6:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְרַבָּ֥ה הִ֖יא עַל ־הָאָדָֽם ׃
ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον καὶ πολλή ἐστιν ἐπὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον
Est et aliud malum quod vidi sub sole , et quidem frequens apud homines :
ቦ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ዘርኢኩ ፡ እምታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ወብዝኅት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ በላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ።
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
6:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן ־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹ֩שֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר ־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא ־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נׇכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכְלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וׇחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא ׃
ἀνήρ ᾧ δώσει αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δόξαν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὑστερῶν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν ἐπιθυμήσει καὶ οὐκ ἐξουσιάσει αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ φαγεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἀνὴρ ξένος φάγεται αὐτόν τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ ἀρρωστία πονηρά ἐστιν
vir cui dedit Deus divitias , et substantiam , et honorem , et nihil deest animae suae ex omnibus quae desiderat ; nec tribuit ei potestatem Deus ut comedat ex eo , sed homo extraneus vorabit illud : hoc vanitas et miseria magna est .
ብእሲ ፡ ዘወሀቦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ብዕለ ፡ ወጥሪተ ፡ ወክብረ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይከልኣ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ዘፈተወት ፡ ወኢያሥለጦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይባላዕ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ነግድ ፡ ይበልዖ ፡ ወዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወደዌ ፡ እኪት ።
a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
6:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי ־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא ־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן ־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם ־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא ־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל ׃
ἐὰν γεννήσῃ ἀνὴρ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἔτη πολλὰ ζήσεται καὶ πλῆθος ὅ τι ἔσονται ἡμέραι ἐτῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐμπλησθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγαθωσύνης καί γε ταφὴ οὐκ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ εἶπα ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν τὸ ἔκτρωμα
Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos , et vixerit multos annos , et plures dies aetatis habuerit , et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiae suae , sepulturaque careat : de hoc ergo pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus .
ወለእመ ፡ ወለደ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ምእተ ፡ ወብዙኀ ፡ ዓመታተ ፡ ኀይወ ፡ ወብዙኀ ፡ ኮነ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ዓመታቲሁ ፡ ወነፍሱሂ ፡ ኢትጸግብ ፡ እምሠናይት ፡ ወግንዘቱሂ ፡ ኢኮኖ ፡ እቤ ፡ አነ ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ዳሕፅ ።
If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he;
6:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה ׃
ὅτι ἐν ματαιότητι ἦλθεν καὶ ἐν σκότει πορεύεται καὶ ἐν σκότει ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καλυφθήσεται
Frustra enim venit , et pergit ad tenebras , et oblivione delebitur nomen ejus .
እስመ ፡ በከንቱ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ የሐውር ፡ ወበጽልመት ፡ ስሙ ፡ ይትከደን ።
for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
6:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּם ־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא ־רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה ׃
καί γε ἥλιον οὐκ εἶδεν καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω ἀνάπαυσις τούτῳ ὑπὲρ τοῦτον
Non vidit solem , neque cognovit distantiam boni et mali .
ወፀሐየኒ ፡ ኢርእየ ፡ ወኢያእመረ ፡ ዕረፍቱ ፡ ለዝ ፡ እምዝ ።
Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.
6:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאִלּ֣וּ חָיָ֗ה אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם וְטוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה הֲלֹ֛א אֶל ־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ ׃
καὶ εἰ ἔζησεν χιλίων ἐτῶν καθόδους καὶ ἀγαθωσύνην οὐκ εἶδεν μὴ οὐκ εἰς τόπον ἕνα τὰ πάντα πορεύεται
Etiam si duobus millibus annis vixerit , et non fuerit perfruitus bonis , nonne ad unum locum properant omnia ?
ወሶበ ፡ ሐይወ ፡ ዓሠርተ ፡ ምእተ ፡ ምሕዋረ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወሠናይተ ፡ ኢርእየ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መካን ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ የሐውር ።
Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?
6:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ כׇּל ־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם ־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא ׃
πᾶς μόχθος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰς στόμα αὐτοῦ καί γε ἡ ψυχὴ οὐ πληρωθήσεται
Omnis labor hominis in ore ejus ; sed anima ejus non implebitur .
ወኵሉ ፡ ሥራኁለሰብእ ፡ በአፉሁ ፡ ወነፍሱሰ ፡ ኢትመልእ ፡ ብዕለ ።
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
6:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֛י מַה ־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן ־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה ־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים ׃
ὅτι τίς περισσεία τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄφρονα διότι ὁ πένης οἶδεν πορευθῆναι κατέναντι τῆς ζωῆς
Quid habet amplius sapiens a stulto ? et quid pauper , nisi ut pergat illuc ubi est vita ?
ምንት ፡ ፍድፋዴሁ ፡ ለጠቢብ ፡ እምዐብድ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ምንት ፡ ነዳይ ፡ የአምር ፡ ሐዊረ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ሕይወት ።
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
6:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלׇךְ ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם ־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ ׃
ἀγαθὸν ὅραμα ὀφθαλμῶν ὑπὲρ πορευόμενον ψυχῇ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος
Melius est videre quod cupias , quam desiderare quod nescias . Sed et hoc vanitas est , et praesumptio spiritus .
ይኄይስ ፡ ርእይ ፡ በዓይን ፡ እምኀዊር ፡ በነፍስ ፡ ወዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወፍትወተ ፡ ነፍስ ።
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
6:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַה ־שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה כְּבָר֙ נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ וְנוֹדָ֖ע אֲשֶׁר ־ה֣וּא אָדָ֑ם וְלֹא ־יוּכַ֣ל לָדִ֔ין עִ֥ם (שהתקיף ) [שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף ] מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
εἴ τι ἐγένετο ἤδη κέκληται ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐγνώσθη ὅ ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος καὶ οὐ δυνήσεται τοῦ κριθῆναι μετὰ τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ ὑπὲρ αὐτόν
Qui futurus est , jam vocatum est nomen ejus ; et scitur quod homo sit , et non possit contra fortiorem se in judicio contendere .
ኵሉ ፡ ዘኮነ ፡ ናሁ ፡ ተሰምየ ፡ ስሙ ፡ ወተአምረ ፡ ከመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወኢይክል ፡ ተጋእዞ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዘይፀንዕ ፡ እምኔሁ ።
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
6:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֛י יֵשׁ ־דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה ־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם ׃
ὅτι εἰσὶν λόγοι πολλοὶ πληθύνοντες ματαιότητα τί περισσὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ
Verba sunt plurima , multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem .
እስመቦ ፡ ከንቶ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዘያበዝኅ ፡ ምንት ፡ ፍድፋዴሁ ፡ ለሰብእ ።
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
6:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י מִֽי ־יוֹדֵ֩עַ֩ מַה ־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי ־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי ־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה ־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
ὅτι τίς οἶδεν τί ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν ζωῆς ματαιότητος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὰς ἐν σκιᾷ ὅτι τίς ἀπαγγελεῖ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τί ἔσται ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον
— መኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘየአምር ፡ ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ በሕይወቱ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኊልቈ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወቱ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወግብሩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጽላሎት ፡ መኑ ፡ ያየድዖ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ እምድኅሬሁ ፡ በታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ።
For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?