我用心去明白智慧，明白狂妄和愚昧，却明白了这也是捕风。

我又专心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知这也是捕风。

我专心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄与愚昧，方知这也是捕风。

我专心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄与愚昧，方知这也是捕风。

我又专心察明智慧和知识、狂妄和愚昧，却发现这也是捕风。

我又专心究察智慧和知识，狂妄和愚昧，才知道这也是捕风。

我又專心察明智慧、狂妄，和愚昧，乃知這也是捕風。

我專心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄與愚昧，方知這也是捕風。

我專心想要明白智慧，想要明白狂妄與愚昧，方知這也是捕風。

我又專心察明智慧和知識、狂妄和愚昧，卻發現這也是捕風。

我又專心究察智慧和知識，狂妄和愚昧，才知道這也是捕風。

我專心一志要明白智慧，要明白狂妄、和愚昧，就知道這也是捕風。

我用心去明白智慧，明白狂妄和愚昧，卻明白了這也是捕風。

我復專心以明智慧、而知狂妄愚蒙、乃覺亦屬捕風、

我專我心、窮察智愚、祇徒勞焉。

不如專心考辨、何為智慧、何為癡頑、何為愚蒙、乃知此亦如捕風、

Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is but a striving after wind.

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.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

So I decided to discern the benefit of wisdom and knowledge over foolish behavior and ideas; however, I concluded that even this endeavor is like trying to chase the wind!

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

我的心以智慧引领我的同时，我心里探察如何用酒使我的肉体畅快并保持愚昧状，直到我看清世人一生可数的日子里，在天下做什么才有益处。

却要凡事分辨，要持守美善，

我的眼目所追求的一切，我都不禁止；我的心所欢喜的一切，我都不拒绝；因为我的心在我一切的劳苦中欢喜——这就是我在一切劳苦中所得的份。但当我回顾我手所做的一切事，以及我劳苦所做的工，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风！在日光之下毫无益处。我转眼去看智慧、狂妄和愚昧。那在王之后来的人，到底能做什么呢？不过是先前所做过的而已。

我用心求问，以智慧探察在天下所做的一切，这些都是神加给世人极重的担子，让他们在其中操劳。我见过在日光之下所做的一切事，看哪，全是虚空，全是捕风！

我曾以智慧试验过这一切；我说：“我要有智慧”，智慧却离我遥远。那已有的事，既遥远又极其深奥，谁能发现呢？我转去用心了解、探察、寻求智慧和事理，为要明白邪恶是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。