Ecclesiastes

Chapter 1

1 THE words of Kohlat, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

3 What profit has a man of all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

4 One generation passes away and another generation comes; but the earth abides for ever.

5 The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens to the place where it rose that from thence it may rise again.

6 The wind blows toward the south, and turns about to the north; it whirls continually, and returns again according to its circuits.

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from whence the rivers flow, thither they return to flow again.

8 All things are wearisome: a man is not satisfied with utterance, his eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor his ear satisfied with hearing.

9 The thing that has been is that which shall be; and that which has been clone is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.

10 Whosoever speaks and says, Look, this is new, should know that it already has been in the ages which were before us.

11 There is no remembrance of former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of generations that are to come with those that will come after.

12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; to be engaged in it is a difficult task that God has given to the sons of men.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

15 The chaotic cannot be made orderly; and he who is lacking knowledge cannot be supplied with it.

16 I have communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great, and have gotten more wisdom than all they who were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and proverbs and understanding; but I have perceived that this also is vexation of spirit

18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

傳道書

第1章

1 在耶路撒冷作王、大衛的兒子傳道者的言語。

2 傳道者說:虛空的虛空,虛空的虛空,凡事都是虛空。

3 人一切的勞碌,就是他在日光之下的勞碌,有甚麼益處呢?

4 一代過去,一代又來,地卻永遠長存。

5 日頭出來,日頭落下,急歸所出之地。

6 風往南颳,又向北轉,不住地旋轉,而且返回轉行原道。

7 江河都往海裏流,海卻不滿;江河從何處流,仍歸還何處。

8 凡事滿有困乏[All things are full of labour];人不能說盡。眼看,看不飽;耳聽,聽不足。

9 已有的事後必再有;已成[done]的事後必再[done]。日光之下並無新事。

10 豈有甚麼[any]可以[may]指著說:『看哪[See],這是新的』?哪知,在我們以前的古時[of old time]早已有了。

11 已過的[things],無人記念;將來的[things],後來的人也不記念。

12 我傳道者在耶路撒冷作過以色列的王。

13 我專心用智慧尋求、查究天下所作的一切事,乃知神叫世人所經練的是極重的勞苦。

14 我見日光之下所作的一切事,誰知[behold]都是虛空,使心靈憂傷[vexation of spirit]

15 彎曲的,不能變直;缺少的,不能足數。

16 我心裏議論說:看哪[Lo]我成了尊貴人[I am come to great estate],我得了大智慧,勝過我以前在耶路撒冷的眾人,而且我心中多經歷智慧和知識的事。

17 我又專心察明智慧、狂妄,和愚昧,乃知這也使心靈憂傷[vexation of spirit]

18 因為多有智慧,就多有愁煩;加增知識的,就加增憂傷。

Ecclesiastes

Chapter 1

傳道書

第1章

1 THE words of Kohlat, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

1 在耶路撒冷作王、大衛的兒子傳道者的言語。

2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

2 傳道者說:虛空的虛空,虛空的虛空,凡事都是虛空。

3 What profit has a man of all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

3 人一切的勞碌,就是他在日光之下的勞碌,有甚麼益處呢?

4 One generation passes away and another generation comes; but the earth abides for ever.

4 一代過去,一代又來,地卻永遠長存。

5 The sun rises and the sun goes down and hastens to the place where it rose that from thence it may rise again.

5 日頭出來,日頭落下,急歸所出之地。

6 The wind blows toward the south, and turns about to the north; it whirls continually, and returns again according to its circuits.

6 風往南颳,又向北轉,不住地旋轉,而且返回轉行原道。

7 All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from whence the rivers flow, thither they return to flow again.

7 江河都往海裏流,海卻不滿;江河從何處流,仍歸還何處。

8 All things are wearisome: a man is not satisfied with utterance, his eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor his ear satisfied with hearing.

8 凡事滿有困乏[All things are full of labour];人不能說盡。眼看,看不飽;耳聽,聽不足。

9 The thing that has been is that which shall be; and that which has been clone is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.

9 已有的事後必再有;已成[done]的事後必再[done]。日光之下並無新事。

10 Whosoever speaks and says, Look, this is new, should know that it already has been in the ages which were before us.

10 豈有甚麼[any]可以[may]指著說:『看哪[See],這是新的』?哪知,在我們以前的古時[of old time]早已有了。

11 There is no remembrance of former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of generations that are to come with those that will come after.

11 已過的[things],無人記念;將來的[things],後來的人也不記念。

12 I the Preacher have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

12 我傳道者在耶路撒冷作過以色列的王。

13 And I gave my heart to seek to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; to be engaged in it is a difficult task that God has given to the sons of men.

13 我專心用智慧尋求、查究天下所作的一切事,乃知神叫世人所經練的是極重的勞苦。

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

14 我見日光之下所作的一切事,誰知[behold]都是虛空,使心靈憂傷[vexation of spirit]

15 The chaotic cannot be made orderly; and he who is lacking knowledge cannot be supplied with it.

15 彎曲的,不能變直;缺少的,不能足數。

16 I have communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great, and have gotten more wisdom than all they who were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

16 我心裏議論說:看哪[Lo]我成了尊貴人[I am come to great estate],我得了大智慧,勝過我以前在耶路撒冷的眾人,而且我心中多經歷智慧和知識的事。

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and proverbs and understanding; but I have perceived that this also is vexation of spirit

17 我又專心察明智慧、狂妄,和愚昧,乃知這也使心靈憂傷[vexation of spirit]

18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

18 因為多有智慧,就多有愁煩;加增知識的,就加增憂傷。