Ecclesiastes 1
1 THE WORDS OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
在耶路撒冷作王、大卫的儿子、传道者的言语。
2 Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
传道者说：虚空的虚空， 虚空的虚空，凡事都是虚空。
3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherein he laboureth under the sun?
人一切的劳碌， 就是他在日光之下的劳碌，有什么益处呢？
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; and the earth abideth for ever.
一代过去，一代又来， 地却永远长存。
5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.
日头出来，日头落下， 急归所出之地。
6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its circuit, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
风往南刮，又向北转， 不住地旋转，而且返回转行原道。
7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
江河都往海里流，海却不满； 江河从何处流，仍归还何处。
8 All things toil to weariness; man cannot utter it, the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
万事令人厌烦， 人不能说尽。 眼看，看不饱； 耳听，听不足。
9 That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
已有的事后必再有； 已行的事后必再行。 日光之下并无新事。
10 Is there a thing whereof it is said: 'See, this is new'? — it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.
岂有一件事人能指着说这是新的？ 哪知，在我们以前的世代早已有了。
11 There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.
已过的世代，无人记念； 将来的世代，后来的人也不记念。
12 I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
我传道者在耶路撒冷作过以色列的王。
13 And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
我专心用智慧寻求、查究天下所做的一切事，乃知 神叫世人所经练的是极重的劳苦。
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
我见日光之下所做的一切事，都是虚空，都是捕风。
15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
弯曲的，不能变直； 缺少的，不能足数。
16 I spoke with my own heart, saying: 'Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem'; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
我心里议论说：我得了大智慧，胜过我以前在耶路撒冷的众人，而且我心中多经历智慧和知识的事。
17 And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly — I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
我又专心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。
18 For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
因为多有智慧，就多有愁烦； 加增知识的，就加增忧伤。
