人居尊位、而不通達、猶死亡之畜兮、

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人在尊贵中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜类一样。

人有财富，却无明智的心，无异于必死的兽类。

人享富贵而不聪明，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊荣中却没有悟性，就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人在尊貴中而不醒悟，就如死亡的畜類一樣。

人有財富，卻無明智的心，無異於必死的獸類。

人享富貴而不聰明，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人是不能久居於富貴的；他好似終被宰割的牲口一樣。

人在尊榮中卻沒有悟性，就像要滅亡的牲畜一樣。

人爵雖顯、智慧不具、其亡也無異禽獸兮。

人在榮華中、若不省悟、即與將死亡之畜類無異、

光陰容易度。彈指入昭穆。杳杳即長暮。光明誰復矚。

People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.

People who have riches but don’t understand are like the animals. They die.

Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals.

Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

Mankind in its splendor, yet without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.

A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.

Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.

Man[ that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts[ that] perish.

Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

人居尊位、不能久長、猶死亡之畜兮、

言及世人、我心自謂、上帝欲試之、使知其與獸無異、人所遇者、獸亦遇之、人與獸所遇惟一、此之死猶彼之死、同一氣之呼吸、人無所愈於獸、悉屬虛空、

爾實置之於險地、委之於沉淪兮、猝然荒寂、因威烈而滅沒兮、

遂以哈曼、懸於為末底改所備之木、王怒乃息、

其中幕索、非見奪乎、未得智慧、而隕亡焉、

以其財貨之富、子女之繁、及王擢而升之、超於諸伯王臣諸事、悉告之、且曰、后以斯帖設宴、予而外、不許人偕王赴之、明日設宴、我與王又見請、惟見猶大人末底改坐於御門、則此一切、不足為意、其妻細利斯與諸友謂之曰、當具木高五丈、明日求王、懸末底改於上、然後欣然與王赴宴、哈曼悅其言、使具木焉、