Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 9

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 I have drawn all these things through my heart, so that I might carefully understand. There are just men as well as wise men, and their works are in the hand of God. And yet a man does not know so much as whether he is worthy of love or of hatred.	1 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܬ ܟܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܗܒܬ ܒܠܒܝ ܘܠܒܝ ܚܙܐ ܝܬ ܟܠ ܗܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܘܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܐܦ ܣܢܐܬܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܗܒܠܐ
2 But all things in the future remain uncertain, because all things happen equally to the just and to the impious, to the good and to the bad, to the pure and to the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and to those who despise sacrifices. As the good are, so also are sinners. As those who commit perjury are, so also are those who swear to the truth.	2 ܟܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܟܠ ܓܕܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܠܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܠܛ̈ܒܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܠܕܟ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܠܕܡܕܒܚ ܘܠܕܠܐ ܡܕܒܚ ܐܝܟ ܛܒܐ ܐܦ ܚܛܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܡܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܡ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܚܠ
3 This is a very great burden among all things that are done under the sun: that the same things happen to everyone. And when the hearts of the sons of men are filled with malice and contempt in their lives, afterwards they shall be dragged down to hell.	3 ܗܕܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܓܕܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܒܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܦܗܝܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܚܪܬܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ
4 There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion.	4 ܟܠ ܕܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܠܟܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܒܐ ܕܚܝ ܛܒ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܐܪܝܐ ܕܡܝܝܬ
5 For the living know that they themselves will die, yet truly the dead know nothing anymore, nor do they have any recompense. For the memory of them is forgotten.	5 ܡܛܠ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܕܡܝ̇ܬܝܢ ܘܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܛܥܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ
6 Likewise, love and hatred and envy have all perished together, nor have they any place in this age and in the work which is done under the sun.	6 ܐܦ ܪܚܡܬܗܘܢ ܐܦ ܣܢܐܬܗܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܩܢܐܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܐܒܕܬ ܘܡܢܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ
7 So then, go and eat your bread with rejoicing, and drink your wine with gladness. For your works are pleasing to God.	7 ܬܐ ܐܟܘܠ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܠܚܡܟ ܘܐܫܬܝ ܒܠܒܐ ܛܒܐ ܚܡܪܟ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܨܛܒܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ
8 Let your garments be white at all times, and let not oil be absent from your head.	8 ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܢܚ̈ܬܝܟ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܚܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܡܫܚܐ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܟ ܠܐ ܢܚܣܪ
9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your uncertain life which have been given to you under the sun, during all the time of your vanity. For this is your portion in life and in your labor, with which you labor under the sun.	9 ܘܚܙܝ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܝ ܗܒܠܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܡܢܬܟ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܥܡܠܟ ܕܐܢܬ ܥܡܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ
10 Whatever your hand is able to do, do it earnestly. For neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge will exist in death, toward which you are hurrying.	10 ܟܠ ܕܬܫܟܚ ܐܝܕܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܚܝܠܟ ܥܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܥܒܕܐ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܘܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܒܫܝܘܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܐܙܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܬܡܢ
11 I turned myself toward another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor wealth to the learned, nor grace to the skilful: but there is a time and an end for all these things.	11 ܗܦܟܬ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܩ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܪܗܛܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܣ̈ܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܝܕܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܘܦܓܥܐ ܓܕܫ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ
12 Man does not know his own end. But, just as fish are caught with a hook, and birds are captured with a snare, so are men seized in the evil time, when it will suddenly overwhelm them.	12 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܙܒܢܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܬܚܕܝܢ ܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܨܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܬ̈ܚܕܢ ܒܦܚܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܬܚܕܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܕܢܦܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ
13 This wisdom, likewise, I have seen under the sun, and I have examined it intensely.	13 ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ
14 There was a small city, with a few men in it. There came against it a great king, who surrounded it, and built fortifications all around it, and the blockade was completed.	14 ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܚܕܪܗ̇ ܘܒܢܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܩ̈ܠܩܘܡܐ
15 And there was found within it, a poor and wise man, and he freed the city through his wisdom, and nothing was recorded afterward of that poor man.	15 ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܗ̇ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܫܘܙܒ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܚܟܝܡܘܬܗ ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܥܗܕ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܣܟܢܐ
16 And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?	16 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܕܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܫܝܛܐ ܗܝ ܘܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ
17 The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.	17 ܡ̈ܠܝ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܒܢܝܚܐ ܡܫܬ̈ܡܥܢ ܡܢ ܙܥܩܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܛܐ ܒܣ̈ܟܠܐ
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.	18 ܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܚܛܝܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܘܒܕܐ ܛܒܬ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ