A man who can't enjoy it
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: God gives a man riches, wealth and honour, so he lacks nothing his soul desires — yet God doesn't give him power to enjoy it, and a stranger enjoys it instead. This is empty, and a terrible evil. If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so his days are many, but he gets no good out of life and doesn't even get a proper burial — I say a stillborn child is better off than he is. For it comes in with emptiness and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. It never saw the sun and never knew anything. It has more rest than that man does. Even if he lived two thousand years and never saw any good — don't they all go to the same place? All a man's work is for his mouth, and still his appetite is never filled. So what has the wise man got over the fool? And what has the poor man got, who knows how to conduct himself among the living? Better what the eye sees than the wandering of desire. This too is empty and chasing the wind. Whatever exists was named long ago, and what man is, is known. He can't argue it out with one stronger than himself. Seeing there are many things that only add to the emptiness, what is a man the better for them? Who knows what is good for a man in this life, in the few days of his fleeting life, which he spends like a shadow? And who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
There's a trouble I've seen under the sun, and it's common among men: a man God has given riches and wealth and honour, so he doesn't want anything for his soul of everything he wants — but God doesn't give him the power to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. That's empty, and it's a bad sickness. If a man fathers a hundred children and lives plenty of years, so the days of his years are many, and his soul isn't filled with good and he's got no burial too — I say that an untimely birth is better than him. Because he comes in with emptiness and goes out in darkness, and his name is covered with darkness. And he hasn't seen the sun or known anything. This one has more rest than the other. Yes, though he lives a thousand years twice over, still he hasn't seen good. Don't they all go to one place? All the work of man is for his mouth, and even so his appetite isn't filled. Because what does the wise man have more than the fool? What does the poor man have who knows how to walk in front of the living? Better what the eyes see than the wandering of the wanting. This is empty too, and chasing the wind. Whatever has been has already been named, and it's known that it's man. And he can't argue with the one who's stronger than him. Seeing there are plenty of things that make emptiness bigger, what's man the better for it? Because who knows what's good for man in this life, all the days of his empty life that he spends like a shadow? Because who can tell a man what'll be after him under the sun?
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, 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?
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
There's a trouble I've seen under the sun, and it's common among men:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
God gives a man riches, wealth and honour, so he lacks nothing his soul desires — yet God doesn't give him power to enjoy it, and a stranger enjoys it instead. This is empty, and a terrible evil.
a man God has given riches and wealth and honour, so he doesn't want anything for his soul of everything he wants — but God doesn't give him the power to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. That's empty, and it's a bad sickness.
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so his days are many, but he gets no good out of life and doesn't even get a proper burial — I say a stillborn child is better off than he is.
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives plenty of years, so the days of his years are many, and his soul isn't filled with good and he's got no burial too — I say that an untimely birth is better than him.
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
For it comes in with emptiness and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
Because he comes in with emptiness and goes out in darkness, and his name is covered with darkness.
For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
It never saw the sun and never knew anything. It has more rest than that man does.
And he hasn't seen the sun or known anything. This one has more rest than the other.
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
Even if he lived two thousand years and never saw any good — don't they all go to the same place?
Yes, though he lives a thousand years twice over, still he hasn't seen good. Don't they all go to one place?
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
All a man's work is for his mouth, and still his appetite is never filled.
All the work of man is for his mouth, and even so his appetite isn't filled.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
So what has the wise man got over the fool? And what has the poor man got, who knows how to conduct himself among the living?
Because what does the wise man have more than the fool? What does the poor man have who knows how to walk in front of the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better what the eye sees than the wandering of desire. This too is empty and chasing the wind.
Better what the eyes see than the wandering of the wanting. This is empty too, and chasing the wind.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what man is, is known. He can't argue it out with one stronger than himself.
Whatever has been has already been named, and it's known that it's man. And he can't argue with the one who's stronger than him.
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Seeing there are many things that only add to the emptiness, what is a man the better for them?
Seeing there are plenty of things that make emptiness bigger, what's man the better for it?
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Who knows what is good for a man in this life, in the few days of his fleeting life, which he spends like a shadow? And who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
Because who knows what's good for man in this life, all the days of his empty life that he spends like a shadow? Because who can tell a man what'll be after him under the sun?
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, 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?