Again I saw something on earth that didn’t mean anything.

我又转念，见日光之下有一件虚空的事：

我转而观看日光之下有一件虚空的事：

我转而观看日光之下有一件虚空的事：

我又看见日光之下一件虚空的事：

我又看到日光之下有一件虚空的事。

我转眼又看到在日光之下还有一件虚空的事：

我又轉念，見日光之下有一件虛空的事：

我轉而觀看日光之下有一件虛空的事：

我轉而觀看日光之下有一件虛空的事：

我又看見日光之下一件虛空的事：

我又看到日光之下有一件虛空的事。

我又看日光之下有一件虛空的事：

我轉眼又看到在日光之下還有一件虛空的事：

我轉觀日下之虛空、

我遍觀天下、有一事更屬虛幻。

我又見日下更有一虛浮之事、

Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

Again, I saw futility under the sun:

Then I looked again at futility under the sun.

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

Again, I saw futility under the sun:

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

So I again considered another futile thing on earth:

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

I looked and saw how much people were suffering on this earth. I saw the tears of those who are suffering. They don’t have anyone to comfort them. Power is on the side of those who treat them badly. Those who are suffering don’t have anyone to comfort them.

So he brought their days to an end like a puff of smoke. He ended their years with terror.

I commanded my servants the prophets what to say. I told them what I planned to do. But your people refused to obey me. So I had to punish them.“ Then they had a change of heart. They said,‘ The Lord who rules over all has punished us because of how we have lived. He was fair and right to do that. He has done to us just what he decided to do.’ ”