Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lieth heavy upon men;
Est et aliud malum, quod vidi sub sole, et quidem frequens apud homines:
2 a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, and nothing is wanting to him of all which he desireth, yet God giveth him not to taste thereof; but a stranger enjoyeth it. This is vanity, yea, a grievous evil.
Vir, cui dedit Deus divitias, et substantiam, et honorem, et nihil deest animæ suæ ex omnibus, quæ desiderat: nec tribuit ei potestatem Deus ut comedat ex eo, sed homo extraneus vorabit illud. hoc vanitas, et miseria magna est.
3 Though a man have a hundred children, and live many years, and though the days of his years be many, if his soul be not satisfied with good, and he have no burial, I say that an untimely birth is better than he.
Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos, et vixerit multos annos, et plures dies ætatis habuerit, et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiæ suæ, sepulturaque careat: de hoc ergo pronuncio quod melior illo sit abortivus.
4 This, indeed, cometh in nothingness, and goeth down into darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;
Frustra enim venit, et pergit ad tenebras, et oblivione delebitur nomen eius.
5 it hath not seen the sun, nor known it; yet hath it rest rather than the other.
Non vidit solem, neque cognovit distantiam boni et mali:
6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and see no good, — do not all go to one place?
etiam si duobus millibus annis vixerit, et non fuerit perfruitus bonis: nonne ad unum locum properant omnia?
7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his desires are not satisfied.
Omnis labor hominis in ore eius: sed anima eius non implebitur.
8 For what advantage hath the wise man over the fool? What advantage hath the poor, who knoweth how to walk before the living?
Quid habet amplius sapiens a stulto? et quid pauper nisi ut pergat illuc, ubi est vita?
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
Melius est videre quod cupias, quam desiderare quod nescias. sed et hoc vanitas est, et præsumptio spiritus.
10 That which is was long ago called by name; and it was known that he is a man, and that he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
Qui futurus est, iam vocatum est nomen eius: et scitur quod homo sit, et non possit contra fortiorem se in iudicio contendere.
11 Seeing there are many things which increase vanity, what advantage hath man [[from them]]?
Verba sunt plurima, multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Quid necesse est homini maiora se quærere, cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vita sua numero dierum peregrinationis suæ, et tempore, quod velut umbra præterit? Aut quis ei poterit indicare quod post eum futurum sub sole sit?
