1 Dis wat da Teacha tell. His faddah, David, da king inside Jerusalem.
2 Da Teacha tell,
3 “From all da stuff anybody do,
4 One generation come, an anodda generation go,
5 Da sun come up an da sun go down one side,
6 Da wind blow from one side,
7 All da streams go to da ocean.
8 All dis kine stuff dat happen ova an ova,
9 Wateva happen, goin happen one mo time.
10 Peopo tell,
11 Nobody rememba da peopo dat live long time befo time.
12 Da king ova da Israel peopo inside Jerusalem, dass me, da Teacha.
13 I make up my mind fo study, an fo try see if da stuff work dat da peopo dat know wat fo do erytime tell. I do dis cuz I like figga out eryting peopo do unda da sky. God give erybody one real hard job fo do, az why!
14 I wen see eryting da peopo do unda da sun. An you know wat?! Eryting hard fo undastan! Jalike erybody stay try catch da wind!
15 Get tings dat stay kapakahi,
16 I wen figga lidis, “Eh! From small kid time, I wen learn wat fo do erytime, mo den any odda king dat wen stay in charge inside Jerusalem befo me. I know plenny stuff, an I know plenny bout wat fo do erytime.”
17 Den, I make up my mind fo undastan wat “fo know wat fo do erytime” mean, wat “fo ack pupule” mean, an wat “fo ack stupid kine” mean. But wen I find out wat all dat stuff mean, jalike I stay try fo catch da wind too.
18 Cuz wen somebody know wat fo do erytime,