Kekahuna 6
1 A IA no ka mea pono ole a'u i ike ai malalo iho o ka la, a he mea nui la maluna o na kanaka.
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
2 O ke kanaka ka mea a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i ka waiwai nona, a me ka lako me ka hanohano; aole nele iki kona uhane i na mea ana e makemake ai, aka hoi, aole i ae mai ke Akua e ai ia i keia mau mea, aka, ua aiia kana e ka malihini. He mea lapuwale keia, a he mea ino hoi.
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.
3 Ina i loaa i ke kanaka na keiki hookahi haneri, a ola ia i na makahiki he nui loa, aole okana mai na la o kona mau makahiki, aole nae i maona kona uhane i ka maikai, aole hoi ona wahi e kanuia'i; ke hai aku nei au, ua oi aku ka maikai o ke keiki oiliwale i kona.
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.
4 No ka mea, ua puka mai oia ma ka lapuwale, a hele aku la ia ma ka pouli, a ua uhiia kona inoa i ka pouli.
For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
5 Aole hoi ia i nana i ka la, aole oia i ike iki, ua oi aku ko ia nei oluolu i ko ia la.
The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
6 Oia, ina e ola ia i na makahiki hookahi tausani ke paluaia, aole hoi oia i ike i ka maikai. Aole anei e hele na mea a pau i kahi hookahi?
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
7 O na hana a pau a ke kanaka, na kona waha iho no ia, aole nae i maona kona opu.
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
8 Ma na mea hea i oi aku ai ka mea naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo? Heaha ka mea i loaa i ka ilihune, ka mea i ike i ka hele ana imua o ka poe ola?
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?
9 Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka ike maka ana mamua o ka hele ana'ku o ka manao. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
10 O ka mea i hala aku nei, ua kapaia kona inoa, a o ke kanaka hoi ua ikeia oia, aole hiki ia ia ke ku e i ka mea mana mamua ona.
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
11 Nolaila, ua mahuahua ka lapuwale ma na mea he nui loa; a pehea la e pono ai ke kanaka?
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
12 No ka mea, owai ka mea i ike i ka mea e pono ai ke kanaka i kona ola ana, i na la a pau o kona ola lapuwale ana i hoopau ai me he aka la; a owai hoi ka mea nana e hai aku i ke kanaka i na mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona malalo iho o ka la?
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?
