I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless— like chasing the wind.

我见日光之下所做的一切事，都是虚空，都是捕风。

我见日光之下所发生的一切事，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风。

我见日光之下所发生的一切事，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风。

我观察一切日光之下所做的事，看啊，都是虚空，好像捕风。

我看过日光之下所发生的一切事，不料，一切都是虚空，都是捕风。

我见过在日光之下所做的一切事，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风！

我見日光之下所做的一切事，都是虛空，都是捕風。

我見日光之下所發生的一切事，看哪，全是虛空，全是捕風。

我見日光之下所發生的一切事，看哪，全是虛空，全是捕風。

我觀察一切日光之下所做的事，看啊，都是虛空，好像捕風。

我看過日光之下所發生的一切事，不料，一切都是虛空，都是捕風。

我見過日光之下所發生過的一切事；啊，都是虛空！都是捕風！

我見過在日光之下所做的一切事，看哪，全是虛空，全是捕風！

我見日下所為之事、悉屬虛空、莫非捕風、

天下之事、我已灼見、無非捕風捉影。

我觀日下所作之事、皆屬於虛、皆如捕風、

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

I’ve seen what is done on this earth. All of it is meaningless. It’s like chasing the wind.

I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is futility and striving after wind.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

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

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile– like chasing the wind!

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless— like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” InterludeWe are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol— Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.