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King James Version

12:1	Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
12:2	While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
12:3	In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
12:4	And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
12:5	Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
12:6	Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
12:7	Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
12:8	Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
12:9	And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
12:10	The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
12:11	The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
12:12	And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
12:13	Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
12:14	For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

還有Basic English版

12:1	Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
12:2	While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, are not dark, and the clouds come not back after the rain;
12:3	In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;
12:4	When the doors are shut in the street, and the sound of the crushing is low, and the voice of the bird is soft, and the daughters of music will be made low;
12:5	And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;
12:6	Before ever the silver cord is cut, or the vessel of gold is broken, or the pot is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the water-hole;
12:7	And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
12:8	All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.
12:9	And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
12:10	The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
12:11	The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
12:12	And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.
12:13	This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
12:14	God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

光是這兩個版本
就覺得差很多
King James版本真的用字遣詞很優美

於是我又去查了中文版
果然...
囧掉了
感受不到那份詞彙的意義以及深度
可能在我心中
更適合翻為一篇散文式的詩篇吧

12:1	你趁著年幼、衰敗的日子尚未來到，就是你所說，我毫無喜樂的那些年日未曾臨近之先，當記念造你的主。
12:2	不要等到日頭、光明、月亮、星宿變為黑暗，雨後雲彩反回，
12:3	看守房屋的發顫，有力的屈身，推磨的稀少就止息，從窗戶往外看的都昏暗；
12:4	街門關閉，推磨的響聲微小，雀鳥一叫，人就起來，唱歌的女子也都衰微。
12:5	人怕高處，路上有驚慌，杏樹開花，蚱蜢成為重擔，人所願的也都廢掉；因為人歸他永遠的家，弔喪的在街上往來。
12:6	銀鍊折斷，金罐破裂，瓶子在泉旁損壞，水輪在井口破爛，
12:7	塵土仍歸於地，靈仍歸於賜靈的神。
12:8	傳道者說：「虛空的虛空，凡事都是虛空。」
12:9	再者，傳道者因有智慧，仍將知識教訓眾人；又默想，又考查，又陳說許多箴言。
12:10	傳道者專心尋求可喜悅的言語，是憑正直寫的誠實話。
12:11	智慧人的言語好像刺棍；會中之師的言語又像釘穩的釘子，都是一個牧者所賜的。
12:12	我兒，還有一層，你當受勸戒：著書多，沒有窮盡；讀書多，身體疲倦。
12:13	這些事都已聽見了，總意就是：敬畏神，謹守他的誡命，這是人所當盡的本分（或作：這是眾人的本分）。
12:14	因為人所做的事，連一切隱藏的事，無論是善是惡，神都必審問。

關於如何念Waste Land
我還在摸索
他的引用很多
fragments
很容易查著典故就顧此失彼了
抓不太到核心

這是他要的效果之一
太多的主題性
將你置於一個吵雜的環境裏
不知道如何因應

就好像一個複雜難解的習題
要演算很久
經過重重的步驟
才會找到答案
但這個答案卻又似是而非

是該注重於他的文藻效果
還是探究字裡行間暗示著什麼?

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