1Tī耶路撒冷做王，大衛ê kiáⁿ，傳道ê話。Tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng chòe-ông, Tāi-pi̍t ê kiáⁿ, Thoân-tō ê ōe.

2傳道ê講，空虛ê空虛；空虛ê空虛；凡事lóng是空虛。Thoân-tō--ê kóng, Khang-hu ê khang-hu; khang-hu ê khang-hu; hoān-sū lóng sī khang-hu.

3人一切ê tio̍h磨，就是伊tī日光ê下面所tio̍h磨ê有甚麼利益ah？Lâng it-chhè ê tio̍h-bôa, chiū-sī i tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ tio̍h-bôa-ê ū sím-mi̍h lī-ek ah?

4一代過去，koh一代來，總是地猶原tī-teh。Chi̍t-tāi kè-khì, koh chi̍t-tāi lâi, chóng-sī tōe iû-goân tī-teh.

5日出，日落，緊緊走倒tńg伊所出來ê所在。Ji̍t-chhut, ji̍t-lo̍h, kín-kín cháu tò-tńg i só͘ chhut-lâi ê só͘-chāi.

6風吹ǹg南，koh倒tńg ǹg北，轉旋無soah，也倒tńg tī伊轉旋ê環。Hong chhe ǹg lâm, koh tò-tńg ǹg pak, tńg-se̍h bô soah, iā tò-tńg tī i tńg-se̍h ê khoân.

7江河lóng流落海，總是海也無滿；江河流到toh落，就koh流到hia。Kang-hô lóng lâu-lo̍h hái, chóng-sī hái iā bô móa; kang-hô lâu kàu toh-lo̍h, chiū koh lâu kàu hia.

8萬事勞苦到極，人講bōe盡；目睭看，看bōe飽，耳孔聽，聽bōe tīⁿ。Bān-sū lô-khó͘ kàu-ke̍k, lâng kóng bōe chīn; ba̍k-chiu khòaⁿ, khòaⁿ bōe pá, hī-khang thiaⁿ, thiaⁿ bōe tīⁿ.

9所beh有ê，是前已經有，所beh做ê是前已經做；tī日光ê下面無有新ê事。Só͘ beh ū ê, sī chêng í-keng ū, só͘ beh chòe--ê sī chêng í-keng chòe; tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn bô ū sin ê sū.

10kiám有甚麼事，人thang kí伊講，你看chit-ê是新ê？Tī咱以前ê世代，早早已經有lah。Kiám ū sím-mi̍h sū, lâng thang kí i kóng, Lí khòaⁿ chit-ê sī sin ê? Tī lán í-chêng ê sè-tāi, chá-chá í-keng ū lah.

11已經過ê世代，無人記得；將來ê世代，後來ê人也bōe記得。Í-keng kè ê sè-tāi, bô lâng kì-tit; chiong-lâi ê sè-tāi, āu-lâi ê lâng iā bōe-kì-tit.

12我傳道ê，bat tī耶路撒冷做以色列王。Góa Thoân-tō--ê, bat tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng chòe Í-sek-lia̍t ông.

13我專心用智慧研究查考天下所做一切ê事，就知上帝所hō͘人tio̍h磨ê是苦痛ê tio̍h磨。Góa choan-sim ēng tì-hūi gián-kiù chhâ-khó thiⁿ-ē só͘ chòe it-chhè ê sū, chiū chai Siōng-tè só͘ hō͘ lâng tio̍h-bôa--ê sī khó͘-thàng ê tio̍h-bôa.

14我看見日光ê下面所做一切ê事；看ah，lóng是空虛，lóng是掠風。Góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ chòe it-chhè ê sū; khòaⁿ ah, lóng sī khang-hu, lóng sī lia̍h-hong.

15彎曲ê bōe能hō͘伊直，缺陷ê bōe能算得。Oan-khiau--ê bōe-ōe hō͘ i ti̍t, khoat-hām--ê bōe-ōe sǹg--tit.

16我ê心內想講，看ah，我得tio̍h大智慧，贏過我以前一切tī耶路撒冷ê人；koh我心歷過chōe-chōe智識kap知bat。Góa ê sim-lāi siūⁿ kóng, Khòaⁿ ah, góa tit-tio̍h tōa tì-hūi, iâⁿ-kè góa í-chêng it-chhè tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng ê lâng; koh góa sim le̍k-kè chōe-chōe tì-sek kap chai-bat.

17我專心致意ài知智慧，ài知顛狂kap愚戇，就知這也是掠風。Góa choan-sim tì-ì ài chai tì-hūi, ài chai tian-kông kap gû-gōng, chiū chai che iā-sī lia̍h-hong.

18因為chōe-chōe智慧就chōe-chōe煩惱，加添知bat就加添憂傷。In-ūi chōe-chōe tì-hūi chiū chōe-chōe hoân-ló, ke-thiⁿ chai-bat chiū ke-thiⁿ iu-siong.

1我心內講，來ah，我用歡喜試你，你thang享受安樂；看ah，這也是空虛。Góa sim-lāi kóng, Lâi ah, góa ēng hoaⁿ-hí chhì lí, lí thang hióng-siū an-lo̍k; khòaⁿ ah, che iā sī khang-hu.

2論好笑我就講，這是顛狂；論歡喜就講，這beh啥事？Lūn hó-chhiò góa chiū kóng, Che sī tian-kông; lūn hoaⁿ-hí chiū kóng, Che beh siáⁿ-sū?

3我ê心講究tio̍h怎樣用酒hō͘我ê肉體khòaⁿ活；總是我ê心猶原tio̍h hō͘智慧引chhōa，也tio̍h怎樣擒tiâu愚戇，thèng候我看明，世間人tī天下一生tio̍h行甚麼事是好。Góa ê sim káng-kiù tio̍h cháiⁿ-iūⁿ ēng chiú hō͘ góa ê jio̍k-thé khòaⁿ-oa̍h; chóng-sī góa ê sim iû-goân tio̍h hō͘ tì-hūi ín-chhōa, iā tio̍h cháiⁿ-iūⁿ khîⁿ-tiâu gû-gōng, thèng-hāu góa khòaⁿ-bêng, sè-kan lâng tī thiⁿ-ē it-seng tio̍h kiâⁿ sím-mi̍h sū sī hó.

4我為tio̍h家己興起大ê工程，為家己起厝，為家己栽葡萄園，Góa ūi-tio̍h ka-kī heng-khí tōa ê kang-tiâⁿ, ūi ka-kī khí chhù, ūi ka-kī chai phû-tô-hn̂g,

5為家己修造花園，果子園，tī hit內面栽種ta̍k號ê果子樹；ūi ka-kī siu-chō hoe-hn̂g, ké-chí-hn̂g, tī hí(hit） lāi-bīn chai-chèng ta̍k-hō ê ké-chí chhiū;

6為家己開水池，來灌ak培養發生樹ê樹林。ūi ka-kī khui chúi-tî, lâi koàn-ak pôe-iúⁿ hoat-siⁿ chhiū ê chhiū-nâ.

7我也買奴僕女婢，亦有出世tī我家內ê，亦有chōe-chōe牛群，羊群，贏過我以前tī耶路撒冷hiah-ê人所有ê。Góa iā bóe lô͘-po̍k lú-pī, ia̍h ū chhut-sì tī góa ke-lāi ê, ia̍h ū chōe-chōe gû-kûn, iûⁿ-kûn, iâⁿ-kè góa í-chêng tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng hiah ê lâng só͘ ū ê.

8我koh為家己積聚金銀，kap列王以及ta̍k省ê財寶；koh得tio̍h唱歌ê男女，kap世間人所歡喜ê物，chōe-chōe 宮妃。Góa koh ūi ka-kī chek-chū kim gûn, kap lia̍t-ông í-ki̍p ta̍k-séng ê châi-pó; koh tit-tio̍h chhiùⁿ-koa ê lâm-lú, kap sè-kan lâng só͘ hoaⁿ-hí ê mi̍h, chōe-chōe kiong-hui.

9Án-ni我就做大，贏過我以前lóng總tī耶路撒冷ê人，我ê智慧猶原kap我tī-teh。Án-ni góa chiū chòe tōa, iâⁿ-kè góa í-chêng lóng-chóng tī Iâ-lō͘-sat-léng ê lâng, góa ê tì-hūi iû-goân kap góa tī-teh.

10我ê目睭所ài-ê，我無阻擋伊；我ê心所歡喜ê，我無禁止伊；因為我ê心為tio̍h我所tio̍h磨ê來快樂；這就是我tùi一切所tio̍h磨來得tio̍h ê份額。Góa ê ba̍k-chiu só͘ ài--ê, góa bô chó͘-tòng i; góa ê sim só͘ hoaⁿ-hí--ê, góa bô kìm-chí i; in-ūi góa ê sim ūi-tio̍h góa só͘ tio̍h-bôa--ê lâi khoài-lo̍k; che chiū-sī góa tùi it-chhè só͘ tio̍h-bôa lâi tit-tio̍h ê hūn-gia̍h.

11我看我ê手所做一切ê工，以及我所tio̍h磨ê勞碌；看ah，這lóng是空虛，lóng是掠風，tī日光ê下面lóng無利益。Góa khòaⁿ góa ê chhiú só͘ chòe it-chhè ê kang, í-ki̍p góa só͘ tio̍h-bôa ê lô-lo̍k; khòaⁿ ah, che lóng sī khang-hu, lóng sī lia̍h-hong, tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn lóng bô lī-ek.

12我家己oa̍t-tńg來看智慧、顛狂，kap愚戇；tī君王後輩ê人，iáu會做甚麼ah？就是前所做ê nā-tiāⁿ。Góa ka-kī oa̍t-tńg lâi khòaⁿ tì-hūi, tian-kông, kap gû-gōng; tī kun-ông hō͘-pòe ê lâng, iáu ōe chòe sím-mi̍h ah? chiū-sī chêng só͘ chòe ê nā-tiāⁿ.

13我就看出智慧贏過愚戇，親像光明贏過烏暗。Góa chiū khòaⁿ-chhut tì-hūi iâⁿ-kè gû-gōng, chhin-chhiūⁿ kng-bêng iâⁿ-kè o͘-àm.

14智慧ê人ê目睭光明，愚戇ê人行tī烏暗；總是我知in ê結局lóng相同。Tì-hūi ê lâng ê ba̍k-chiu kng-bêng, gû-gōng ê lâng kiâⁿ tī o͘-àm; chóng-sī góa chai in ê kiat-kio̍k lóng saⁿ-tâng.

15我就心內講，戇人所tú-tio̍h，我也beh án-ni tú-tio̍h；我mih-sái比in khah智慧ah？我心內講，這也是空虛。Góa chiū sim-lāi kóng, Gōng-lâng só͘ tú-tio̍h, góa iā beh án-ni tú-tio̍h; góa mih-sái pí in khah tì-hūi ah? Góa sim-lāi kóng, Che iā sī khang-hu.

16智慧ê人kap戇ê人平平無得tio̍h人永遠ê記念，因為到將來ê日lóng hō͘人bōe記得。Hāi ah！智慧ê人死，kap愚戇ê人無各樣。Tì-hūi ê lâng kap gōng ê lâng pîⁿ-pîⁿ bô tit-tio̍h lâng éng-oán ê kì-liām, in-ūi kàu chiong-lâi ê ji̍t lóng hō͘ lâng bōe-kì-tit. Hāi ah! Tì-hūi ê lâng sí, kap gû-gōng ê lâng bô koh-iūⁿ.

17所以我怨身慼命，因為tī日光ê下面所做ê工lóng是hō͘我勞苦；因為這lóng是空虛，lóng是掠風。Só͘-í góa oàn-sin chhoeh-miā, in-ūi tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ chòe ê kang lóng sī hō͘ góa lô-khó͘; in-ūi che lóng sī khang-hu, lóng sī lia̍h-hong.

18我怨恨我一切ê勞碌，就是我tī日光ê下面所勞碌ê；因為beh留hō͘我以後ê人。Góa oàn-hūn góa it-chhè ê lô-lo̍k, chiū-sī góa tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ lô-lo̍k--ê; in-ūi beh lâu hō͘ góa í-āu ê lâng.

19Hit-ê人是智慧，á是愚戇，是誰會知；iáu-kú我tī日光ê下面，用智慧勞碌所做成ê，伊beh管轄伊；這也是空虛。Hit ê lâng sī tì-hūi, á-sī gû-gōng, chī-chūi ōe chai; iáu-kú góa tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn, ēng tì-hūi lô-lo̍k só͘ chòe-chiâⁿ ê, i beh koán-hat i; che iā sī khang-hu.

20因為án-ni我倒tńg想為tio̍h我tī日光ê下面所tio̍h磨ê勞碌，hō͘我ê心失望。In-ūi án-ni góa tò-tńg siūⁿ ūi-tio̍h góa tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ tio̍h-bôa ê lô-lo̍k, hō͘ góa ê sim sit-bāng.

21因為有人用智慧，用知bat，用本事來勞碌ê；總是beh留hō͘ bē-bat勞碌tī hit-ê工ê人做業；這也是空虛，也是大陷害。In-ūi ū lâng ēng tì-hūi, ēng chai-bat, ēng pún-sū lâi lô-lo̍k--ê; chóng-sī beh lâu hō͘ bē-bat lô-lo̍k tī hit ê kang ê lâng chòe-gia̍p; che iā-sī khang-hu, iā sī tōa hām-hāi.

22因為人tī日光ê下面所勞碌勞心ê，有得tio̍h甚麼ah？In-ūi lâng tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ lô-le̍k lô-sim-ê, ū tit-tio̍h sím-mi̍h ah?

23因為伊一生憂慮，伊ê勞碌成做苦痛，連暝時心也無安歇。這也是空虛。In-ūi i it-seng iu-lū, i ê lô-lo̍k chiâⁿ-chòe khó͘-thàng, liân mî--sî sim iā bô an-hioh. Che iā-sī khang-hu.

24人m̄值tio̍h來食來lim，koh hō͘心享福tī伊所tio̍h磨ê；我看chit-ê也是出tī上帝ê手。Lâng m̄-ta̍t-tio̍h lâi chia̍h lâi lim, koh hō͘ sim hióng-hok tī i só͘ tio̍h-bôa ê; góa khòaⁿ chit-ê iā sī chhut tī Siōng-tè ê chhiú.

25論到食á是享福，是誰能贏過我ah？Lūn-kàu chia̍h á-sī hióng-hok, chī-chūi ōe iâⁿ-kè góa ah?

26因為上帝所歡喜ê人，伊就hō͘伊有智慧，知bat快樂；獨獨有罪ê人伊hō͘伊勞苦，來收拾來積聚，thang歸tī上帝所歡喜ê人。這也是空虛，也是掠風。In-ūi Siōng-tè só͘ hoaⁿ-hí ê lâng, I chiū hō͘ i ū tì-hūi, chai-bat khoài-lo̍k; to̍k-to̍k ū chōe ê lâng I hō͘ i lô-khó͘, lâi siu-khioh lâi chek-chū, thang kui tī Siōng-tè só͘ hoaⁿ-hí ê lâng. Che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī lia̍h-hong.

1天下萬般lóng有伊ê期，萬項事lóng有伊ê時。Thiⁿ-ē bān-poaⁿ lóng ū i ê kî, bān-hāng-sū lóng ū i ê sî.

2有出世ê時，有死ê時；有栽種ê時，有拔出所栽種ê ê時；Ū chhut-sì ê sî, ū sí ê sî; ū chai-chèng ê sî, ū pu̍ih-chhut só͘ chai-chèng--ê ê sî;

3有thâi死ê時，有醫好ê時；有拆毀ê時，有起造ê時；ū thâi-sí ê sî, ū i-hó ê sî;ū thiah-húi ê sî, ū khí-chō ê sî;

4有啼哭ê時，有好笑ê時；有哀慘ê時，有跳舞ê時；ū thî-khàu ê sî, ū hó-chhiò ê sî; ū ai-chhám ê sî, ū thiàu-bú ê sî;

5有hiat石頭ê時，有拾石頭ê時；有thang抱ê時，有m̄-thang抱ê時；ū hiat chio̍h-thâu ê sî, ū khioh chio̍h-thâu ê sî; ū thang phō ê sî, ū m̄-thang phō ê sî;

6有chhē-tio̍h ê時，有失落ê時；有保守ê時，有放sak ê時；有拆裂ê時，有補縫(thīⁿ)ê時；ū chhē-tio̍h ê sî, ū sit-lo̍h ê sî; ū pó-siú ê sî, ū pàng-sak ê sî; ū thiah-li̍h ê sî, ū pó͘-thīⁿ ê sî;

7有靜靜ê時，有講話ê時；ū chēng-chēng ê sî, ū kóng-ōe ê sî;

8有疼惜ê時，有怨恨ê時；有交戰ê時，有和好ê時。ū thiàⁿ-sioh ê sî, ū oàn-hūn ê sî; ū kau-chiàn ê sî, ū hô-hó ê sî.

9做工ê人tī伊所勞碌ê有甚麼利益ah？Chòe-kang ê lâng tī i só͘ lô-lo̍k--ê ū sím-mi̍h lī-ek ah?

10我有看見上帝所hō͘世間人ê勞碌，hō͘ in tī hit中間來練習。Góa ū khòaⁿ-kìⁿ Siōng-tè só͘ hō͘ sè-kan lâng ê lô-lo̍k, hō͘ in tī hit tiong-kan lâi liān-si̍p.

11上帝造萬物，各照伊ê時成做美妙，koh將永遠ê觀念hē tī人ê心；總是上帝對頭到尾所做成ê，人bōe能測度伊。Siōng-tè chō bān-mi̍h, kok chiàu i ê sî chiâⁿ-chòe bí-biāu, koh chiong éng-oán ê koan-liām hē tī lâng ê sim; chóng-sī Siōng-tè tùi-thâu kàu-bé só͘ chòe-chiâⁿ ê, lâng bōe-ōe chhek-to̍k i.

12我知從中無一項khah好tī一生快樂，koh行好。Góa chai chiông-tiong bô chi̍t-hāng khah-hó tī it-seng khoài-lo̍k, koh kiâⁿ hó.

13Koh人人也食也lim tī伊一切所勞碌ê來享福，這也是上帝ê恩賜。Koh lâng-lâng iā chia̍h iā lim tī i it-chhè só͘ lô-lo̍k-ê lâi hióng-hok, che iā sī Siōng-tè ê un-sù.

14我知上帝一切所做ê，beh永遠tī-teh，bōe加添，bōe減少；上帝án-ni行，是hō͘人tī伊ê面前驚畏。Góa chai Siōng-tè it-chhè só͘ chòe--ê, beh éng-oán tī-teh, bōe ke-thiⁿ, bōe kiám-chió; Siōng-tè án-ni kiâⁿ, sī hō͘ lâng tī I ê bīn-chêng kiaⁿ-ùi.

15現今所有ê前已經有；將來beh有ê早已經有；過身ê事上帝koh chhē伊。Hiān-kim só͘ ū-ê chêng í-keng ū; chiong-lâi beh ū-ê chá í-keng ū; kè-sin ê sū Siōng-tè koh chhē i.

16我koh看見日光ê下面tī審判ê所在有奸惡，tī公義ê所在也有奸惡。Góa koh khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn tī sím-phòaⁿ ê só͘-chāi ū kan-ok, tī kong-gī ê só͘-chāi iā ū kan-ok.

17我心內講，上帝beh審判義人kap pháiⁿ人，因為tī-hia ta̍k項ê事，ta̍k項ê工，lóng有定tio̍h ê時。Góa sim-lāi kóng, Siōng-tè beh sím-phòaⁿ gī-lâng kap pháiⁿ-lâng, in-ūi tī-hia ta̍k-hāng ê sū, ta̍k-hāng ê kang, lóng ū tiāⁿ-tio̍h ê sî.

18我心內講，這是為tio̍h世間人ê緣故，上帝beh試驗in，hō͘ in知家己是禽獸。Góa sim-lāi kóng, Che sī ūi-tio̍h sè-kan lâng ê iân-kò͘, Siōng-tè beh chhì-giām in, hō͘ in chai ka-kī sī khîm-siù.

19因為世間人所tú-tio̍h-ê，禽獸也tú-tio̍h，所tú-tio̍h lóng是一樣；chit-ê án-ni死，hit-ê也是án-ni死，lóng同一樣喘氣；人bōe khah贏禽獸，因為lóng是空虛。In-ūi sè-kan lâng só͘ tú-tio̍h--ê, khîm-siù iā tú-tio̍h, só͘ tú-tio̍h lóng sī chi̍t-iūⁿ; chit-ê án-ni sí, hit-ê iā sī án-ni sí, lóng tâng chi̍t-iūⁿ chhoán-khùi; lâng bōe khah-iâⁿ khîm-siù, in-ūi lóng sī khang-hu.

20Lóng到一所在，lóng出tī土粉，也lóng歸tī土粉。Lóng kàu chi̍t só͘-chāi, lóng chhut tī thô͘-hún, iā lóng kui tī thô͘-hún.

21人ê魂上頂面，獸ê魂墮落地，是誰知是án-ni á m̄是？Lâng ê hûn chiūⁿ téng-bīn, siù ê hûn tūi-lo̍h tōe, chī-chūi chai sī án-ni á m̄-sī?

22所以我看見人無一項khah好tī伊所經營ê來歡喜；因為這是伊ê份額；伊身後ê事，是誰能hō͘伊koh來看見ah？Só͘-í góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ lâng bô chi̍t-hāng khah-hó tī i só͘ keng-êng--ê lâi hoaⁿ-hí; in-ūi che sī i ê hūn-gia̍h; i sin-āu ê sū, chī-chūi ōe hō͘ i koh lâi khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ah?