和 传4:1 我又转念，见日光之下所行的一切欺压：看哪，受欺压的流泪，且无人安慰；欺压他们的有势力，也无人安慰他们。
K 传4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
N 传4:1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed--and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors--and they have no comforter.
和 传4:2 因此，我赞叹那早已死的死人，胜过那还活着的活人。
K 传4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
N 传4:2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
和 传4:3 并且我以为那未曾生的，就是未见过日光之下恶事的，比这两等人更强。
K 传4:3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
N 传4:3 But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
和 传4:4 我又见人为一切的劳碌和各样灵巧的工作，就被邻舍嫉妒。这也是虚空，也是捕风。
K 传4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
N 传4:4 And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
和 传4:5 愚昧人抱着手，吃自己的肉。
K 传4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
N 传4:5 The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.
和 传4:6 满了一把，得享安静，强如满了两把，劳碌捕风。
K 传4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
N 传4:6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
和 传4:7 我又转念，见日光之下有一件虚空的事：
K 传4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
N 传4:7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
和 传4:8 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：“我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
K 传4:8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
N 传4:8 There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. "For whom am I toiling," he asked, "and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless--a miserable business!
和 传4:9 两个人总比一个人好，因为二人劳碌同得美好的果效。
K 传4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
N 传4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
和 传4:10 若是跌倒，这人可以扶起他的同伴；若是孤身跌倒，没有别人扶起他来，这人就有祸了！
K 传4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
N 传4:10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
和 传4:11 再者，二人同睡，就都暖和；一人独睡，怎能暖和呢？
K 传4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
N 传4:11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
和 传4:12 有人攻胜孤身一人，若有二人便能敌挡他；三股合成的绳子不容易折断。
K 传4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
N 传4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
和 传4:13 贫穷而有智慧的少年人，胜过年老不肯纳谏的愚昧王。
K 传4:13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
N 传4:13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
和 传4:14 这人是从监牢中出来作王；在他国中，生来原是贫穷的。
K 传4:14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
N 传4:14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
和 传4:15 我见日光之下一切行动的活人，都随从那第二位，就是起来代替老王的少年人。
K 传4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
N 传4:15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king's successor.
和 传4:16 他所治理的众人，就是他的百姓，多得无数。在他后来的人，尚且不喜悦他。这真是虚空，也是捕风。
K 传4:16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
N 传4:16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.