傳道書 1
1 達味之子耶路撒冷的君王「訓道者」的語錄：
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 虛而又虛，訓道者說：虛而又虛，萬事皆虛。
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
3 人在太陽下辛勤勞作，為人究有何益﹖
What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
4 一代過去，一代又來，大地仍然常在。
One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
5 太陽升起，太陽落下，匆匆趕回原處，從新再升。
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
6 風吹向南，又轉向北，旋轉不息，循環周行。
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
7 江河流入大海，大海總不滿溢；江河仍向所往之處，川流不息。
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
8 萬事皆辛勞，無人能盡言：眼看，看不夠；耳聽，聽不飽。
All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 往昔所有的，將來會再有；昔日所行的，將來會再行；太陽之下決無新事。
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10 若有人指著某事說：「看，這是新事。」豈不知在我們以前早就有過。
Is there a thing whereof men say, See, this is new? it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
11 只是對往者，沒有人去追憶；同樣，對來者，也不會為後輩所記念。
There is no remembrance of the former [generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12 我訓道者，曾在耶路撒冷作過以色列的君王。
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 我曾專心用智慧考查研究過天下所發生的一切；－－這實在是天主賜與人類的一項艱辛的工作。
And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
14 我觀察了在太陽下所發生的一切：看，都是空虛，都是追風。
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15 彎曲的，不能使之正直，虧缺的，實在不可勝數。
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 我心裏自語說：「看，我獲得了又大又多的智慧，勝過了所有在我以前住在耶路撒冷的人，我的心獲得了許多智慧和學問。」
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17 我再專心研究智慧和學問，愚昧和狂妄，我纔發覺：連這項工作也是追風。
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
18 因為，智慧愈多，煩惱愈多；學問越廣，憂慮越深。
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
