11:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ שַׁלַּ֥ח לַחְמְךָ֖ עַל ־פְּנֵ֣י הַמָּ֑יִם כִּֽי ־בְרֹ֥ב הַיָּמִ֖ים תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ ׃
ἀπόστειλον τὸν ἄρτον σου ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ ὕδατος ὅτι ἐν πλήθει τῶν ἡμερῶν εὑρήσεις αὐτόν
Mitte panem tuum super transeuntes aquas , quia post tempora multa invenies illum .
ፈኑ ፡ ኅብስተከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ማይ ፡ እስመ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ትረክቦ ።
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
11:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ תֶּן ־חֵ֥לֶק לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְגַ֣ם לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה ־יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל ־הָאָֽרֶץ ׃
δὸς μερίδα τοῖς ἑπτὰ καί γε τοῖς ὀκτώ ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις τί ἔσται πονηρὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν
Da partem septem necnon et octo , quia ignoras quid futurum sit mali super terram .
ሀብ ፡ መክፈልተከ ፡ ለሰብዓቱ ፡ ወለሰመንቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢተአምር ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ እኩየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ።
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
11:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־יִמָּלְא֨וּ הֶעָבִ֥ים גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ עַל ־הָאָ֣רֶץ יָרִ֔יקוּ וְאִם ־יִפּ֥וֹל עֵ֛ץ בַּדָּר֖וֹם וְאִ֣ם בַּצָּפ֑וֹן מְק֛וֹם שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל הָעֵ֖ץ שָׁ֥ם יְהֽוּא ׃
ἐὰν πληρωθῶσιν τὰ νέφη ὑετοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐκχέουσιν καὶ ἐὰν πέσῃ ξύλον ἐν τῷ νότῳ καὶ ἐὰν ἐν τῷ βορρᾷ τόπῳ οὗ πεσεῖται τὸ ξύλον ἐκεῖ ἔσται
Si repletae fuerint nubes , imbrem super terram effundent . Si ceciderit lignum ad austrum aut ad aquilonem , in quocumque loco ceciderit , ibi erit .
እመ ፡ መልአ ፡ ደመና ፡ ይክዑ ፡ ዝናመ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ወድቀ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ደቡበ ፡ ወእመኒ ፡ ሰሜነ ፡ ወእደ ፡ ወድቀ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ህየ ፡ ይሄሉ ።
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
11:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר ׃
τηρῶν ἄνεμον οὐ σπερεῖ καὶ βλέπων ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις οὐ θερίσει
Qui observat ventum non seminat ; et qui considerat nubes numquam metet .
ዘየዓቅብ ፡ ነፋሰ ፡ ኢይዘርእ ፡ ወዘይኔጽር ፡ ደመናተ ፡ ኢየዓፅድ ።
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
11:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ מַה ־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַ כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶת ־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת ־הַכֹּֽל ׃
ἐν οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν γινώσκων τίς ἡ ὁδὸς τοῦ πνεύματος ὡς ὀστᾶ ἐν γαστρὶ τῆς κυοφορούσης οὕτως οὐ γνώσῃ τὰ ποιήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ὅσα ποιήσει σὺν τὰ πάντα
Quomodo ignoras quae sit via spiritus , et qua ratione compingantur ossa in ventre praegnantis , sic nescis opera Dei , qui fabricator est omnium .
እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘየአምር ፡ ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ከመ ፡ አዕፅምት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ከርሠ ፡ ጽንስት ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኢይትአመር ፡ ግበሩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ መጠነ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ኅቡረ ።
As you don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all.
11:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת ־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל ־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜עַ אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם ־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים ׃
ἐν πρωίᾳ σπεῖρον τὸ σπέρμα σου καὶ εἰς ἑσπέραν μὴ ἀφέτω ἡ χείρ σου ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις ποῖον στοιχήσει ἢ τοῦτο ἢ τοῦτο καὶ ἐὰν τὰ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀγαθά
Mane semina semen tuum , et vespere ne cesset manus tua : quia nescis quid magis oriatur , hoc aut illud ; et si utrumque simul , melius erit .
በነግህ ፡ ዝራእ ፡ ዘርአከ ፡ ወበምሴትኒ ፡ ኢትኅድግ ፡ እዴከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢተአምር ፡ አይ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ እምዝ ፡ ወእምዝ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ክልኤሆሙሰ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ሠናይ ።
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
11:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת ־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
καὶ γλυκὺ τὸ φῶς καὶ ἀγαθὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς τοῦ βλέπειν σὺν τὸν ἥλιον
Dulce lumen , et delectabile est oculis videre solem .
ጥዑም ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ወሠናይ ፡ ለአዕይንት ፡ ለርእየ ፡ ኅብረ ፡ ፀሐይ ።
Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
11:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י אִם ־שָׁנִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֛ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם בְּכֻלָּ֣ם יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְיִזְכֹּר֙ אֶת ־יְמֵ֣י הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ כִּֽי ־הַרְבֵּ֥ה יִהְי֖וּ כׇּל ־שֶׁבָּ֥א הָֽבֶל ׃
ὅτι καὶ ἐὰν ἔτη πολλὰ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς εὐφρανθήσεται καὶ μνησθήσεται τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ σκότους ὅτι πολλαὶ ἔσονται πᾶν τὸ ἐρχόμενον ματαιότης
Si annis multis vixerit homo , et in his omnibus laetatus fuerit , meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis , et dierum multorum , qui cum venerint , vanitatis arguentur praeterita .
እስመ ፡ እመኒ ፡ ዓመታተ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ሐይወ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወበኵሎን ፡ ይትፌሣሕ ፡ ወኢይዜከር ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ከመ ፡ ብዙኃተ ፡ ይከውና ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘይመጽእ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ተፈሣሕ ፡ ኦ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ በውርዙትከ ።
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
11:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ בִּימֵ֣י בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔יךָ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י לִבְּךָ֔ וּבְמַרְאֵ֖י עֵינֶ֑יךָ וְדָ֕ע כִּ֧י עַל ־כׇּל ־אֵ֛לֶּה יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט ׃
εὐφραίνου νεανίσκε ἐν νεότητί σου καὶ ἀγαθυνάτω σε ἡ καρδία σου ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου καὶ περιπάτει ἐν ὁδοῖς καρδίας σου καὶ ἐν ὁράσει ὀφθαλμῶν σου καὶ γνῶθι ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις ἄξει σε ὁ θεὸς ἐν κρίσει
Laetare ergo , juvenis , in adolescentia tua , et in bono sit cor tuum in diebus juventutis tuae : et ambula in viis cordis tui , et in intuitu oculorum tuorum , et scito quod pro omnibus his adducet te Deus in judicium .
ወትሠኒ ፡ ልብከ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ውርዙትከ ፡ ወሑር ፡ በፍኖተ ፡ ልብከ ፡ ዘበንጽሕ ፡ ወኢበርእየ ፡ ዓይንከወአእምር ፡ ከመ ፡ በእንተዝ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ያቀርበከ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለኵነኔ ።
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
11:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֙עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי ־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל ׃
καὶ ἀπόστησον θυμὸν ἀπὸ καρδίας σου καὶ παράγαγε πονηρίαν ἀπὸ σαρκός σου ὅτι ἡ νεότης καὶ ἡ ἄνοια ματαιότης
Aufer iram a corde tuo , et amove malitiam a carne tua : adolescentia enim et voluptas vana sunt .
ወአርኅቅ ፡ መዓተ ፡ እምልብከ ፡ ወአግኅሥ ፡ እከየ ፡ እምሥጋከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውርዙት ፡ ወጸሊመ ፡ ሥሥዕርት ፡ በኢያእምሮ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.