我轉眼去看智慧、狂妄和愚昧。那在王之後來的人，到底能做什麼呢？不過是先前所做過的而已。

我转念观看智慧、狂妄，和愚昧。在王以后而来的人还能做什么呢？也不过行早先所行的就是了。

我转而回顾智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以后来的人又如何呢？不过做先前所做的就是了。

我转而回顾智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以后来的人又如何呢？不过做先前所做的就是了。

于是，我转念思考什么是智慧、狂妄和愚昧。其实以后接替君王的人除了重演历史之外，还能做什么呢？

我转过来观察智慧、狂妄和愚昧。王的继承人还能作什么呢？只不过作先前作过的罢了。

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。

我轉念觀看智慧、狂妄，和愚昧。在王以後而來的人還能做甚麼呢？也不過行早先所行的就是了。

我轉而回顧智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以後來的人又如何呢？不過做先前所做的就是了。

我轉而回顧智慧、狂妄和愚昧。在王以後來的人又如何呢？不過做先前所做的就是了。

於是，我轉念思考什麼是智慧、狂妄和愚昧。其實以後接替君王的人除了重演歷史之外，還能做什麼呢？

我轉過來觀察智慧、狂妄和愚昧。王的繼承人還能作甚麼呢？只不過作先前作過的罷了。

我轉而觀看智慧、狂妄、和愚昧；啊，在王以後來的人還能作甚麼呢？也不過行早先行過的就是了。

我轉觀智慧、狂妄愚蒙、後乎王而至者、將何能為、僅循所曾為者而為之耳、

我為君足以致此、豈他人所能及哉、我察智愚。

我轉觀智慧、狂妄、癡頑、我既為王、後我而來者能行何事乎、不過行所已行者、

Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king’s successor do than what has already been done?

I decided to think about wisdom. I also thought about foolish pleasure. What more can a new king do? Can he do anything more than others have already done?

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness( for who can do this better than I, the king?).

Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the king’s successor be like? He will do what has already been done.

So I turned to consider wisdom, insanity, and foolishness; for what will the man do who will come after the king, except what has already been done?

Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; For what can the man do who succeeds the king?— Only what he has already done.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He will do what has already been done.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what[ can] the man[ do] that cometh after the king?[ even] that which hath been already done.

Next, I decided to consider wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. For what more can the king’s successor do than what the king has already done?

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

我用心去明白智慧，明白狂妄和愚昧，卻明白了這也是捕風。

我轉去用心了解、探察、尋求智慧和事理，為要明白邪惡是愚昧的、愚昧是狂妄的。

已有的事，將來還會有；做過的事，將來還會做；日光之下沒有任何新事。難道有什麼事人可以說「看哪，這是新的」？其實，它在我們之前的世代早就有了。