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Ecclesiastes 4

KJV

1  So I589 returned,7725 and considered7200 853 all3605 the oppressions6217 that834 are done6213 under8478 the sun:8121 and behold2009 the tears1832 of such as were oppressed,6217 and they had no369 comforter;5162 and on the side4480 3027 of their oppressors6231 there was power;3581 but they had no369 comforter.5162

2  Wherefore I589 praised7623 853 the dead4191 which are already7945 3528 dead4191 more than4480 the living2416 which834 1992 are yet5728 alive.2416

3  Yea, better2896 is he than both4480 8147 they, 853 which834 hath not3808 yet5728 been,1961 who834 hath not3808 seen7200 853 the evil7451 work4639 that834 is done6213 under8478 the sun.8121

4  Again, I589 considered7200 853 all3605 travail,5999 and every3605 right3788 work,4639 that3588 for this1931 a man376 is envied7068 of his neighbor.4480 7453 This2088 is also1571 vanity1892 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

5  The fool3684 foldeth his hands together,2263 853 3027 and eateth398 853 his own flesh.1320

6  Better2896 is a handful4480 4393 3709 with quietness,5183 than both the hands2651 full4480 4393 with travail5999 and vexation7469 of spirit.7307

7  Then I589 returned,7725 and I saw7200 vanity1892 under8478 the sun.8121

8  There is3426 one259 alone, and there is not369 a second;8145 yea,1571 he hath neither369 child1121 nor brother:251 yet is there no369 end7093 of all3605 his labor;5999 neither3808 is his eye5869 satisfied7646 with riches;6239 neither saith he, For whom4310 do I589 labor,6001 and bereave2637 853 my soul5315 of good?4480 2896 This2088 is also1571 vanity,1892 yea, it1931 is a sore7451 travail.6045

9  Two8147 are better2896 than4480 one;259 because834 they have3426 a good2896 reward7939 for their labor.5999

10  For3588 if518 they fall,5307 the one259 will lift up6965 853 his fellow:2270 but woe337 to him that is alone259 when he falleth;7945 5307 for he hath not369 another8145 to help him up.6965

11  Again,1571 if518 two8147 lie together,7901 then they have heat:2552 but how349 can one259 be warm3179 alone?

12  And if518 one259 prevail against8630 him, two8147 shall withstand5975 5048 him; and a threefold8027 cord2339 is not3808 quickly4120 broken.5423

13  Better2896 is a poor4542 and a wise2450 child3206 than an old2205 and foolish3684 king,4480 4428 who834 will3045 no3808 more5750 be admonished.2094

14  For3588 out of prison4480 1004 631 he cometh3318 to reign;4427 whereas3588 also1571 he that is born3205 in his kingdom4438 becometh poor.7326

15  I considered7200 853 all3605 the living2416 which walk1980 under8478 the sun,8121 with5973 the second8145 child3206 that834 shall stand up5975 in his stead.8478

16  There is no369 end7093 of all3605 the people,5971 even of all3605 that834 have been1961 before6440 them: they also1571 that come after314 shall not3808 rejoice8055 in him. Surely3588 this2088 also1571 is vanity1892 and vexation7475 of spirit.7307

Sep

1 καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ καὶ εἶδον σὺν πάσας τὰς συκοφαντίας τὰς γινομένας ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον καὶ ἰδοὺ δάκρυον τῶν συκοφαντουμένων καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν καὶ ἀπὸ χειρὸς συκοφαντούντων αὐτοὺς ἰσχύς καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν

2 καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν

3 καὶ ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ τοὺς δύο τούτους ὅστις οὔπω ἐγένετο ὃς οὐκ εἶδεν σὺν τὸ ποίημα τὸ πονηρὸν τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον

4 καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ σὺν πάντα τὸν μόχθον καὶ σὺν πᾶσαν ἀνδρείαν τοῦ ποιήματος ὅτι αὐτὸ ζῆλος ἀνδρὸς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑταίρου αὐτοῦ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος

5 ὁ ἄφρων περιέλαβεν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφαγεν τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ

6 ἀγαθὸν πλήρωμα δρακὸς ἀναπαύσεως ὑπὲρ πλήρωμα δύο δρακῶν μόχθου καὶ προαιρέσεως πνεύματος

7 καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ καὶ εἶδον ματαιότητα ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον

8 ἔστιν εἷς καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν δεύτερος καί γε υἱὸς καὶ ἀδελφὸς οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περασμὸς τῷ παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ καί γε ὀφθαλμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐμπίπλαται πλούτου καὶ τίνι ἐγὼ μοχθῶ καὶ στερίσκω τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ ἀγαθωσύνης καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ περισπασμὸς πονηρός ἐστιν

9 ἀγαθοὶ οἱ δύο ὑπὲρ τὸν ἕνα οἷς ἔστιν αὐτοῖς μισθὸς ἀγαθὸς ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτῶν

10 ὅτι ἐὰν πέσωσιν ὁ εἷς ἐγερεῖ τὸν μέτοχον αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐαὶ αὐτῷ τῷ ἑνί ὅταν πέσῃ καὶ μὴ ᾖ δεύτερος τοῦ ἐγεῖραι αὐτόν

11 καί γε ἐὰν κοιμηθῶσιν δύο καὶ θέρμη αὐτοῖς καὶ ὁ εἷς πῶς θερμανθῇ

12 καὶ ἐὰν ἐπικραταιωθῇ ὁ εἷς οἱ δύο στήσονται κατέναντι αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ σπαρτίον τὸ ἔντριτον οὐ ταχέως ἀπορραγήσεται

13 ἀγαθὸς παῖς πένης καὶ σοφὸς ὑπὲρ βασιλέα πρεσβύτερον καὶ ἄφρονα ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ προσέχειν ἔτι

14 ὅτι ἐξ οἴκου τῶν δεσμίων ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι ὅτι καί γε ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐγεννήθη πένης

15 εἶδον σὺν πάντας τοὺς ζῶντας τοὺς περιπατοῦντας ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον μετὰ τοῦ νεανίσκου τοῦ δευτέρου ὃς στήσεται ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ

16 οὐκ ἔστιν περασμὸς τῷ παντὶ λαῷ τοῖς πᾶσιν ὅσοι ἐγένοντο ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν καί γε οἱ ἔσχατοι οὐκ εὐφρανθήσονται ἐν αὐτῷ ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος

17 φύλαξον πόδα σου ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν πορεύῃ εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ ἀκούειν ὑπὲρ δόμα τῶν ἀφρόνων θυσία σου ὅτι οὔκ εἰσιν εἰδότες τοῦ ποιῆσαι κακόν

Tan

‎1 ‏וְשַׁ֣בְתִּֽי אֲנִ֗י וָאֶרְאֶה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עֲשֻׁקִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשִׂ֖ים תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ דִּמְעַ֣ת הָעֲשֻׁקִ֗ים וְאֵ֤ין לָהֶם֙ מְנַחֵ֔ם וּמִיַּ֤ד עֹֽשְׁקֵיהֶם֙ כֹּ֔חַ וְאֵ֥ין לָהֶ֖ם מְנַחֵֽם׃

‎2 ‏וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת־הַמֵּתִ֖ים שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר מֵ֑תוּ מִן־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה חַיִּ֖ים עֲדֶֽנָה׃

‎3 ‏וְטוֹב֙ מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־עֲדֶ֖ן לֹ֣א הָיָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־רָאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה הָרָ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

‎4 ‏וְרָאִ֨יתִֽי אֲנִ֜י אֶת־כָּל־עָמָ֗ל וְאֵת֙ כָּל־כִּשְׁר֣וֹן הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה כִּ֛י הִ֥יא קִנְאַת־אִ֖ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

‎5 ‏הַכְּסִיל֙ חֹבֵ֣ק אֶת־יָדָ֔יו וְאֹכֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃

‎6 ‏ט֕וֹב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

‎7 ‏וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי אֲנִ֛י וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

‎8 ‏יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָאָ֣ח אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ וְאֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ גַּם־עיניו עֵינ֖וֹ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּלְמִ֣י׀ אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־נַפְשִׁי֙ מִטּוֹבָ֔ה גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃

‎9 ‏טוֹבִ֥ים הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם מִן־הָאֶחָ֑ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר יֵשׁ־לָהֶ֛ם שָׂכָ֥ר ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָלָֽם׃

‎10 ‏כִּ֣י אִם־יִפֹּ֔לוּ הָאֶחָ֖ד יָקִ֣ים אֶת־חֲבֵר֑וֹ וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ הָֽאֶחָד֙ שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל וְאֵ֥ין שֵׁנִ֖י לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃

‎11 ‏גַּ֛ם אִם־יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ שְׁנַ֖יִם וְחַ֣ם לָהֶ֑ם וּלְאֶחָ֖ד אֵ֥יךְ יֵחָֽם׃

‎12 ‏וְאִֽם־יִתְקְפוֹ֙ הָאֶחָ֔ד הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם יַעַמְד֣וּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ וְהַחוּט֙ הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ לֹ֥א בִמְהֵרָ֖ה יִנָּתֵֽק׃

‎13 ‏ט֛וֹב יֶ֥לֶד מִסְכֵּ֖ן וְחָכָ֑ם מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ זָקֵן֙ וּכְסִ֔יל אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יָדַ֥ע לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר עֽוֹד׃

‎14 ‏כִּֽי־מִבֵּ֥ית הָסוּרִ֖ים יָצָ֣א לִמְלֹ֑ךְ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹ נוֹלַ֥ד רָֽשׁ׃

‎15 ‏רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עִ֚ם הַיֶּ֣לֶד הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

‎16 ‏אֵֽין־קֵ֣ץ לְכָל־הָעָ֗ם לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם גַּ֥ם הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖ים לֹ֣א יִשְׂמְחוּ־ב֑וֹ כִּֽי־גַם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וְרַעְי֥וֹן רֽוּחַ׃

‎17 ‏שְׁמֹ֣ר רגליך רַגְלְךָ֗ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָר֣וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם יוֹדְעִ֖ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָֽע׃

Vul

1 [Verti me ad alia, et vidi calumnias
quæ sub sole geruntur,
et lacrimas innocentium,
et neminem consolatorem,
nec posse resistere eorum violentiæ,
cunctorum auxilio destitutos,

2 et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes;

3 et feliciorem utroque judicavi
qui necdum natus est,
nec vidit mala quæ sub sole fiunt.

4 Rursum contemplatus sum omnes labores hominum,
et industrias animadverti patere invidiæ proximi;
et in hoc ergo vanitas et cura superflua est.

5 Stultus complicat manus suas,
et comedit carnes suas, dicens:

6 Melior est pugillus cum requie,
quam plena utraque manus cum labore et afflictione animi.

7 Considerans, reperi et aliam vanitatem sub sole.

8 Unus est, et secundum non habet,
non filium, non fratrem,
et tamen laborare non cessat,
nec satiantur oculi ejus divitiis;
nec recogitat, dicens:
Cui laboro, et fraudo animam meam bonis?
In hoc quoque vanitas est et afflictio pessima.]

9 [Melius est ergo duos esse simul quam unum;
habent enim emolumentum societatis suæ.

10 Si unus ceciderit, ab altero fulcietur.
Væ soli, quia cum ceciderit, non habet sublevantem se.

11 Et si dormierint duo, fovebuntur mutuo;
unus quomodo calefiet?

12 Et si quispiam prævaluerit contra unum,
duo resistunt ei;
funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur.

13 Melior est puer pauper et sapiens,
rege sene et stulto,
qui nescit prævidere in posterum.

14 Quod de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum;
et alius, natus in regno, inopia consumatur.

15 Vidi cunctos viventes qui ambulant sub sole
cum adolescente secundo, qui consurget pro eo.

16 Infinitus numerus est populi
omnium qui fuerunt ante eum,
et qui postea futuri sunt non lætabuntur in eo;
sed et hoc vanitas et afflictio spiritus.]

17 [Custodi pedem tuum ingrediens domum Dei,
et appropinqua ut audias.
Multo enim melior est obedientia quam stultorum victimæ,
qui nesciunt quid faciunt mali.]


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