Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Je zlo, ki sem ga videl pod soncem in to je pogosto med ljudmi.
2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Človek, ki mu je Bog dal bogastva, premoženje in čast, tako da za svojo dušo ne potrebuje ničesar od vsega, kar si želi, pa mu vendar Bog ne daje moči, da od tega jé, temveč to jé tujec. To je ničevost in to je zla bolezen.
3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
Če človek zaplodi sto otrok in živi mnogo let, tako da je dni njegovih let mnogo in njegova duša ne bo nasičena z dobrinami in tudi da nima pogreba, pravim, da je prezgodaj rojeni boljši kakor on.
4 For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
Kajti vstopa z ničevostjo in odhaja v temi in njegovo ime bo prekrito s temo.
5 The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
Poleg tega ni videl sonca niti ni poznal nobene stvari; ta ima več počitka kakor drugi.
6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Da, čeprav je bilo rečeno, da živi dvakrat tisoč let, vendar ni videl dobrega; mar ne gredo vsi na en kraj?
7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Vse človekovo delo je za njegova usta, pa vendar apetit ni potešen.
8 What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
Kajti kaj ima modri več kakor bedak? Kaj ima ubogi, da zna hoditi pred živečimi?
9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Boljši je pogled oči kakor tavanje poželenja. Tudi to je ničevost in draženje duha.
10 Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
To, kar je bilo, je že imenovano in je znano, da je to človek; niti se ne more pričkati s tistim, ki je mogočnejši kakor on.
11 For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
Ker je tukaj mnogo stvari, ki povečujejo ničevost, kaj je človek boljši?
12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Kajti kdo ve kaj je boljše za človeka v tem življenju, vse dni njegovega praznega življenja, ki jih preživlja kakor senca? Kajti kdo lahko človeku pove kaj bo za njim pod soncem?
