3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ לַכֹּ֖ל זְמָ֑ן וְעֵ֥ת לְכׇל ־חֵ֖פֶץ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם ׃ {ס}
τοῖς πᾶσιν χρόνος καὶ καιρὸς τῷ παντὶ πράγματι ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν
Omnia tempus habent , et suis spatiis transeunt universa sub caelo .
ቦ ፡ ለኩሉ ፡ ዘመን ፡ ወቦ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ምግባር ፡ እምታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ።
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֥ת לָלֶ֖דֶת וְעֵ֣ת לָמ֑וּת עֵ֣ת לָטַ֔עַת וְעֵ֖ת לַעֲק֥וֹר נָטֽוּעַ ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ τεκεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν καιρὸς τοῦ φυτεῦσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἐκτῖλαι πεφυτευμένον
Tempus nascendi , et tempus moriendi ; tempus plantandi , et tempus evellendi quod plantatum est .
ጊዜ ፡ ለጸኒስ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለወሊድ ።
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֤ת לַהֲרוֹג֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִרְפּ֔וֹא עֵ֥ת לִפְר֖וֹץ וְעֵ֥ת לִבְנֽוֹת ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἰάσασθαι καιρὸς τοῦ καθελεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι
Tempus occidendi , et tempus sanandi ; tempus destruendi , et tempus aedificandi .
ጊዜ ፡ ለሕይወት ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለመዊት ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለተኪል ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለመሊኅ ፡ ዘተከሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለአቊስሎ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለፈውሶ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለሐኒፅ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለነሢት ።
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֤ת לִבְכּוֹת֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂח֔וֹק עֵ֥ת סְפ֖וֹד וְעֵ֥ת רְקֽוֹד ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ κλαῦσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ γελάσαι καιρὸς τοῦ κόψασθαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ὀρχήσασθαι
Tempus flendi , et tempus ridendi ; tempus plangendi , et tempus saltandi .
ጊዜ ፡ ለብካይ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለሰሐቅ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ላህዎ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለዘፊን ።
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֚ת לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ אֲבָנִ֔ים וְעֵ֖ת כְּנ֣וֹס אֲבָנִ֑ים עֵ֣ת לַחֲב֔וֹק וְעֵ֖ת לִרְחֹ֥ק מֵחַבֵּֽק ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ βαλεῖν λίθους καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ συναγαγεῖν λίθους καιρὸς τοῦ περιλαβεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ μακρυνθῆναι ἀπὸ περιλήμψεως
Tempus spargendi lapides , et tempus colligendi , tempus amplexandi , et tempus longe fieri ab amplexibus .
ጊዜ ፡ ለወርዎ ፡ እብን ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለአስተጋብኦ ፡ እብን ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለተሐቅፎ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለተራኅቆ ፡ እምተሐቅፎ ።
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֤ת לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לְאַבֵּ֔ד עֵ֥ת לִשְׁמ֖וֹר וְעֵ֥ת לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ ζητῆσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἀπολέσαι καιρὸς τοῦ φυλάξαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἐκβαλεῖν
Tempus acquirendi , et tempus perdendi ; tempus custodiendi , et tempus abjiciendi .
ጊዜ ፡ ለኃሢሥ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለኀጒል ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለአቂብ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለአውፅኦ ።
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֤ת לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִתְפּ֔וֹר עֵ֥ת לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת וְעֵ֥ת לְדַבֵּֽר ׃
καιρὸς τοῦ ῥῆξαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ῥάψαι καιρὸς τοῦ σιγᾶν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ λαλεῖν
Tempus scindendi , et tempus consuendi ; tempus tacendi , et tempus loquendi .
ጊዜ ፡ ለሰጢጥ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለረፊእ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለአርምሞ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለተናግሮ ።
a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵ֤ת לֶֽאֱהֹב֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִשְׂנֹ֔א עֵ֥ת מִלְחָמָ֖ה וְעֵ֥ת שָׁלֽוֹם ׃ {ס}
καιρὸς τοῦ φιλῆσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ μισῆσαι καιρὸς πολέμου καὶ καιρὸς εἰρήνης
Tempus dilectionis , et tempus odii ; tempus belli , et tempus pacis .
ጊዜ ፡ ለአፍቅሮ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለጽልእ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለጸብእ ፡ ወጊዜ ፡ ለሰላም ።
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַה ־יִּתְרוֹן֙ הָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔ה בַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר ה֥וּא עָמֵֽל ׃
τίς περισσεία τοῦ ποιοῦντος ἐν οἷς αὐτὸς μοχθεῖ
Quid habet amplius homo de labore suo ?
ምንት ፡ ፍድፋዴሁ ፡ ለዘይገብር ፡ በዘውእቱ ፡ ይሠርኅ ።
What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת ־הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ ׃
εἶδον σὺν τὸν περισπασμόν ὃν ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τοῦ περισπᾶσθαι ἐν αὐτῷ
Vidi afflictionem quam dedit Deus filiis hominum , ut distendantur in ea .
ርኢኩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሥራኀ ፡ ዘወሀበ ፡ እግዚአብሄር ፡ ለውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ሥራኀ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሥርኁ ፡ ቦቱ ።
I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶת ־הַכֹּ֥ל עָשָׂ֖ה יָפֶ֣ה בְעִתּ֑וֹ גַּ֤ם אֶת ־הָעֹלָם֙ נָתַ֣ן בְּלִבָּ֔ם מִבְּלִ֞י אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא ־יִמְצָ֣א הָאָדָ֗ם אֶת ־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה אֲשֶׁר ־עָשָׂ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מֵרֹ֥אשׁ וְעַד ־סֽוֹף ׃
σὺν τὰ πάντα ἐποίησεν καλὰ ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καί γε σὺν τὸν αἰῶνα ἔδωκεν ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν ὅπως μὴ εὕρῃ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τὸ ποίημα ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεός ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς καὶ μέχρι τέλους
Cuncta fecit bona in tempore suo , et mundum tradidit disputationi eorum , ut non inveniat homo opus quod operatus est Deus ab initio usque ad finem .
ኵሉ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ በጊዜሁ ፡ ወኵሎ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ወሀቦ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይርከብ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ግብረ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምጥንቱ ፡ እስከ ፡ ተፍጻሜቱ ።
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ט֖וֹב בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם ־לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ט֖וֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו ׃
ἔγνων ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς εἰ μὴ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι καὶ τοῦ ποιεῖν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ζωῇ αὐτοῦ
Et cognovi quod non esset melius nisi laetari , et facere bene in vita sua ;
አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ዘተፈሥሐ ፡ ወገብረ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ በሕይወቱ ።
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְגַ֤ם כׇּל ־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכׇל ־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא ׃
καί γε πᾶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃς φάγεται καὶ πίεται καὶ ἴδῃ ἀγαθὸν ἐν παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ δόμα θεοῦ ἐστιν
omnis enim homo qui comedit et bibit , et videt bonum de labore suo , hoc donum Dei est .
ወኵሉ ፡ ዘበልዐ ፡ ወሰትየ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ፃማሁ ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ሀብተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ።
Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּ֠י כׇּל ־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָאֱלֹהִים֙ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְעוֹלָ֔ם עָלָיו֙ אֵ֣ין לְהוֹסִ֔יף וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ אֵ֣ין לִגְרֹ֑עַ וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים עָשָׂ֔ה שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו ׃
ἔγνων ὅτι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ θεός αὐτὰ ἔσται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐπ’ αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν προσθεῖναι καὶ ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀφελεῖν καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἐποίησεν ἵνα φοβηθῶσιν ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ
Didici quod omnia opera quae fecit Deus perseverent in perpetuum ; non possumus eis quidquam addere , nec auferre , quae fecit Deus ut timeatur .
አእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይሄሉ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ወእምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ኢይትከሃል ፡ ወስኮ ፡ ወእምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ኢይትከሃል ፡ ነቲግ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ገብረ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይፍርሁ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ።
I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַה ־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ כְּבָ֣ר ה֔וּא וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לִהְי֖וֹת כְּבָ֣ר הָיָ֑ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת ־נִרְדָּֽף ׃
τὸ γενόμενον ἤδη ἐστίν καὶ ὅσα τοῦ γίνεσθαι ἤδη γέγονεν καὶ ὁ θεὸς ζητήσει τὸν διωκόμενον
Quod factum est , ipsum permanet ; quae futura sunt jam fuerunt , et Deus instaurat quod abiit .
ወዘተገብረ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ እምዘተገብረ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ተገብረ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ የኀሥሦ ፡ ለዘይሰድዶ ።
That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago. God seeks again that which is passed away.
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְע֥וֹד רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מְק֤וֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ שָׁ֣מָּה הָרֶ֔שַׁע וּמְק֥וֹם הַצֶּ֖דֶק שָׁ֥מָּה הָרָֽשַׁע ׃
καὶ ἔτι εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον τόπον τῆς κρίσεως ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀσεβής καὶ τόπον τοῦ δικαίου ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀσεβής
Vidi sub sole in loco judicii impietatem , et in loco justitiae iniquitatem :
ወዓዲ ፡ ቦ ፡ ዘርኢኩ ፡ እምታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ በመካነ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ህየ ፡ ረሲዕ ፡ ወበመካነ ፡ ረሲዕ ፡ ህየ ፡ ጻድቅ ።
Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
3:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י אֶת ־הַצַּדִּיק֙ וְאֶת ־הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּי ־עֵ֣ת לְכׇל ־חֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥ל כׇּל ־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה שָֽׁם ׃
εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου σὺν τὸν δίκαιον καὶ σὺν τὸν ἀσεβῆ κρινεῖ ὁ θεός ὅτι καιρὸς τῷ παντὶ πράγματι καὶ ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ ποιήματι
et dixi in corde meo : Justum et impium judicabit Deus , et tempus omnis rei tunc erit .
ወበህየ ፡ አነ ፡ እቤ ፡ በልብየ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ጻድቀ ፡ ወረሲዐ ፡ ይኴንን ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ቦ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ምግባር ።
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
3:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י עַל ־דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת שְׁהֶם ־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָהֶֽם ׃
ἐκεῖ εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου περὶ λαλιᾶς υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὅτι διακρινεῖ αὐτοὺς ὁ θεός καὶ τοῦ δεῖξαι ὅτι αὐτοὶ κτήνη εἰσὶν καί γε αὐτοῖς
Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum , ut probaret eos Deus , et ostenderet similes esse bestiis .
ወበህየ ፡ እቤ ፡ አነ ፡ በልብየ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኴንኖሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወከመዝ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ እንስሳ ፡ እሙንቱ ።
I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
3:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּי֩ מִקְרֶ֨ה בְֽנֵי ־הָאָדָ֜ם וּמִקְרֶ֣ה הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּמִקְרֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לָהֶ֔ם כְּמ֥וֹת זֶה֙ כֵּ֣ן מ֣וֹת זֶ֔ה וְר֥וּחַ אֶחָ֖ד לַכֹּ֑ל וּמוֹתַ֨ר הָאָדָ֤ם מִן ־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ אָ֔יִן כִּ֥י הַכֹּ֖ל הָֽבֶל ׃
ὅτι συνάντημα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ συνάντημα τοῦ κτήνους συνάντημα ἓν αὐτοῖς ὡς ὁ θάνατος τούτου οὕτως ὁ θάνατος τούτου καὶ πνεῦμα ἓν τοῖς πᾶσιν καὶ τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρὰ τὸ κτῆνος οὐδέν ὅτι τὰ πάντα ματαιότης
Idcirco unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum , et aequa utriusque conditio . Sicut moritur homo , sic et illa moriuntur . Similiter spirant omnia , et nihil habet homo jumento amplius : cuncta subjacent vanitati ,
ወሎሙኒ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ለውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወድድቅ ፡ ለእንስሳ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሞት ፡ ዝ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሞቱ ፡ ለዝ ፡ ወአሐዱ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ ምንት ፡ ፍድፋዴሁ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ እም ፡ እንስሳ ፡ ወኢምንትኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ከንቱ ።
For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.
3:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵ֖ךְ אֶל ־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֑ד הַכֹּל֙ הָיָ֣ה מִן ־הֶֽעָפָ֔ר וְהַכֹּ֖ל שָׁ֥ב אֶל ־הֶעָפָֽר ׃
τὰ πάντα πορεύεται εἰς τόπον ἕνα τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο ἀπὸ τοῦ χοός καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐπιστρέφει εἰς τὸν χοῦν
et omnia pergunt ad unum locum . De terra facta sunt , et in terram pariter revertuntur .
ኵሉ ፡ የሐውር ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ መካን ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ኮነ ፡ እመሬት ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ይገብእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሬት ።
All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
3:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ ׃
καὶ τίς οἶδεν πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ εἰς ἄνω καὶ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν
Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum , et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum ?
መኑ ፡ የአምር ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ የዐርግ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ወመንፈሰ ፡ እንስሳ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይወርድ ፡ ታሕተ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ።
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
3:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טוֹב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי ־ה֖וּא חֶלְק֑וֹ כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ לִרְא֔וֹת בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו ׃
καὶ εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν εἰ μὴ ὃ εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ποιήμασιν αὐτοῦ ὅτι αὐτὸ μερὶς αὐτοῦ ὅτι τίς ἄξει αὐτὸν τοῦ ἰδεῖν ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν γένηται μετ’ αὐτόν
Et deprehendi nihil esse melius quam laetari hominem in opere suo , et hanc esse partem illius . Quis enim eum adducet ut post se futura cognoscat ?
ወርኢኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ዘተፈሥሐ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ በተግባሩ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መክፈልቱ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ያመጽኦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርአይ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ እምድኅሬሁ ።
Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?