壇間之血、

終日勞苦、終夜不安、亦屬於虛。

我竭吾心思、詳察百事、知義人智人之所為、咸歸上帝治理、惟觀其人之所值、而上帝之眷顧與否、仍難逆料。萬民所遭、初無或異、義不義、潔不潔、祭不祭、善不善、妄誓不妄誓者、億兆亦同此賦畀。

耶利米曰、耶和華與、吾訴於爾前、爾惟公是秉。即以爾行事論之、作惡者享通、逆理者平康、誠何故哉。爾栽植斯人、遂發根株、長而結果、口則附爾、心則遠爾。

民聽王命、謀害祭司、於耶和華殿院、石擊之。約轄王忘祭司耶何耶大保育之恩、殺其子、臨死呼曰、願耶和華垂顧伸冤。○

我遍覽天下、公庭聽訟、當秉公義、而反狥私、

其時匪類二人進、而坐於前、以作證、訟拿泊曰、拿泊詛上帝與王。乃解之至邑外、石擊斃命。

孰有先知而爾祖不窘逐者乎、昔爾祖殺預言義者將至之人、今義者至、爾即解而誅之、

在彼無短折之年、不得考終者、壽至百齡、猶以為幼、未屆期頤、而殞沒者、人以為犯罪遭譴。

雅各曰、余旅世年百有三十、較祖旅世之年少、不能相及、且多歷艱苦。

王諭多益曰、汝擊祭司。以東人多益遂擊祭司、當日殺衣枲公服者八十五人。祭司之邑挪伯、男女、童稚、嬰孩、牛羊、及驢、皆擊以刃。

上帝使人生於斯世、悉屬虛浮、畢生操作、安享其所得、夫婦之間、必當眷愛懽娛、以至沒齒。

以我觀之、善惡同歸於盡。人忽死亡、主使之然、無辜受難、主不之憫、

我觀惡人、反居顯要、不禁生艷羨之心兮、彼雖沒齒、困苦不及、身力健壯、不與他人同艱苦、不與眾生共災害兮、故彼厥志驕肆、厥心剛愎、如懸金索、如衣麗服兮、容貌肥腴、所得逾於所望兮、出言矜誇、凌侮人、虐遇人兮、上怨天、下尤人兮、徒黨歸附、靡不悅懌、如渴飲水兮、維彼有言、謂至高之上帝、焉能鑒察兮、為惡之人、作事恆得亨通、財貨偏能殷富兮、我潔予心、濯余手、豈不徒勞兮。

各人所為、無非捉影、諠譟徒勞兮、積累財貨、不知孰得兮。

為惡之人、得保生命、而享遐齡、席豐履厚、子孫享福、猶及見之、其家平康、無所畏懼、上帝不降以災、其牛方字、而胎不殰、產犢而保其生。嬰孩成群、子女舞蹈、播鼗鼓琴、蕭管悅耳、其在世也、為樂靡涯、其逝世也、患疾不久、其平日對上帝曰、我不悅爾道、勿親我、孰為全能之主、事之何為、求之何益。

良可憫也、其入世若是、其逝世亦若是、捕風無益、徒勞而已。畢生蒙昧、多病多愁。

人將逐爾出會堂、時至、在殺爾者、意以此為事上帝、