Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men.
Hay otro mal que vi bajo el sol que prevalece entre los hombres:
2 It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things, but instead a man who is a stranger will devour them. This is emptiness and a great misfortune.
El del hombre a quien ʼElohim da riquezas, bienes y honra, de modo que nada le falta de todo lo que desea su alma, pero a quien ʼElohim no capacita para disfrutarlos, sino lo disfrutan los extraños. Esto es vanidad y un mal doloroso.
3 If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.
Si un hombre engendra 100 [hijos] y vive muchos años, aunque sean numerosos los días de su vida, si su alma no se sacia de buenas cosas, ni siquiera tiene un entierro apropiado, digo: Mejor que él es un aborto.
4 For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness, and his name shall be wiped away, into oblivion.
Porque éste llega en un soplo y se va en oscuridad, y la oscuridad encubre su nombre.
5 He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil.
No vio el sol, ni se enteró de nada, ni recibe sepultura, pero descansa mejor que el otro.
6 Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place?
Porque aunque aquél viva 1.000 años dos veces sin disfrutar del bien, ¿No van todos a un mismo lugar?
7 Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.
Todo el trabajo del hombre es para su boca, Y aun así, su alma no se sacia.
8 What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life?
¿Qué provecho tiene el sabio Más que el necio? ¿Qué ventaja tiene el pobre Que supo portarse entre los vivientes?
9 It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.
Más vale lo que ven los ojos Que el divagar del alma. También esto es vanidad Y correr tras el viento.
10 Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.
Lo que existe ya tiene nombre. Se sabe que es solo un hombre, Y que no puede contender Con el que es más fuerte que él.
11 There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.
Porque hay muchas palabras Que aumentan la vanidad. ¿Qué provecho saca el hombre?
12 Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?
Porque ¿quién sabe lo que es bueno para el hombre en la vida? Todos los días de su vana vida los pasará como una sombra, pues ¿quién dirá al hombre lo que sucederá después de él bajo el sol?
