我轉而決志究察智慧、與萬事之原由、欲知惡之為愚、愚之為妄、

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的理由；又要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的来由，要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我转念，一心要知道，要考察，要寻求智慧和万事的来由，要知道邪恶为愚昧，愚昧为狂妄。

我用心去认识、探究、追寻智慧和事物的原委，并去认识邪恶带来的愚昧和无知带来的狂妄。

我转念，一心去了解、考察并寻觅智慧和事理，又要知道愚蒙是邪恶的，狂妄是愚昧的。

我转去用心了解、探察、寻求智慧和事理，为要明白邪恶是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的理由；又要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的來由，要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我轉念，一心要知道，要考察，要尋求智慧和萬事的來由，要知道邪惡為愚昧，愚昧為狂妄。

我用心去認識、探究、追尋智慧和事物的原委，並去認識邪惡帶來的愚昧和無知帶來的狂妄。

我轉念，一心去了解、考察並尋覓智慧和事理，又要知道愚蒙是邪惡的，狂妄是愚昧的。

我心裏轉來轉去要知道、要窺探、要尋求智慧和萬事的總和，要知道邪惡是愚頑，愚昧是狂妄。

我轉去用心了解、探察、尋求智慧和事理，為要明白邪惡是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。

我盡心求道、欲知事理之所以、亦欲知愚昧之不善、

我轉而思之、專心欲得知識、欲究萬事、欲求智慧明哲、且欲知何為惡、何為愚、何為拙、何為狂、且欲知何為惡何為愚何為拙何為狂或作且欲知惡之為愚拙之為狂

So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

So I tried to understand wisdom more completely. I wanted to study it and figure it out. I tried to find out everything I could about it. I tried to understand why it’s foolish to be evil. I wanted to see why choosing foolishness is so unwise.

I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.

I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

I directed my mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.

I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and madness.

I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and seek wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason[ of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness[ and] madness:

I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

其口所言、始則愚昧、終則狂妄、

凡此諸事、我決志詳察之、則知義者與智者、及其作為、咸在上帝之手、或蒙愛、或見惡、人不之知、悉在其前、眾之所遭、初無或異、義者、惡者、仁者、潔者不潔者、祭者不祭者、所遇惟一、善人如何、罪人亦如何、發誓者如何、畏誓者亦如何、眾之所遇皆同、此乃日下諸事之患、人心充盈於惡、畢生狂妄為懷、後惟死者是歸、

傳道者曰、我既一一察之、究其理之所以、則有得焉、

彼由貪婪、將以飾言漁爾之利、自昔其鞫不遲、淪亡不寢、夫上帝既不惜干罪之天使、投之暗府、付之幽坎、守以待鞫、又不惜上古之世、降洪水於不虔者、惟存宣義之挪亞八人、又灰燼所多瑪蛾摩拉二邑、以傾陷定其罪、以為後之不虔者鑒、惟拯義者羅得、即以惡人之淫佚為殷憂者、蓋此義者居其中、且見且聞、以其不法之行、日傷公義之心、主知拯虔者於試中、而留不義者於刑下、以待鞫日、

我遂轉念、於日下勞力之操作、使心失望、

我轉觀智慧、狂妄愚蒙、後乎王而至者、將何能為、僅循所曾為者而為之耳、

專心用智考察天下所為之事、則知此為苦任、乃上帝畀於世人、以之為務、我見日下所為之事、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、曲者不能直、缺者不能數、我心自謂、我獲大智、勝於先我在耶路撒冷者、我心多歷智識、我復專心以明智慧、而知狂妄愚蒙、乃覺亦屬捕風、

我心自謂、其來、我以逸樂試爾、可享福祉、斯亦虛空、我謂嬉笑為狂、逸樂何益、我心思維、酌酒以快我身、而心仍為智慧所導、又思持守愚拙、知天下人畢生所行、孰為美善、

耶和華歟、我與爾辯、爾乃公義、然我猶欲與爾論之、惡人之道、何故亨通、行詐之流、奚為安泰、爾栽植之、使之盤根、生長結實、其口則近爾、其心則遠爾、

起、使民自潔、諭之曰、自潔以備明日、蓋以色列之上帝耶和華云、以色列歟、爾中匿有當滅之物、非先除之、不能禦敵、

寧遇失子之熊、勿遇愚人適行其妄、

我觀日下、公庭有不公、義所有不義、我心自謂、義者惡者、上帝必鞫之、蓋諸事百工、各有其時、

雅各眾子聞之、自田歸、因示劍與雅各女偕寢、干咎於以色列族、為所不當為、不勝憂忿、

曰、我兄不可、毋玷辱我、在以色列中不可行此、毋為此愚妄之事、

蠢者復行其愚、如犬反食其所吐、

首焉者、宜知季世將有戲謔者出而戲謔、從己慾而行、謂降臨之許安在、自列祖寢時、萬物與初創無異、彼甘忘太古以上帝命而有諸天及地自水而出、以水而結、故當時之世、為水氾濫而沒、但今之天地、以是命而存以待火、留至鞫日、即惡人淪亡之日也、○愛友乎、勿忘斯事、在主一日猶千年、千年猶一日、主不延緩其所許、若有視為延緩者、乃寬忍爾曹、不欲一人沉淪、惟欲人皆改悔、

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、