Their lives don’t last any longer than a breath. Their days are like a shadow that quickly disappears.

人好像一口气；他的年日如同影儿快快过去。

人不过像一口气，他的年日如影消逝。

人不过像一口气，他的年日如影消逝。

因为人不过像一口气，他的年日不过像影子转眼消逝。

人不过像一口气，他的年日仿佛影子消逝。

人好像一口气，他的年日就像影子那样过去。

人好像一口氣；他的年日如同影兒快快過去。

人不過像一口氣，他的年日如影消逝。

人不過像一口氣，他的年日如影消逝。

因為人不過像一口氣，他的年日不過像影子轉眼消逝。

人不過像一口氣，他的年日仿佛影子消逝。

人好比一口氣；他的年日如同影兒直在過去。

人好像一口氣，他的年日就像影子那樣過去。

世人如氣息、其日如影迅逝兮、

斯世之人、如氣呼吸、人之生命、如影沉西兮、

世人有如虛幻、其年壽如影易逝、

人生如夢影。歲月同浮雲。浮雲瞬息逝。蹤跡不可尋。

They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow.

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

For they are like a breath of air; their days are like a passing shadow.

A human is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Man is like the breath; His days are like a passing shadow.

Man is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow.

Man is like to vanity: His days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Man is like to vanity: his days[ are] as a shadow that passeth away.

People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

The days of my life are like an evening shadow. I dry up like grass.

After all, we were born only yesterday. So we don’t know anything. Our days on this earth are like a shadow that disappears.

I fade away like an evening shadow. I’m like a locust that someone brushes off.

You have given me only a few days to live. My whole life doesn’t seem like anything to you. No one lasts any longer than a breath. This is true even for those who feel secure.People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.

“ Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning.”

Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.

Human beings have only a few days to live. Their lives are full of trouble.They grow like flowers, and then they dry up. They are like shadows that quickly disappear.“ God, do you even notice them? Will you let them appear in your court?

You correct and punish people for their sin. Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth. No one lasts any longer than a breath.

So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are made out of dust. They can be crushed more easily than a moth.

Remember how short my life is. You have created all people for such a useless purpose!

The life of human beings is like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field.When the wind blows on them, they are gone. No one can tell that they had ever been there.

I’ve seen what is done on this earth. All of it is meaningless. It’s like chasing the wind.

All of us must die. We are like water spilled on the ground. It can’t be put back into the jar. But that is not what God desires. Instead, he finds a way to bring back anyone who was driven away from him.

“ Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Nothing has any meaning.”

Surely ordinary people are only a breath. Important people are not what they seem to be. If they were weighed on a scale, they wouldn’t amount to anything. Together they are only a breath.

We are outsiders and strangers in your sight. So were all of our people who lived long ago. Our days on this earth are like a shadow. We don’t have any hope.