8:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֚י כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם וּמִ֥י יוֹדֵ֖עַ פֵּ֣שֶׁר דָּבָ֑ר חׇכְמַ֤ת אָדָם֙ תָּאִ֣יר פָּנָ֔יו וְעֹ֥ז פָּנָ֖יו יְשֻׁנֶּֽא ׃
τίς οἶδεν σοφούς καὶ τίς οἶδεν λύσιν ῥήματος σοφία ἀνθρώπου φωτιεῖ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναιδὴς προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται
Sapientia hominis lucet in vultu ejus , et potentissimus faciem illius commutabit .
መኑ ፡ የአምኖሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ወመኑ ፡ የአምር ፡ ፈክሮ ፡ ቃሎሙ ፡ ጥበቡ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ያበርህ ፡ ገጾ ፡ ወዘአልቦ ፡ ኀፍረት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ይጸላእ ።
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
8:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲנִי֙ פִּי ־מֶ֣לֶךְ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְעַ֕ל דִּבְרַ֖ת שְׁבוּעַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
στόμα βασιλέως φύλαξον καὶ περὶ λόγου ὅρκου θεοῦ μὴ σπουδάσῃς
Ego os regis observo , et praecepta juramenti Dei .
ወልድየ ፡ አፈ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ወለቃለ ፡ መሐላ ፡ ኢትጐጒዕ ።
I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
8:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל ־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כׇּל ־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה ׃
ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πορεύσῃ μὴ στῇς ἐν λόγῳ πονηρῷ ὅτι πᾶν ὃ ἐὰν θελήσῃ ποιήσει
Ne festines recedere a facie ejus , neque permaneas in opere malo : quia omne quod voluerit faciet .
እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ኅልፍ ፡ ወኢትቁም ፡ በነገር ፡ እኩይ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘፈቀደ ፡ ይገብር ።
Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,
8:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דְּבַר ־מֶ֖לֶךְ שִׁלְט֑וֹן וּמִ֥י יֹֽאמַר ־ל֖וֹ מַֽה ־תַּעֲשֶֽׂה ׃
καθὼς λαλεῖ βασιλεὺς ἐξουσιάζων καὶ τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ τί ποιήσεις
Et sermo illius potestate plenus est , nec dicere ei quisquam potest : Quare ita facis ?
ወከመ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ሥሉጠ ፡ ይትናገር ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይብሎ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ገበርከ ።
for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
8:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר מִצְוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵדַ֖ע דָּבָ֣ר רָ֑ע וְעֵ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט יֵדַ֖ע לֵ֥ב חָכָֽם ׃
ὁ φυλάσσων ἐντολὴν οὐ γνώσεται ῥῆμα πονηρόν καὶ καιρὸν κρίσεως γινώσκει καρδία σοφοῦ
Qui custodit praeceptum non experietur quidquam mali . Tempus et responsionem cor sapientis intelligit .
ዘየዓቅብ ፡ ትእዛዞ ፡ ኢየአምር ፡ ቃለ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ወጊዜሁ ፡ ለፍትሕ ፡ የአምር ፡ ልበ ፡ ጠቢብ ።
Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
8:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י לְכׇל ־חֵ֔פֶץ יֵ֖שׁ עֵ֣ת וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּֽי ־רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם רַבָּ֥ה עָלָֽיו ׃
ὅτι παντὶ πράγματι ἔστιν καιρὸς καὶ κρίσις ὅτι γνῶσις τοῦ ἀνθρώπου πολλὴ ἐπ’ αὐτόν
Omni negotio tempus est , et opportunitas : et multa hominis afflictio ,
እስመ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ግብር ፡ ቦ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ወፍትሕ ፡ እስመ ፡ አእምሮቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ።
For there is a time and procedure for every purpose, although the misery of man is heavy on him.
8:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יֹדֵ֖עַ מַה ־שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֚י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶ֔ה מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ ׃
ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν γινώσκων τί τὸ ἐσόμενον ὅτι καθὼς ἔσται τίς ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτῷ
quia ignorat praeterita , et futura nullo scire potest nuntio .
እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘየአምር ፡ ምንተ ፡ ዘኮነ ፡ ወዘይከውንሂ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይነግር ።
For he doesn’t know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?
8:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵ֣ין אָדָ֞ם שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּר֙וּחַ֙ לִכְל֣וֹא אֶת ־הָר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֤ין שִׁלְטוֹן֙ בְּי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁלַ֖חַת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא ־יְמַלֵּ֥ט רֶ֖שַׁע אֶת ־בְּעָלָֽיו ׃
οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος ἐξουσιάζων ἐν πνεύματι τοῦ κωλῦσαι σὺν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐξουσία ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ θανάτου καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀποστολὴ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ καὶ οὐ διασώσει ἀσέβεια τὸν παρ’ αὐτῆς
Non est in hominis potestate prohibere spiritum , nec habet potestatem in die mortis : nec sinitur quiescere ingruente bello , neque salvabit impietas impium .
ወአልቦ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘይሤለጥ ፡ በመንፈሱ ፡ ለከሊአ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይሤለጥ ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ መልእክት ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ቀትል ፡ ወኢታድኅን ፡ ረሲዓነ ፡ ዘኀቤሃ ።
There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
8:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶת ־כׇּל ־זֶ֤ה רָאִ֙יתִי֙ וְנָת֣וֹן אֶת ־לִבִּ֔י לְכׇֽל ־מַעֲשֶׂ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁלַ֧ט הָאָדָ֛ם בְּאָדָ֖ם לְרַ֥ע לֽוֹ ׃
καὶ σὺν πᾶν τοῦτο εἶδον καὶ ἔδωκα τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς πᾶν ποίημα ὃ πεποίηται ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον τὰ ὅσα ἐξουσιάσατο ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ κακῶσαι αὐτόν
Omnia haec consideravi , et dedi cor meum in cunctis operibus quae fiunt sub sole . Interdum dominatur homo homini in malum suum .
ኵሎ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ወወሀብኩ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘፍጥረት ፡ ዘተፈጥረ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ዘመጠነ ፡ ተሠልጠ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ለአእክዮተ ፡ ሰብእ ።
All this I have seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
8:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּבְכֵ֡ן רָאִ֩יתִי֩ רְשָׁעִ֨ים קְבֻרִ֜ים וָבָ֗אוּ וּמִמְּק֤וֹם קָדוֹשׁ֙ יְהַלֵּ֔כוּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּ בָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר כֵּן ־עָשׂ֑וּ גַּם ־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל ׃
καὶ τότε εἶδον ἀσεβεῖς εἰς τάφους εἰσαχθέντας καὶ ἐκ τόπου ἁγίου ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ ἐπῃνέθησαν ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅτι οὕτως ἐποίησαν καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
Vidi impios sepultos , qui etiam cum adhuc viverent in loco sancto erant , et laudabantur in civitate quasi justorum operum . Sed et hoc vanitas est .
አሜሃ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ረሲዓነ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መቃብር ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይበውኡ ፡ ወዘእምቅዱሳን ፡ ሖሩ ፡ ወተወደሱ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ እስመ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ።
So I saw the wicked buried. Indeed they came also from holiness. They went and were forgotten in the city where they did this. This also is vanity.
8:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁר֙ אֵין ־נַעֲשָׂ֣ה פִתְגָ֔ם מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה מְהֵרָ֑ה עַל ־כֵּ֡ן מָלֵ֞א לֵ֧ב בְּֽנֵי ־הָאָדָ֛ם בָּהֶ֖ם לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָֽע ׃
ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν γινομένη ἀντίρρησις ἀπὸ τῶν ποιούντων τὸ πονηρὸν ταχύ διὰ τοῦτο ἐπληροφορήθη καρδία υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρόν
Etenim quia non profertur cito contra malos sententia , absque timore ullo filii hominum perpetrant mala .
እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ ቅስት ፡ እምእለ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ እኩየ ፡ በፍጡን ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ አዕረፈ ፡ ልበ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ቦሙ ፡ ለገቢረ ፡ እከይ ፡ ዘአበሰ ፡ ወገብረ ፡ ኃጢአተ ፡ እምትካት ፡ ወእምቅድሜሁ ።
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
8:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֹטֶ֗א עֹשֶׂ֥ה רָ֛ע מְאַ֖ת וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ ל֑וֹ כִּ֚י גַּם ־יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה ־טּוֹב֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽירְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו ׃
ὃς ἥμαρτεν ἐποίησεν τὸ πονηρὸν ἀπὸ τότε καὶ ἀπὸ μακρότητος αὐτῷ ὅτι καί γε γινώσκω ἐγὼ ὅτι ἔσται ἀγαθὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις τὸν θεόν ὅπως φοβῶνται ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ
Attamen peccator ex eo quod centies facit malum , et per patientiam sustentatur ; ego cognovi quod erit bonum timentibus Deum , qui verentur faciem ejus .
እስመ ፡ አአምር ፡ አነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ቦ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይፈርህዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይፍርሁ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ።
Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
8:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְטוֹב֙ לֹֽא ־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע וְלֹֽא ־יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִ֖ים כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֵינֶ֥נּוּ יָרֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
καὶ ἀγαθὸν οὐκ ἔσται τῷ ἀσεβεῖ καὶ οὐ μακρυνεῖ ἡμέρας ἐν σκιᾷ ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν φοβούμενος ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ
Non sit bonum impio , nec prolongentur dies ejus , sed quasi umbra transeant qui non timent faciem Domini .
ወአልቦ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ለረሲዕ ፡ ወኢነውኅ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ጽላሎቱ ፡ ዘኢይፈርህ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow, because he doesn’t fear God.
8:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֶשׁ ־הֶ֘בֶל֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֣ה עַל ־הָאָ֒רֶץ֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ יֵ֣שׁ צַדִּיקִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר מַגִּ֤יעַ אֲלֵהֶם֙ כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָרְשָׁעִ֔ים וְיֵ֣שׁ רְשָׁעִ֔ים שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הַצַּדִּיקִ֑ים אָמַ֕רְתִּי שֶׁגַּם ־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל ׃
ἔστιν ματαιότης ἣ πεποίηται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅτι εἰσὶ δίκαιοι ὅτι φθάνει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡς ποίημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ εἰσὶν ἀσεβεῖς ὅτι φθάνει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡς ποίημα τῶν δικαίων εἶπα ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης
Est et alia vanitas quae fit super terram : sunt justi quibus mala proveniunt quasi opera egerint impiorum : et sunt impii qui ita securi sunt quasi justorum facta habeant . Sed et hoc vanissimum judico .
ወቦ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ዘተገብረ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ እስመቦ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ዘይበጽሕ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ግብረ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ወቦ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ዘይበጽሕ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ግብረ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ወእቤ ፡ ዝኒ ፡ ከንቱ ።
There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
8:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת ־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין ־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם ־לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר ־נָֽתַן ־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃
καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τὴν εὐφροσύνην ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὅτι εἰ μὴ τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τοῦ πιεῖν καὶ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι καὶ αὐτὸ συμπροσέσται αὐτῷ ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ζωῆς αὐτοῦ ὅσας ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον
Laudavi igitur laetitiam ; quod non esset homini bonum sub sole , nisi quod comederet , et biberet , atque gauderet , et hoc solum secum auferret de labore suo , in diebus vitae suae quos dedit ei Deus sub sole .
ወወደስክዋ ፡ አነ ፡ ለኵላ ፡ ፍግዕ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ እምታኅተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ዘበልዐ ፡ ወሰትየ ፡ ወተፈሥሐ ፡ ወውእቱሰ ፡ ዘሎቱ ፡ እምፃማሁ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወቱ ፡ ዘወሀቦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ።
Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
8:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת ־לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חׇכְמָ֔ה וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת ־הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה עַל ־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י גַ֤ם בַּיּוֹם֙ וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה שֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו אֵינֶ֥נּוּ רֹאֶֽה ׃
ἐν οἷς ἔδωκα τὴν καρδίαν μου τοῦ γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ τοῦ ἰδεῖν τὸν περισπασμὸν τὸν πεποιημένον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅτι καί γε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ὕπνον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν βλέπων
Et apposui cor meum ut scirem sapientiam , et intelligerem distentionem quae versatur in terra . Est homo qui diebus et noctibus somnum non capit oculis .
እስመ ፡ ወሀብኩ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ለአእምሮ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወከመ ፡ እርአይ ፡ ሥራኀ ፡ ዘተገብረ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ እስመ ፡ በመዓልትኒ ፡ ወበሌሊትኒ ፡ ንዋም ፡ ውስተ ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ዘይሬኢ ፡ አልቦ ።
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (even though eyes see no sleep day or night),
8:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְרָאִ֘יתִי֮ אֶת ־כׇּל ־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִים֒ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוּכַ֜ל הָאָדָ֗ם לִמְצוֹא֙ אֶת ־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֣ה תַֽחַת ־הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ בְּ֠שֶׁ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲמֹ֧ל הָאָדָ֛ם לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָ֑א וְגַ֨ם אִם ־יֹאמַ֤ר הֶֽחָכָם֙ לָדַ֔עַת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִמְצֹֽא ׃
καὶ εἶδον σὺν πάντα τὰ ποιήματα τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι οὐ δυνήσεται ἄνθρωπος τοῦ εὑρεῖν σὺν τὸ ποίημα τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὅσα ἂν μοχθήσῃ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ ζητῆσαι καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσει καί γε ὅσα ἂν εἴπῃ ὁ σοφὸς τοῦ γνῶναι οὐ δυνήσεται τοῦ εὑρεῖν
Et intellexi quod omnium operum Dei nullam possit homo invenire rationem eorum quae fiunt sub sole ; et quanto plus laboraverit ad quaerendum , tanto minus inveniat : etiam si dixerit sapiens se nosse , non poterit reperire .
ወርኢኩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ግብሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይክል ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ረኪበ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ዘተገብረ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ እመ ፡ ሚ ፡ መጠነ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያእምር ፡ ኢይክል ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ረኪበ ፡ ወእመሚ ፡ መጠነ ፡ ኃሠሠ ፡ ኢይክል ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ረኪበ ።
then I saw all the work of God, that man can’t find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won’t find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won’t be able to find it.