KJV

1  Remember²¹⁴² now ⁸⁵³ thy Creator¹²⁵⁴ in the days³¹¹⁷ of thy youth,⁹⁷⁹ while^{5704 834} the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ days³¹¹⁷ come⁹³⁵ not,³⁸⁰⁸ nor the years⁸¹⁴¹ draw nigh,⁵⁰⁶⁰ when⁸³⁴ thou shalt say,⁵⁵⁹ I have no³⁶⁹ pleasure²⁶⁵⁶ in them;

2  While^{5704 834} the sun,⁸¹²¹ or the light,²¹⁶ or the moon,³³⁹⁴ or the stars,³⁵⁵⁶ be not³⁸⁰⁸ darkened,²⁸²¹ nor the clouds⁵⁶⁴⁵ return⁷⁷²⁵ after³¹⁰ the rain:¹⁶⁵³

3  In the day³¹¹⁷ when the keepers⁸¹⁰⁴ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ shall tremble,^{7945 2111} and the strong²⁴²⁸ men³⁷⁶ shall bow themselves,⁵⁷⁹¹ and the grinders²⁹¹² cease⁹⁸⁸ because³⁵⁸⁸ they are few,⁴⁵⁹¹ and those that look⁷²⁰⁰ out of the windows⁶⁹⁹ be darkened,²⁸²¹

4  And the doors¹⁸¹⁷ shall be shut⁵⁴⁶² in the streets,⁷⁷⁸⁴ when the sound⁶⁹⁶³ of the grinding²⁹¹³ is low,⁸²¹³ and he shall rise up⁶⁹⁶⁵ at the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of the bird,⁶⁸³³ and all³⁶⁰⁵ the daughters¹³²³ of music⁷⁸⁹² shall be brought low;⁷⁸¹⁷

5  Also¹⁵⁷¹ when they shall be afraid³³⁷² of that which is high,^{4480 1364} and fears²⁸⁴⁹ shall be in the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ and the almond tree⁸²⁴⁷ shall flourish,⁵⁰⁰⁶ and the grasshopper²²⁸⁴ shall be a burden,⁵⁴⁴⁵ and desire³⁵ shall fail:⁶⁵⁶⁵ because³⁵⁸⁸ man¹²⁰ goeth¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁴¹³ his long⁵⁷⁶⁹ home,¹⁰⁰⁴ and the mourners⁵⁵⁹⁴ go about⁵⁴³⁷ the streets:⁷⁷⁸⁴

6  Or⁵⁷⁰⁴ ever^{834 3808} the silver³⁷⁰¹ cord²²⁵⁶ be loosed,⁷³⁶⁸ or the golden²⁰⁹¹ bowl¹⁵⁴³ be broken,⁷⁵³³ or the pitcher³⁵³⁷ be broken⁷⁶⁶⁵ at⁵⁹²¹ the fountain,⁴⁰⁰² or the wheel¹⁵³⁴ broken⁷⁵³³ at⁴¹³ the cistern.⁹⁵³

7  Then shall the dust⁶⁰⁸³ return⁷⁷²⁵ to⁵⁹²¹ the earth⁷⁷⁶ as it was:^{7945 1961} and the spirit⁷³⁰⁷ shall return⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁴¹³ God⁴³⁰ who⁸³⁴ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ it.

8  Vanity¹⁸⁹² of vanities,¹⁸⁹² saith⁵⁵⁹ the preacher;⁶⁹⁵³ all³⁶⁰⁵ is vanity.¹⁸⁹²

9  And moreover,³¹⁴⁸ because the preacher⁶⁹⁵³ was^{7945 1961} wise,²⁴⁵⁰ he still⁵⁷⁵⁰ taught^{3925 853} the people⁵⁹⁷¹ knowledge;¹⁸⁴⁷ yea, he gave good heed,²³⁸ and sought out,²⁷¹³ and set in order⁸⁶²⁶ many⁷²³⁵ proverbs.⁴⁹¹²

10  The preacher⁶⁹⁵³ sought¹²⁴⁵ to find out⁴⁶⁷² acceptable²⁶⁵⁶ words:¹⁶⁹⁷ and that which was written³⁷⁸⁹ was upright,³⁴⁷⁶ even words¹⁶⁹⁷ of truth.⁵⁷¹

11  The words¹⁶⁹⁷ of the wise²⁴⁵⁰ are as goads,¹⁸⁶¹ and as nails⁴⁹³⁰ fastened⁵¹⁹³ by the masters¹¹⁶⁷ of assemblies,⁶²⁷ which are given⁵⁴¹⁴ from one shepherd.^{4480 7462 259}

12  And further,³¹⁴⁸ by these,^{4480 1992} my son,¹¹²¹ be admonished:²⁰⁹⁴ of making⁶²¹³ many⁷²³⁵ books⁵⁶¹² there is no³⁶⁹ end;⁷⁰⁹³ and much⁷²³⁵ study³⁸⁵⁴ is a weariness³⁰²⁴ of the flesh.¹³²⁰

13  Let us hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ the conclusion⁵⁴⁹⁰ of the whole³⁶⁰⁵ matter:¹⁶⁹⁷ Fear^{3372 853} God,⁴³⁰ and keep⁸¹⁰⁴ his commandments:⁴⁶⁸⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ this²⁰⁸⁸ is the whole³⁶⁰⁵ duty of man.¹²⁰

14  For³⁵⁸⁸ God⁴³⁰ shall bring^{935 853} every³⁶⁰⁵ work⁴⁶³⁹ into judgment,⁴⁹⁴¹ with⁵⁹²¹ every³⁶⁰⁵ secret thing,⁵⁹⁵⁶ whether⁵¹⁸ it be good,²⁸⁹⁶ or whether⁵¹⁸ it be evil.⁷⁴⁵¹

Sep

1 καὶ μνήσθητι τοῦ κτίσαντός σε ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἔλθωσιν ἡμέραι τῆς κακίας καὶ φθάσωσιν ἔτη ἐν οἷς ἐρεῖς οὐκ ἔστιν μοι ἐν αὐτοῖς θέλημα

2 ἕως οὗ μὴ σκοτισθῇ ὁ ἥλιος καὶ τὸ φῶς καὶ ἡ σελήνη καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν τὰ νέφη ὀπίσω τοῦ ὑετοῦ

3 ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐὰν σαλευθῶσιν φύλακες τῆς οἰκίας καὶ διαστραφῶσιν ἄνδρες τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ ἤργησαν αἱ ἀλήθουσαι ὅτι ὠλιγώθησαν καὶ σκοτάσουσιν αἱ βλέπουσαι ἐν ταῖς ὀπαῖς

4 καὶ κλείσουσιν θύρας ἐν ἀγορᾷ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ φωνῆς τῆς ἀληθούσης καὶ ἀναστήσεται εἰς φωνὴν τοῦ στρουθίου καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ θυγατέρες τοῦ ᾄσματος

5 καί γε ἀπὸ ὕψους ὄψονται καὶ θάμβοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ἀνθήσῃ τὸ ἀμύγδαλον καὶ παχυνθῇ ἡ ἀκρίς καὶ διασκεδασθῇ ἡ κάππαρις ὅτι ἐπορεύθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς οἶκον αἰῶνος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν ἐν ἀγορᾷ οἱ κοπτόμενοι

6 ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἀνατραπῇ σχοινίον τοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ συνθλιβῇ ἀνθέμιον τοῦ χρυσίου καὶ συντριβῇ ὑδρία ἐπὶ τὴν πηγήν καὶ συντροχάσῃ ὁ τροχὸς ἐπὶ τὸν λάκκον

7 καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ ὁ χοῦς ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὡς ἦν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς τὸν θεόν ὃς ἔδωκεν αὐτό

8 ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων εἶπεν ὁ Ἐκκλησιαστής τὰ πάντα ματαιότης

9 καὶ περισσὸν ὅτι ἐγένετο Ἐκκλησιαστὴς σοφός ἔτι ἐδίδαξεν γνῶσιν σὺν τὸν λαόν καὶ οὖς ἐξιχνιάσεται κόσμιον παραβολῶν

10 πολλὰ ἐζήτησεν Ἐκκλησιαστὴς τοῦ εὑρεῖν λόγους θελήματος καὶ γεγραμμένον εὐθύτητος λόγους ἀληθείας

11 λόγοι σοφῶν ὡς τὰ βούκεντρα καὶ ὡς ἧλοι πεφυτευμένοι οἳ παρὰ τῶν συναγμάτων ἐδόθησαν ἐκ ποιμένος ἑνὸς καὶ περισσὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν

12 υἱέ μου φύλαξαι ποιῆσαι βιβλία πολλά οὐκ ἔστιν περασμός καὶ μελέτη πολλὴ κόπωσις σαρκός

13 τέλος λόγου τὸ πᾶν ἀκούεται τὸν θεὸν φοβοῦ καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ φύλασσε ὅτι τοῦτο πᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος

14 ὅτι σὺν πᾶν τὸ ποίημα ὁ θεὸς ἄξει ἐν κρίσει ἐν παντὶ παρεωραμένῳ ἐὰν ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἐὰν πονηρόν

Tan

‎1 ‏וּזְכֹר֙ אֶת־בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔יךָ בִּימֵ֖י בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ יְמֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔ה וְהִגִּ֣יעוּ שָׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמַ֔ר אֵֽין־לִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם חֵֽפֶץ׃

‎2 ‏עַ֠ד אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־תֶחְשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וְהָא֔וֹר וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ וְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑ים וְשָׁ֥בוּ הֶעָבִ֖ים אַחַ֥ר הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃

‎3 ‏בַּיּ֗וֹם שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וּבָטְל֤וּ הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙ כִּ֣י מִעֵ֔טוּ וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ הָרֹא֖וֹת בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃

‎4 ‏וְסֻגְּר֤וּ דְלָתַ֙יִם֙ בַּשּׁ֔וּק בִּשְׁפַ֖ל ק֣וֹל הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה וְיָקוּם֙ לְק֣וֹל הַצִּפּ֔וֹר וְיִשַּׁ֖חוּ כָּל־בְּנ֥וֹת הַשִּֽׁיר׃

‎5 ‏גַּ֣ם מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ יִרָ֙אוּ֙ וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְיָנֵ֤אץ הַשָּׁקֵד֙ וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל הֶֽחָגָ֔ב וְתָפֵ֖ר הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ הָאָדָם֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית עוֹלָמ֔וֹ וְסָבְב֥וּ בַשּׁ֖וּק הַסֹּפְדִֽים׃

‎6 ‏עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ירחק יֵרָתֵק֙ חֶ֣בֶל הַכֶּ֔סֶף וְתָרֻ֖ץ גֻּלַּ֣ת הַזָּהָ֑ב וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר כַּד֙ עַל־הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ וְנָרֹ֥ץ הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל אֶל־הַבּֽוֹר׃

‎7 ‏וְיָשֹׁ֧ב הֶעָפָ֛ר עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה וְהָר֣וּחַ תָּשׁ֔וּב אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְתָנָֽהּ׃

‎8 ‏הֲבֵ֧ל הֲבָלִ֛ים אָמַ֥ר הַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶת הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃

‎9 ‏וְיֹתֵ֕ר שֶׁהָיָ֥ה קֹהֶ֖לֶת חָכָ֑ם ע֗וֹד לִמַּד־דַּ֙עַת֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאִזֵּ֣ן וְחִקֵּ֔ר תִּקֵּ֖ן מְשָׁלִ֥ים הַרְבֵּֽה׃

‎10 ‏בִּקֵּ֣שׁ קֹהֶ֔לֶת לִמְצֹ֖א דִּבְרֵי־חֵ֑פֶץ וְכָת֥וּב יֹ֖שֶׁר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֱמֶֽת׃

‎11 ‏דִּבְרֵ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ כַּדָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת וּֽכְמַשְׂמְר֥וֹת נְטוּעִ֖ים בַּעֲלֵ֣י אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת נִתְּנ֖וּ מֵרֹעֶ֥ה אֶחָֽד׃

‎12 ‏וְיֹתֵ֥ר מֵהֵ֖מָּה בְּנִ֣י הִזָּהֵ֑ר עֲשׂ֨וֹת סְפָרִ֤ים הַרְבֵּה֙ אֵ֣ין קֵ֔ץ וְלַ֥הַג הַרְבֵּ֖ה יְגִעַ֥ת בָּשָֽׂר׃

‎13 ‏ס֥וֹף דָּבָ֖ר הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים יְרָא֙ וְאֶת־מִצְוֹתָ֣יו שְׁמ֔וֹר כִּי־זֶ֖ה כָּל־הָאָדָֽם׃

‎14 ‏כִּ֤י אֶת־כָּל־מַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים יָבִ֥א בְמִשְׁפָּ֖ט עַ֣ל כָּל־נֶעְלָ֑ם אִם־ט֖וֹב וְאִם־רָֽע׃

Vul

1 [Memento Creatoris tui in diebus juventutis tuæ,
antequam veniat tempus afflictionis,
et appropinquent anni de quibus dicas:
Non mihi placent;

2 antequam tenebrescat sol, et lumen, et luna, et stellæ,
et revertantur nubes post pluviam;

3 quando commovebuntur custodes domus,
et nutabunt viri fortissimi,
et otiosæ erunt molentes in minuto numero,
et tenebrescent videntes per foramina;

4 et claudent ostia in platea,
in humilitate vocis molentis,
et consurgent ad vocem volucris,
et obsurdescent omnes filiæ carminis:

5 excelsa quoque timebunt, et formidabunt in via.
Florebit amygdalus, impinguabitur locusta,
et dissipabitur capparis,
quoniam ibit homo in domum æternitatis suæ,
et circuibunt in platea plangentes.

6 Antequam rumpatur funiculus argenteus,
et recurrat vitta aurea,
et conteratur hydria super fontem,
et confringatur rota super cisternam,

7 et revertatur pulvis in terram suam unde erat,
et spiritus redeat ad Deum, qui dedit illum.

8 Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes,
et omnia vanitas.]

9 [Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes,
docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat;
et investigans composuit parabolas multas.

10 Quæsivit verba utilia,
et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos.

11 Verba sapientium sicut stimuli,
et quasi clavi in altum defixi,
quæ per magistrorum consilium data sunt a pastore uno.

12 His amplius, fili mi, ne requiras.
Faciendi plures libros nullus est finis;
frequensque meditatio, carnis afflictio est.

13 Finem loquendi pariter omnes audiamus.
Deum time, et mandata ejus observa:
hoc est enim omnis homo,

14 et cuncta quæ fiunt adducet Deus in judicium
pro omni errato, sive bonum, sive malum illud sit.]