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?

1我koh oa̍t-tńg看，tī日光ê下面所行一切ê壓迫，看ah，受壓迫ê流目屎，koh無人安慰；壓迫in ê勢力，也無人安慰in。Góa koh oa̍t-tńg khòaⁿ, tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ kiâⁿ it-chhè ê ap-pek, khòaⁿ ah, siū ap-pek-ê lâu ba̍k-sái, koh bô lâng an-ùi; ap-pek in ê sè-le̍k, iā bô lâng an-ùi in.

2因為án-ni我o-ló hiah-ê已經死ê死人，贏過hiah-ê iáu活teh ê活人。In-ūi án-ni góa o-ló hiah-ê í-keng sí ê sí-lâng, iâⁿ-kè hiah-ê iáu oa̍h--teh ê oa̍h-lâng.

3Koh hit-ê iáu未出世ê，就是bē看見日光ê下面所做ê pháiⁿ-tāi-ê，我看伊，比chit兩等號iáu khah好。Koh hit ê iáu-bē chhut-sì ê, chiū-sī bē khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn só͘ chòe ê pháiⁿ-tāi--ê, góa khòaⁿ i, pí chit nn̄g téng-hō iáu khah-hó.

4我koh看見人為tio̍h一切ê tio̍h磨，kap ta̍k樣奇巧ê工，就hō͘厝邊怨妒；這也是空虛，也是掠風。Góa koh khòaⁿ-kìⁿ lâng ūi-tio̍h it-chhè ê tio̍h-bôa, kap ta̍k-iūⁿ kî-khiáu ê kang, chiū hō͘ chhù-piⁿ oàn-tò͘; che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī lia̍h-hong.

5愚戇ê人手phah叉，食家己ê肉。Gû-gōng ê lâng chhiú phah-chha, chia̍h ka-kī ê bah.

6一手滿滿也有平安，贏過兩手滿滿來勞碌掠風。Chi̍t chhiú móa-móa iā ū pêng-an, iâⁿ-kè nn̄g-chhiú móa-móa lâi lô-lo̍k lia̍h-hong.

7我koh oa̍t-tńg看tī日光ê下面有空虛ê事。Góa koh oa̍t-tńg khòaⁿ tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn ū khang-hu ê sū.

8有人孤單無兩個，無kiáⁿ也無兄弟，竟然勞碌無soah，伊ê目睭無看錢財做到-額。伊講，我勞碌刻苦家己，無享福，到底為是誰 ah？這也是空虛，也是極重ê勞苦。Ū lâng ko͘-toaⁿ bô nn̄g-ê, bô kiáⁿ iā bô hiaⁿ-tī, kéng-jiân lô-lo̍k bô-soah, i ê ba̍k-chiu bô khòaⁿ chîⁿ-châi chòe kàu-gia̍h. I kóng, Góa lô-lo̍k khek-khó͘ ka-kī, bô hióng-hok, tàu-tí ūi chī-chūi ah? Che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī ke̍k-tāng ê lô-khó͘.

9兩人總比一人khah好，因為in相kap tio̍h磨得tio̍h好ê效果。Nn̄g lâng chóng pí chi̍t-lâng khah-hó, in-ūi in saⁿ-kap tio̍h-bôa tit-tio̍h hó ê hāu-kó.

10若是跋倒，chit人thang扶伊ê同伴起來；若是單身來跋倒，無別人扶伊起來，chit人就有災厄。Nā-sī poa̍h-tó, chit-lâng thang hû i ê tâng-phōaⁿ khí-lâi; nā-sī toaⁿ-sin lâi poa̍h-tó, bô pa̍t-lâng hû i khí-lâi, chit-lâng chiū ū chai-ē.

11Koh，兩人相kap睏，就會燒lō；若家己一人，thái-thó會燒ah？Koh, nn̄g lâng saⁿ-kap khùn, chiū ōe sio-lō; nā ka-kī chi̍t-lâng, thái-thó ōe sio ah?

12單單一人就人會phah贏伊，若有兩人就會抵擋伊；三股ê索無快快斷。Toaⁿ-toaⁿ chi̍t-lâng chiū lâng ōe phah-iâⁿ i, nā ū nn̄g lâng chiū ōe tí-tng i; saⁿ-kó͘ ê soh bô khoài-khoài tn̄g.

13Sòng-hiong koh有智慧ê少年人，贏過年老m̄肯受諫諍戇ê王。Sòng-hiong koh ū tì-hūi ê siàu-liân lâng, iâⁿ-kè nî-lāu m̄-khéng siū kàn-chèng gōng ê ông.

14Chit-ê人是tùi監內出來做王；tī伊ê國內，出世是sòng-hiong人，Chit ê lâng sī tùi kaⁿ-lāi chhut-lâi chòe ông; tī i ê kok-lāi, chhut-sì sī sòng-hiong lâng,

15我看tī日光ê下面teh行ê活人，lóng thàn hit-ê少年人，就是第二個，續接伊ê位ê。Góa khòaⁿ tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn teh-kiâⁿ ê oa̍h-lâng, lóng thàn hit ê siàu-liân lâng, chiū-sī tē-jī-ê, sòa-chiap i ê ūi--ê.

16伊所管ê百姓chōe-chōe，bōe算得；後來ê人無為tio̍h伊來歡喜。這也是空虛，也是掠風。I só͘ koán ê peh-sìⁿ chōe-chōe, bōe-sǹg--tit; āu-lâi ê lâng bô ūi-tio̍h i lâi hoaⁿ-hí. Che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī lia̍h-hong.

1你到上帝ê厝，tio̍h謹慎你ê腳步；因為近前來聽，贏過戇人獻祭；因為in m̄知所行ê是pháiⁿ。Lí kàu Siōng-tè ê chhù, tio̍h kín-sīn lí ê kha-pō͘; in-ūi kūn-chêng lâi thiaⁿ, iâⁿ-kè gōng-lâng hiàn-chè; in-ūi in m̄-chai só͘-kiâⁿ-ê sī pháiⁿ.

2你tī上帝ê面前m̄-thang隨便講話，也m̄-thang心著急來講；因為上帝tī天裡，你tī地裡，所以你ê言語tio̍h少。Lí tī Siōng-tè ê bīn-chêng m̄-thang sûi-piān kóng-ōe, iā m̄-thang sim tio̍h-kip lâi kóng; in-ūi Siōng-tè tī thiⁿ--nih, lí tī tōe--ni̍h, só͘-í lí ê giân-gú tio̍h chió.

3因為tāi-chì chōe chiah有眠夢；言語chōe chiah有戇人ê聲。In-ūi tāi-chì chōe chiah ū bîn-bāng; giân-gú chōe chiah ū gōng-lâng ê siaⁿ.

4你對上帝下願，謝伊m̄-thang 延chhiân；因為伊無歡喜愚戇ê人；你所下ê願應該tio̍h謝。Lí tùi Siōng-tè hē-goān, siā i m̄-thang iân-chhiân; in-ūi I bô hoaⁿ-hí gû-gōng ê lâng; lí só͘ hē ê goān eng-kai tio̍h siā.

5你下願無謝，寧可無下。Lí hē-goān bô siā, lêng-khó͘ bô hē.

6M̄-thang hō͘你ê嘴致到肉體犯罪，也m̄-thang tī使者ê面前講是錯誤下願；啥事hō͘上帝因為你ê聲受氣，來敗壞你ê手所做ê ah？M̄-thang hō͘ lí ê chhùi tì-kàu jio̍k-thé hoān-chōe, iā m̄-thang tī sù-chiá ê bīn-chêng kóng sī chhò-gō͘ hē-goān; siáⁿ-sū hō͘ Siōng-tè in-ūi lí ê siaⁿ siū-khì, lâi pāi-hoāi lí ê chhiú só͘ chòe--ê ah?

7因為眠夢chōe-chōe，言語chōe-chōe，內中有空虛；獨獨tio̍h敬畏上帝。In-ūi bîn-bāng chōe-chōe, giân-gú chōe-chōe, lāi-tiong ū khang-hu; to̍k-to̍k tio̍h kèng-ùi Siōng-tè.

8你若tī省內看見sòng-hiong人受壓迫，á是用強權搶公義公平ê事，莫得因為án-ni來gông-ngia̍h；因為有一位khah高tī hit-ê坐高位ê teh鑑察；tī in ê頂面iáu有比in khah高ê。Lí nā tī séng-lāi khòaⁿ-kìⁿ sòng-hiong lâng siū ap-pek, á-sī ēng kiông-koân chhiúⁿ kong-gī kong-pêng ê sū, bo̍h-tit in-ūi án-ni lâi gông-ngia̍h; in-ūi ū chi̍t-ūi khah-koâiⁿ tī hit ê chē koâiⁿ-ūi-ê teh kàm-chhat; tī in ê téng-bīn iáu ū pí in khah koâiⁿ ê.

9Koh地裡ê利益歸tī眾人；就君王也受tio̍h田地ê供奉。Koh tōe--nih ê lī-ek kui tī chèng-lâng; chiū kun-ông iā siū-tio̍h chhân-tōe ê kiong-hōng.

10Ài ti̍h銀ê，無因為銀來知足；ài富有ê，無因為得利來知足；這也是空虛。Ài ti̍h gûn--ê, bô in-ūi gûn lâi ti-chiok; ài pù-ū--ê, bô in-ūi tek-lī lâi ti-chiok; che iā sī khang-hu.

11貨財加添，食伊ê人也加添，業主有得tio̍h甚麼利益ah？不過目睭看見nā-tiāⁿ。Hè-châi ke-thiⁿ, chia̍h i ê lâng iā ke-thiⁿ, gia̍p-chú ū tit-tio̍h sím-mi̍h lī-ek ah? put-kò ba̍k-chiu khòaⁿ-kìⁿ nā-tiāⁿ.

12勞碌ê人不管食chōe食少，真好睏；好額人ê豐盛hō͘伊bōe睏得。Lô-lo̍k ê lâng put-koán chia̍h-chōe chia̍h-chió, chin-hó khùn; hó-gia̍h lâng ê hong-sēng hō͘ i bōe khùn-tit.

13我看見日光ê下面，有一件大災厄，就是財主定定守伊ê錢，來害家己。Góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn, ū chi̍t kiāⁿ tōa chai-ē, chiū-sī châi-chú tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ siú i ê chîⁿ, lâi hāi ka-kī.

14因為tú-tio̍h不測ê事，chiah-ê錢財就無去；hit-ê人若生kiáⁿ，手內也無一項。In-ūi tú-tio̍h put-chhek ê sū, chiah ê chîⁿ-châi chiū bô--khì; hit ê lâng nā siⁿ kiáⁿ, chhiú-lāi iā bô chi̍t-hāng.

15伊怎樣tùi老母ê胎出來，也beh親像án-ni thǹg-theh去；伊所勞碌得tio̍h-ê，手內bōe能帶一毫去。I cháiⁿ-iūⁿ tùi lāu-bú ê thai chhut-lâi, iā beh chhin-chhiūⁿ án-ni thǹg-theh khì; i só͘ lô-lo̍k tit-tio̍h--ê, chhiú-lāi bōe-ōe tòa chi̍t-hô khì.

16伊來ê情形怎樣，伊去也是án-ni；這也是一項大災厄；不測為tio̍h風來勞碌有甚麼利益ah？I lâi ê chêng-hêng cháiⁿ-iūⁿ, i khì iā sī án-ni; che iā sī chi̍t-hāng tōa chai-ē; i ūi-tio̍h hong lâi lô-lo̍k ū sím-mi̍h lī-ek ah?

17Koh不測一世人tī烏暗中teh食，有chōe-chōe煩惱，koh有病痛kap受氣。Koh i chi̍t-sì-lâng tī o͘-àm-tiong teh chia̍h, ū chōe-chōe hoân-ló, koh ū pīⁿ-thiàⁿ kap siū-khì.

18看ah，我所看做好，做美妙ê，就是人tī上帝賞賜伊一生ê日子來lim食，享受日光ê下面勞碌所得tio̍h ê好，因為這是伊ê份額。Khòaⁿ ah, góa só͘ khòaⁿ-chòe hó, chòe bí-biāu--ê, chiū-sī lâng tī Siōng-tè siúⁿ-sù i it-seng ê ji̍t-chí lâi lim-chia̍h, hióng-siū ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn lô-lo̍k só͘ tit-tio̍h ê hó, in-ūi che sī i ê hūn-gia̍h.

19見若得tio̍h上帝hō͘伊有錢財好額，hō͘伊能享受，來取伊ê份額，tī伊ê tio̍h磨來快樂；這是上帝ê賞賜。Kìⁿ-nā tit-tio̍h Siōng-tè hō͘ i ū chîⁿ-châi hó-gia̍h, hō͘ i ōe hióng-siū, lâi chhú i ê hūn-gia̍h, tī i ê tio̍h-bôa lâi khoài-lo̍k; che sī Siōng-tè ê siúⁿ-sù.

20伊無大大想tio̍h一生ê年日；因為上帝照伊ê心所歡喜ê應答伊。I bô tōa-tōa siūⁿ-tio̍h it-seng ê nî-ji̍t; in-ūi Siōng-tè chiàu i ê sim só͘ hoaⁿ-hí--ê ìn-tap i.