Chapters 1, 2

Everything is temporary and  passing.
What's the use of all our toil?

Our life is over in a few days.
What's the use of all our toil?

The same fate awaits both wise person and fool.
Death is always just around the corner.

第 1、2 章

一切皆是短暫。 我們所有的辛勞有何用?

我們的生命瞬間消逝。
我們所有的辛勞有何用?

同一命運等待着智者和愚人。
死亡永遠也只是近在咫尺。  

Dear God, please help me understand the meaning of life.
 Help me understand that there is life in heaven after life on earth

親愛的神，請幫助我明白生命的意義。
請幫我明白在世的生命結束後，還有永生  

Chapter 3

There's a time and a season for everything:

A time for giving birth,
a time for dying.

A time for tears and mourning,
a time for laughter and dancing.

A time for embracing,
a time to refrain from embracing.

A time for keeping silent,
a time for speaking.

第 3 章

事事有時節﹕

生有時，
死有時。  

哭哀有時，
歡躍有時。  

擁抱有時，克制擁抱有時。

緘默有時，言談有時。

Dear Lord, please help me to do the right thing at the right time

親愛的主，請幫我在適當的時候做正確的事  

Chapters 4, 5

So many things we do are motivated by jealousy.

Two people working together can succeed.
One person alone is easily defeated.

It is better to be content with what you have,
than to be greedy for wealth.

第 4、5 章

嫉妒引發我們做許多事情。

兩人合作便會成功。
獨自一人很容易被擊敗。

滿足於你所擁有的，
勝過貪婪財富。  

Lord, please help me not to be greedy

主，請幫助我不要貪婪

Chapters 6, 7

Even if a person studies wisdom, what use is it?
Wise person and fool both must die.

Yet wisdom gives protection and strength.
And wisdom reminds us that all of us make mistakes.
Therefore we should be slow to condemn others.

第 6、7 章

就算一個人鑽研智慧，那有什麼用?
智者及愚人也必死。

但是智慧給予警戒及力量。
而智慧會提醒我們，我們所有人也會犯錯。
所以我們不應輕易譴責他人。

Lord, may the memory of my own mistakes
 make me slow to judge other people

主，願我犯錯的記憶使我不輕易批評他人

Chapters 8, 9

I see injustice in the world:
good people are treated badly; bad people are treated well.

I do know, however,
that good people are in the special care of God.

We must try to be happy as much as we can.
We must try to make the most of our lives.

Spend your life with the woman you love.
Whatever work you have to do, do it well.

第 8、9 章

我見到世上的不公平:
善人被錯待; 而壞人卻被善待。

然而我知道，
善人是得到神特別的眷顧。

我們要嘗試盡享其樂。 
我們要嘗試盡享人生。

與你最愛的女人共渡人生。
無論你做什麼工作，盡力做好。

Lord, please help me to be optimistic and cheerful

主，請幫助我做一個樂觀和快樂的人

Chapters 10, 11

Foolish people are lazy,  and careless in speech.
Wise people are diligent, and careful in speech.

Young people, rejoice in your youth.
Young people, remember your Creator in the days of your youth.

Let everyone remember: our life is short.
Don't waste your life. Live life well.

Our days pass quickly
and old age is soon at the doorstep.

Old age: when to go uphill is difficult
and even walking is not easy.

In all we do, let us love and honor the Lord our God.
At the end of our lives on earth, it is to God we will have to give an account of the way we have lived.

第 10、11 章

愚人懶惰，而說話輕率。
智者勤力，而說話謹慎。

年青人，在你青春時當快樂。
年青人，在你少壯的日子記住你們的造物主。

讓每個人記着﹕我們的生命是短暫的。
不要浪費你的生命。 好好地過活。

我們的日子過得很快
而晚年不久便到門楣。

晚年﹕每當上山便很困難
甚至走路也不容易。

總而言之，讓我們愛和榮耀主我們的神。
我們在世的生命終結時，
我們要對神交代我們的生活方式。

Lord, make us know the shortness of our life
 so that we may have more wisdom in living our lives

主，讓我們知道我們的生命短促
以便我們更有智慧地生活