Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with man:
Ir ļaunums, ko es redzēju pasaulē, kas grūti panesams cilvēkiem:
2 a man to whom God shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is vanity, and an evil infirmity.
Vīrs, kam Dievs devis bagātību un mantu un godu, un viņam priekš savas sirds nekāda trūkuma nav no visa, kas tik viņam gribās, un Dievs viņam nedod vaļas no tā ēst, bet svešs vīrs to apēd; tā ir niecība un liels ļaunums.
3 If a man beget a hundred [children], and live many years, yes, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet [if] his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.
Ja vīrs simts bērnus dzemdinātu un daudz gadus dzīvotu, un tam būtu garš mūžs, un viņa dvēsele nebautītu no tā labuma, un tam arī netiktu ne kapa vieta, tad es saku, ka nelaika(nedzīvi piedzimušam) bērnam labāki ir nekā tādam.
4 For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered in darkness.
Jo niecībā šis nāk, un tumsībā šis aiziet, un ar tumsību šī vārds top aizklāts.
5 Moreover he has not seen the sun, nor known rest: there is [no more rest] to this one than another.
Arī sauli šis nav redzējis nedz atzinis, - šim labāka dusa nekā tam.
6 Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Un jebšu tas divtūkstoš gadus dzīvotu un laba neredzētu, - vai visi nenoiet uz vienu vietu?
7 All the labour of a man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite shall not be satisfied.
Viss cilvēka pūliņš ir priekš viņa mutes, bet sirds no tā nepaēdās.
8 For [what] advantage has the wise man over the fool, since [even] the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?
Jo kas atlec gudram vairāk nekā ģeķim? Kas nabagam, kas zin staigāt cilvēku vidū?
9 The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Labāki ir acīm redzēt, nekā sirdī iekārot; arī tā ir niecība un grābstīšanās pēc vēja.
10 If anything has been, its name has already been called: and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he.
Kas notiek, tā vārds jau sen ir nosaukts, un ir nolikts, kas cilvēks būs, un viņš nespēj tiesāties ar to, kas ir stiprāks nekā viņš.
11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
Tiešām, daudz vārdu ir, kas vairo niecību; un kas tur cilvēkam atlec?
12 What advantage has a man? for who knows [what is] good for a man in his life, [during] the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Jo kas zin, kas cilvēkam ir par labu šinī mūžā, ko viņš savā niecībā pavada kā ēnu? Jo kas cilvēkam var stāstīt, kas pēc viņa notiks pasaulē?
