Ecclesiastes 6

1 There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

1 我看见日光之下有一件可悲的事，重重地压在人身上：

2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

2 上帝赐给人财富、产业和尊荣，叫他拥有所渴望的一切，却使他无法享用，倒让别人享用。这是虚空，是极大的悲哀。

3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

3 人若有一百个儿子，并且长寿，但心中却从未因福乐而满足，死后又不得安葬，我看这样的人还不如流产的胎儿。

4 For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

4 这胎儿在虚空中来，在黑暗中去，名字隐没在黑暗中，

5 The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

5 没有见过天日，一无所知，然而这胎儿比那人更享安息。

6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

6 就算那人活了千年，又活千年，却不能享受福乐，又如何呢？世人最终岂不都同归一处吗？

7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

7 人人为口腹劳碌，却永不满足。

8 What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

8 那么，智者比愚人有什么优势呢？贫穷人即使懂得如何处世，又有什么益处呢？

9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

9 满足于眼前所有的，胜过心中贪想的。这也是虚空，如同捕风。

10 Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.

10 一切存在的事物都已命名，人的本质也被识透；人无法与比他更强的较量。

11 For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?

11 其实话越多，越虚空，这对人又有什么益处？

12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?

12 人生短暂虚空，如影飞逝，有谁知道什么对人有益？谁能告诉人死后日光之下会发生什么事？