I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!

我专心用智慧寻求、查究天下所做的一切事，乃知神叫世人所经练的是极重的劳苦。

我用智慧专心探寻、考察天下所发生的一切事：上帝给世人何等沉重的担子，使他们在其中劳苦！

我用智慧专心探寻、考察天下所发生的一切事：神给世人何等沉重的担子，使他们在其中劳苦！

我专心用智慧去研究、探索天下各样的事，发现上帝给世人的是极重的苦工。

我曾用智慧专心寻求查究天下所发生的一切事；原来神给予世人的，是劳苦的担子，叫他们为此烦恼。

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。

我專心用智慧尋求、查究天下所做的一切事，乃知神叫世人所經練的是極重的勞苦。

我用智慧專心探尋、考察天下所發生的一切事：上帝給世人何等沉重的擔子，使他們在其中勞苦！

我用智慧專心探尋、考察天下所發生的一切事：神給世人何等沉重的擔子，使他們在其中勞苦！

我專心用智慧去研究、探索天下各樣的事，發現上帝給世人的是極重的苦工。

我曾用智慧專心尋求查究天下所發生的一切事；原來神給予世人的，是勞苦的擔子，叫他們為此煩惱。

我專心一志用智慧去尋求窺探天下所發生過的一切事，就知道上帝給世人所勞碌的是多麼喫力的勞苦。

我用心求問，以智慧探察在天下所做的一切，這些都是神加給世人極重的擔子，讓他們在其中操勞。

專心用智考察天下所為之事、則知此為苦任、乃上帝畀於世人、以之為務、

專心致志、窮察天下事、知上帝以斯任畀人、使竭其心思。

我專心致志、以智慧考察窮究日下所作之事、乃知此為苦任、天主所畀於人、欲人因以自勞、

I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!

And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled.

And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all[ things] that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

I’ve seen the heavy load God has put on human beings.

You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

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.

I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. I wanted to observe the hard work people do on earth. They don’t close their eyes and go to sleep day or night.I saw everything God has done. No one can understand what happens on earth. People might try very hard to figure it out. But they still can’t discover what it all means. Wise people might claim they know. But they can’t really understand it either.

So I tried to understand wisdom more completely. I wanted to study it and figure it out. I tried to find out everything I could about it. I tried to understand why it’s foolish to be evil. I wanted to see why choosing foolishness is so unwise.

I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Let your ears listen to wisdom. Apply your heart to understanding.Call out for the ability to be wise. Cry out for understanding.Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.

God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness to the person who pleases him. But to a sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth. Then the sinner must hand it over to the one who pleases God. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Those whose hearts understand what is right get knowledge. That’s because the ears of those who are wise listen for it.

The Lord has done great things. All who take delight in those things think deeply about them.

My son, give me your heart. May you be happy living the way you see me live.

As long as they live, their work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night their minds can’t rest. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

To start being wise you must first get wisdom. No matter what it costs, get understanding.

I understood all these things. I used my mind to study everything that’s done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others. But he ends up hurting himself.

Keep on doing these things. Give them your complete attention. Then everyone will see how you are coming along.

My son, be careful not to pay attention to anything added to them. Books will never stop being written. Too much studying makes people tired.

A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.