我又觀日下之事、見疾趨者未必先至、有力者未必得勝、智者未必得食、哲者未必得財、有識者未必蒙恩、凡眾所遇、或隨時會、或屬偶然、

我又转念：见日光之下，快跑的未必能赢；力战的未必得胜；智慧的未必得粮食；明哲的未必得资财；灵巧的未必得喜悦。所临到众人的是在乎当时的机会。

我转而回顾日光之下，快跑的未必能赢，强壮的未必战胜，智慧的未必得粮食，聪明的未必得财富，有学问的未必得人喜悦，全在乎各人遇上的时候和机会。

我转而回顾日光之下，快跑的未必能赢，强壮的未必战胜，智慧的未必得粮食，聪明的未必得财富，有学问的未必得人喜悦，全在乎各人遇上的时候和机会。

我又发现，日光之下，跑得快的未必能得奖，强大的未必能得胜，智者未必得温饱，聪明人未必有财富，博学者未必受爱戴，因为时机和境遇左右众人。

我又看见在日光之下，跑得快的未必得奖，勇士未必战胜，智慧的未必得粮食，精明的未必致富，博学的未必得人赏识，因为时机和际遇左右众人。

我转眼又看到日光之下：快跑的未必赛赢，勇士未必战胜，有智慧的未必得粮食，有悟性的未必得财富，明智者未必得恩惠；因为时机和机遇胜过一切。

我又轉念：見日光之下，快跑的未必能贏；力戰的未必得勝；智慧的未必得糧食；明哲的未必得資財；靈巧的未必得喜悅。所臨到眾人的是在乎當時的機會。

我轉而回顧日光之下，快跑的未必能贏，強壯的未必戰勝，智慧的未必得糧食，聰明的未必得財富，有學問的未必得人喜悅，全在乎各人遇上的時候和機會。

我轉而回顧日光之下，快跑的未必能贏，強壯的未必戰勝，智慧的未必得糧食，聰明的未必得財富，有學問的未必得人喜悅，全在乎各人遇上的時候和機會。

我又發現，日光之下，跑得快的未必能得獎，強大的未必能得勝，智者未必得溫飽，聰明人未必有財富，博學者未必受愛戴，因為時機和境遇左右眾人。

我又看見在日光之下，跑得快的未必得獎，勇士未必戰勝，智慧的未必得糧食，精明的未必致富，博學的未必得人賞識，因為時機和際遇左右眾人。

我又看：在日光之下、賽跑未必給輕快的先跑到，戰爭未必給勇士得勝利，糧食也未必給智慧人得着，財富未必給明達人賺得到，恩寵也未必給有知識的人博得着：他們所碰到的就只是定時與機會。

我轉眼又看到日光之下：快跑的未必賽贏，勇士未必戰勝，有智慧的未必得糧食，有悟性的未必得財富，明智者未必得恩惠；因為時機和機遇勝過一切。

我轉觀日下、疾趨者未必先至、力戰者未必獲勝、智者未必得食、達者未必得財、有技能者未必蒙恩寵、凡事皆由時勢而成、

我又遍覽天下事、疾趨未必先至、勁旅未必獲捷、有智未必得餱糧、聰明未必得貨財、機巧未必沐恩寵、凡百之事、悉由偶然而至。

I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

Here’s something else I’ve seen on this earth. Races aren’t always won by those who run fast. Battles aren’t always won by those who are strong. Wise people don’t always have plenty of food. Clever people aren’t always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren’t always successful. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning, nor favor to the skillful; for time and chance overtake them all.

I returned and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race[ is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge– for time and chance may overcome them all.

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

主如是云、智者勿誇其智、勇者勿誇其勇、富者勿誇其富、

人之智慧聰明謀畧、在主前無足稱道、集馬以備戰之日、獲勝乃在乎主、

若非主命、誰能言有則有、所有禍福、豈非定命於至上主之口、

使卑者高升、使憂者得救以獲福、狡者敗其計、使其所謀使其所謀原文作使其手所作不得成、使巧者陷於己之狡計、使譎者之謀速敗、使之白晝遇暗、午間無異昏夜、徧捫不見、

疾趨者不得脫逃、強壯者不得施力、英武者英武者或作勇士不能自救、執弓者不能立、捷足者不能避難、乘馬者不能自救、當是時壯士中最有膽者、必裸而逃、此乃主所言、

我自思曰、善惡自有天主審鞫、惟凡事諸工、在天主前俱有定期、

曰、猶大人眾、耶路撒冷居民、約沙法王、爾其聽之、主告爾如是云、勿因此群眾畏葸恐懼、蓋與敵戰者非爾、乃天主也、

我知天主所作必永存、無所增亦無所減、天主如是行、使人敬畏之、

疾趨者不得脫逃、有勇者不能避難、在北方伯拉河濱、皆顛蹶傾仆、

君王兵多、未必得勝、勇士力大、難自解救、恃馬之救、乃是虛然、馬雖力大、不能解救人、

馬有大力、非主所悅、人能疾行、非主所喜、惟喜悅敬畏主者與盼望主恩之人、

智者凡事目明、愚者行於幽暗、然亦知智者愚者所遇、無以異也、我自思曰、我自思曰原文作我心中曰下同我之所遇、既無異於愚者所遇、何必智愈他人哉、我自思曰、此亦屬於虛、

我觀世人勞碌經營、皆緣彼此相妒、此亦屬於虛、皆如捕風、

亞希多弗見不用其計、則備驢返故邑、至己家、留遺言、自縊而死、葬於父墓、○

押沙龍及以色列人曰、亞基人戶篩之計、較亞希多弗之計尤善、蓋主使亞希多弗之善計、廢而不用、以降禍於押沙龍、

我復見日下多有冤屈、受屈者流淚、慰之者無人、虐之者勢大、慰之者無人、

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、

爾曹勿復言驕、或作勿復矜誇狂妄勿出爾口、蓋主為睿智之天主、人之所為、皆主權衡、勇士之弓見折、弱者弱者原文作躓者得力以健、如腰束帶、素飽者反傭以得食、昔饑者不復饑、昔不孕者今產七子、育眾子者今反悲哀、主使人死、亦使人生、使之墮示阿勒、示阿勒見創世記三十七章三十五節小註亦使之復上、主使人窮乏、使人富有、使人卑微、使人崇貴、舉貧窮者於塵埃、升匱乏者於糞壤、使坐於君長間、使得顯位、蓋大地之基屬主、以世界立於其上、敬主虔誠人、主護其步履、使惡人亡於幽暗、蓋恃己力不能獲勝、抗逆主者必膽怯、必膽怯或作必糜爛主自天以雷擊之、主必審鞫地之四極、以力賜所立之王、使所立之受膏君昂首、昂首原文作高其角○

惟隨己意行萬事之主、循其旨預定我儕因基督而得嗣業、

故以驕傲為飾項之妝、以強暴為蔽身之服、身體肥胖、目突高視、其所得者過於所欲、

當憶主爾之天主以能力賜爾、俾爾獲財、以踐所誓於爾祖之盟約、有如今日之事、

爾當觀天主之作為、天主使曲者、孰能直之、

是時爾必得見善人與惡人有別、有別原文作有何別下同事天主者與不事天主者有別、

天主賜人綏安、誰能擾亂、天主若掩面、誰能覲之、其待一國待一人皆如是、

世間萬民、視若虛無、天上萬軍、世上萬民、隨意而待、無能禦之、無能詰之曰、爾何為、

在彼有西魯雅三子、即約押、亞比篩、亞撒黑、亞撒黑足捷如曠野之鹿、亞撒黑追押尼珥、緊追其後、不偏於左、不偏於右、押尼珥回顧曰、爾乃亞撒黑乎、答曰、是也、押尼爾曰、爾或偏於左、或偏於右、可執少者一人、褫其戎服、亞撒黑仍追不離、押尼珥又謂亞撒黑曰、爾離我勿追、恐我擊爾於地、我若殺爾、我何面目見爾兄約押乎、亞撒黑不聽、仍追之不離、押尼珥以槍由後擊之、洞其腹、槍從其後出、或作押尼珥以槍之後刃刺其腹洞穿其背亞撒黑即仆而死、眾至亞撒黑仆而死之所、乃止、

如是、大衛以機絃射石、勝非利士人、擊而殺之、手不執刀、