Ecclesiastes 5

1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

1 你进入上帝的殿时要小心谨慎，近前倾听胜过愚人献祭，因为他们不知道自己是在作恶。

2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

2 在上帝面前不要冒失开口，不可急于发言，因为祂在天上，你在地上。所以，你要少言寡语。

3 As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

3 事务繁杂，夜里多梦；多言多语，显出愚昧。

4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

4 你向上帝许愿，不可迟迟不还，因为祂不喜欢愚人。要还所许的愿。

5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

5 与其许了愿不还，倒不如不许。

6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

6 不要在言语上犯罪，也不要在祭司 面前说许错了愿。为什么用言语惹上帝发怒，以致祂摧毁你手中的工作呢？

7 For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

7 多梦多言都是虚空。你只要敬畏上帝！

8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

8 若你在某地看见穷人受欺压，公平正义被践踏，不要震惊，因为官上有官，在众官之上还有更高的官鉴察。

9 The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

9 况且，地的出产滋养万人，就是君王也需要从田地得到供应。

10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

10 贪爱钱财的，金银不能使他满足；贪图富裕的，再多的收益也不能叫他称心。这也是虚空！

11 When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

11 财富增加，消费的人也增加，这对财富的主人有什么益处呢？只是过眼云烟罢了！

12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

12 劳力的人不管吃多吃少，总是睡得香甜；富人的家财却害得他不能成眠。

13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

13 我看到日光之下有一件可悲的事：有人积攒财宝，反而害了自己。

14 or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

14 经营不善，财富尽失，什么也不能留给子孙。

15 As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

15 人怎样从母腹空空而来，也必照样空空而去；劳碌一生，什么也不能带走。

16 This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

16 这是极大的悲哀！人怎样来，也要怎样去，为风劳碌有什么益处呢？

17 Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

17 他一生活在黑暗中，饱受烦恼、病痛和愤怒的困扰。

18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

18 我认为人生最美最善的是，在上帝所赐的短暂岁月中尽情吃喝，享受自己在日光之下劳苦得来的成果。因为这是人当得的。

19 Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

19 上帝不单给人财富和产业，也叫他能吃能喝，享用自己所当得的，并在劳碌中得到快乐，这都是上帝的恩赐。

20 For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

20 他不用担忧自己寿命的长短，因为上帝使他心里充满喜乐。