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.

1我看見日光ê下面有一項災厄，重重teh人ê。Góa khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn ū chi̍t-hāng chai-ē, tāng-tāng teh lâng ê.

2就是有人得tio̍h上帝賞賜伊錢財、好額、尊貴，致到伊ê心所ài ê無欠一項；總是上帝無hō͘伊能食伊，反tńg hō͘外人來食伊；這也是空虛，也是大弊病。Chiū-sī ū lâng tit-tio̍h Siōng-tè siúⁿ-sù i chîⁿ-châi, hó-gia̍h, chun-kùi, tì-kàu i ê sim só͘ ài ê bô khiàm chi̍t-hāng; chóng-sī Siōng-tè bô hō͘ i ōe chia̍h--i, hoán-tńg hō͘ gōa-lâng lâi chia̍h--i; che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī tōa pē-pēng.

3人設使生一百ê kiáⁿ，koh食長歲壽，歷過chōe-chōe年，伊ê心無得tio̍h享福來滿足，koh無得tio̍h埋葬；照我講，hit-ê無夠期來墮落ê胎比伊khah好。Lâng siat-sú siⁿ chi̍t-pah ê kiáⁿ, koh chia̍h tn̂g hè-siū, le̍k-kè chōe-chōe nî, i ê sim bô tit-tio̍h hióng-hok lâi móa-chiok, koh bô tit-tio̍h bâi-chòng; chiàu góa kóng, hit ê bô kàu-kî lâi tūi-lo̍h ê thai pí i khah-hó.

4因為伊tī空虛來，tī烏暗去，伊ê名受烏暗蓋密。In-ūi i tī khang-hu lâi, tī o͘-àm khì, i ê miâ siū o͘-àm khàm-ba̍t.

5Koh伊無看見日頭，也lóng無知覺，chit-ê比hit-ê khah平安。Koh i bô khòaⁿ-kìⁿ ji̍t-thâu, iā lóng bô ti-kak, chit-ê pí hit-ê khah pêng-an.

6Hit人雖然活到一千年，koh一千年，總是無享福；眾人kiám m̄是lóng歸一所在去mah？Hit-lâng sui-jiân oa̍h kàu chi̍t-chheng nî, koh chi̍t-chheng nî, chóng-sī bô hióng-hok; chèng-lâng kiám m̄-sī lóng kui chi̍t só͘-chāi khì mah?

7人ê勞碌lóng是為tio̍h口腹，心也無知足。Lâng ê lô-lo̍k lóng sī ūi-tio̍h khó͘-hok, sim iā bô ti-chiok.

8智慧ê人比愚戇ê人有甚麼khah贏ah？sòng-hiong ê人tī眾人ê面前知所thang行ê，有甚麼khah贏ah？Tì-hūi ê lâng pí gû-gōng ê lâng ū sím-mi̍h khah-iâⁿ ah? sòng-hiong ê lâng tī chèng-lâng ê bīn-chêng chai só͘ thang kiâⁿ ê, ū sím-mi̍h khah-iâⁿ ah?

9目睭所看ê贏過心內ê泛泛想；這也是空虛，也是掠風。Ba̍k-chiu só͘ khòaⁿ-ê iâⁿ-kè sim-lāi ê hoàn-hoàn siūⁿ; che iā sī khang-hu, iā sī lia̍h-hong.

10前所有ê，已經久久號伊ê名，知伊是人，伊也bōe能kap hit-ê比伊khah有力ê來相爭。Chêng só͘ ū ê, í-keng kú-kú hō i ê miâ, chai i sī lâng, i iā bōe-ōe kap hit-ê pí i khah ū la̍t--ê lâi saⁿ-chiⁿ.

11已經有chōe-chōe事加添空虛，對tī人有甚麼利益ah？Í-keng ū chōe-chōe sū ke-thiⁿ khang-hu, tùi tī lâng ū sím-mi̍h lī-ek ah?

12人一生虛度光陰，親像影過去，是誰會知甚麼事做人生前ê利益ah？因為是誰會kā人講伊過世了後，tī日光ê下面beh有甚麼事ah？Lâng it-seng hu-tō͘ kong-im, chhin-chhiūⁿ iáⁿ kè--khì, chī-chūi ōe chai sím-mi̍h sū chòe lâng siⁿ-chêng ê lī-ek ah? in-ūi chī-chūi ōe kā lâng kóng i kè-sì liáu-āu, tī ji̍t-kng ê ē-bīn beh ū sím-mi̍h sū ah?