Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 The words of Ecclesiastes, the son of David, the king of Jerusalem.	1 Verba Ecclesiastes filii David regis Ierusalem.”
2 Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity!	2 “ Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes, vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas ”.
3 What more does a man have from all his labor, as he labors under the sun?	3 Quid lucri est homini de universo labore suo, quo laborat sub sole?
4 A generation passes away, and a generation arrives. But the earth stands forever.	4 Generatio praeterit, et generatio advenit, terra autem in aeternum stat.
5 The sun rises and sets; it returns to its place, and from there, being born again,	5 Oritur sol, et occidit sol et ad locum suum anhelat ibique renascitur.
6 it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north. The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit, and turning again in its cycle.	6 Gyrat per meridiem et flectitur ad aquilonem, lustrans universa in circuitu pergit spiritus et in circulos suos revertitur.
7 All rivers enter into the sea, and the sea does not overflow. To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again.	7 Omnia flumina pergunt ad mare, et mare non redundat; ad locum, unde exeunt, flumina illuc revertuntur in cursu suo.
8 Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.	8 Cunctae res difficiles; non potest eas homo explicare sermone. Non saturatur oculus visu, nec auris auditu impletur.
9 What is it that has existed? The same shall exist in the future. What is it that has been done? The same shall continue to be done.	9 Quod fuit, ipsum est, quod futurum est. Quod factum est, ipsum est, quod faciendum est:
10 There is nothing new under the sun. Neither is anyone able to say: “Behold, this is new!” For it has already been brought forth in the ages that were before us.	10 nihil sub sole novum. Si de quadam re dicitur: “ Ecce hoc novum est ”, iam enim praecessit in saeculis, quae fuerunt ante nos.
11 There is no remembrance of the former things. Indeed, neither shall there be any record of past things in the future, for those who will exist at the very end.	11 Non est priorum memoria, sed nec eorum quidem, qui postea futuri sunt, erit recordatio apud eos, qui futuri sunt in novissimo.
12 I, Ecclesiastes, was king of Israel at Jerusalem.	12 Ego Ecclesiastes fui rex Israel in Ierusalem
13 And I was determined in my mind to seek and to investigate wisely, concerning all that is done under the sun. God has given this very difficult task to the sons of men, so that they may be occupied by it.	13 et proposui in animo meoquaerere et investigare sapienter de omnibus, quae fiunt sub sole. Hancoccupationem pessimam dedit Deus filiis hominum, ut occuparentur in ea.
14 I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.	14 Vidicuncta, quae fiunt sub sole; et ecce universa vanitas et afflictio spiritus.
15 The perverse are unwilling to be corrected, and the number of the foolish is boundless.	15 Quod est curvum, rectum fieri non potest; et, quod deficiens est, numerari non potest.
16 I have spoken in my heart, saying: “Behold, I have achieved greatness, and I have surpassed all the wise who were before me in Jerusalem.” And my mind has contemplated many things wisely, and I have learned.	16 Locutus sum ego in corde meo dicens: “ Ecce ego magnificavi et apposuisapientiam super omnes, qui fuerunt ante me in Ierusalem; et mens meacontemplata est multam sapientiam et scientiam ”.
17 And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine, and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that, in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.	17 Dedique cor meum, utscirem sapientiam et scientiam, insipientiam et stultitiam. Et agnovi quod inhis quoque esset afflictio spiritus, eo quod
18 Because of this, with much wisdom there is also much anger. And whoever adds knowledge, also adds hardship.	18 in multa sapientia multus sit maeror; et, qui addit scientiam, addit et laborem.