Ecclesiastes 1
1 The words of Koheleth, the son of David, the 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 a man of all his toil which he toil-eth 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; but the earth endureth for ever.
一代过去，一代又来， 地却永远长存。
5 The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and striving to reach his place he riseth again there.
日头出来，日头落下， 急归所出之地。
6 Going toward the south, and turning round toward the north, the wind moveth round about continually; and around its circles doth the wind return again.
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 never full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither will they continue to go.
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 weary themselves [constantly]; man can not utter them: the eye is never 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 the same which will be; and that which hath been done, is the same which will 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 If there be any thing whereof it is said, See, this is new: It hath already been in olden times 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 [Only] there is no recollection of former [generations]; and also of the later ones, that are to be—of these [likewise] there will be no recollection with those that will be still later.
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 was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
我传道者在耶路撒冷作过以色列的王。
13 And I directed my heart to inquire and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this is an evil employment which God hath given to the sons of man to busy themselves 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 saw all the deeds that are done under the sun: and, behold, all is vanity and a torture of the spirit.
我见日光之下所做的一切事，都是虚空，都是捕风。
15 What is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is defective 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 truly obtained greater and more wisdom than all those who have been before me over Jerusalem: yea, my heart had seen much 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 directed my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; [but] I have perceived that this also is a torture of the spirit.
我又专心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。
18 For where there is much wisdom there is much vexation: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth pain.
因为多有智慧，就多有愁烦； 加增知识的，就加增忧伤。
