人在日光之下劳碌累心，在他一切的劳碌人得着什么呢。
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
论到吃用，享福，谁能胜过我呢。
For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
神喜悦谁，就给谁智慧，知识，和喜乐。惟有罪人，神使他劳苦，叫他将所收聚的，所堆积的，归给神所喜悦的人。这也是虚空，也是捕风。
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
我是沙仑的玫瑰花（或作水仙花），是谷中的百合花。
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
我的良人在男子中，如同苹果树在树林中。我欢欢喜喜坐在他的荫下，尝他果子的滋味，觉得甘甜。
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
求你们给我葡萄乾增补我力，给我苹果畅快我心，因我思爱成病。
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
他的左手在我头下，他的右手将我抱住。
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
耶路撒冷的众女子阿，我指着羚羊或田野的母鹿，嘱咐你们，不要惊动，不要叫醒我所亲爱的，等他自己情愿（不要叫醒云云或作不要激动爱情等它自发）。
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
听阿，是我良人的声音。看哪，他蹿山越岭而来。
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
我良人对我说，我的佳偶，我的美人，起来，与我同去。
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.