1
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men -
h'B;r.wt07227 v,m'V;ht08121 t;x;T yityia'r r,v]a h'['rt07451 veyt03426 ? ~'d'a'ht0120 -l;[ ayih
2
a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.
~yis'k.n.Wt05233 r,v{[t06239 ~yih{l/a'ht0430 w{l -n,TIy r,v]a vyiat0376 ? h/W;a.tIyt0183 -r,v]a l{Kim w{v.p;n.lt05315 res'xt02638 .WN,nyea.w dw{b'k.wt03519 ? yiK .WN,Mim l{k/a,lt0398 ~yih{l/a'ht0430 .WN,jyil.v;y -a{l.w ? ['rt07451 yil\x'wt02483 l,b,ht01892 h,z .WN,l]ka{yt0398 yir.k'nt05237 vyiat0376 ? a.Wh
3
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,
h,y.xIyt02421 tw{B;rt07227 ~yin'v.w h'aemt03967 vyiat0376 dyilw{yt03205 -mia ? [;B.fitt07646 -a{l w{v.p;n.wt05315 wy'n'v -yem.y .Wy.hiY,v b;r.wt07227 ? w{L h't.y'h -a{l h'r.Wb.qt06900 -m;g.w h'bw{J;h -nim ? l,p'N;ht05309 .WN,Mim bw{j yiT.r;m'at0559
4
for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.
w{m.v .$,v{x;b.Wt02822 .$eley .$,v{x;b.Wt02822 a'B l,b,h;bt01892 -yiK ? h,SUk.yt03680
5
"It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he.
h,z'lt02088 t;x;nt05183 ['d'y a{l.w h'a'rt07200 -a{l v,m,vt08121 -m;G ? h,Zimt02088
6
"Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things -do not all go to one place?"
a{l h'bw{j.w ~Iy;m][;P ~yin'v @,l,at0505 h'y'xt02421 .WLia.wt0432 ? .$elw{h l{K;h d'x,at0259 ~w{q'mt04725 -l,a a{l]h h'a'rt07200
7
All a man's labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.
a{l v,p,N;ht05315 -m;g.w .Whyip.l ~'d'a'ht0120 l;m][t05999 -l'K ? ael'Mitt04390
8
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?
yin'[,Lt06041 -h;m lyis.K;ht03684 -nim ~'k'x,lt02450 retw{Yt03148 -h;m yiK ? ~yiY;x;ht02416 d,g,n .${l]h;lt01980 ;[edw{y
9
What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.
h,z -m;G v,p'nt05315 -.k'l]hem ~Iy;nye[ hea.r;mt04758 bw{j ? ;x.Wrt07307 t.W[.r.Wt07469 l,b,ht01892
10
Whatever * exists has already been named *, and it is known what man is; for he cannot * dispute with him who is stronger than he is.
a.Wh -r,v]a ['dw{n.w w{m.v a'r.qint07121 r'b.Kt03528 h'y'h,V -h;m ? .WN,Mim @yiQ;T;h,vt08623 ~i[ !yid'l l;k.Wy -a{l.w ~'d'at0120
11
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
ret{Yt03148 -h;m l,b'ht01892 ~yiB.r;m heB.r;ht07235 ~yir'b.Dt01697 -veyt03426 yiK ? ~'d'a'lt0120
12
For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
~yiY;x;Bt02416 ~'d'a'lt0120 bw{J -h;m ;[edw{y -yim yiK ? r,v]a leC;Kt06738 ~ef][;y.w w{l.b,ht01892 yeY;xt02416 -yem.y r;P.simt04557 ? t;x;T wy'r]x;at0310 h,y.hiY -h;m ~'d'a'lt0120 dyiG;y -yim ? v,m'V;ht08121