Ecclesiastes/Qohelet 2

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself." But behold, this also was vanity.	1 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܠܒܝ ܬܐ ܐܒܩܝܟ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܚܙܝ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ
2 I said of laughter, "It is mad," and of pleasure, "What use is it?"	2 ܠܓܘܚܟܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܡܢܐ ܗܢܝܢ ܘܠܚܕܘܬܐ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕܬܝ
3 I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine--my mind still guiding me with wisdom--and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven during the few days of their life.	3 ܪܢܝܬ ܒܠܒܝ ܠܡܒܣܡܘ ܒܚܡܪܐ ܒܣܪܝ ܘܠܒܝ ܪܢܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܒܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܚܙܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܛܒ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ
4 I made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself;	4 ܐܣܓܝܬ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܒܢܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܬ̈ܐ ܢܨܒܬ ܠܝ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ
5 I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.	5 ܥܒܕܬ ܠܝ ܓܢ̈ܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܕܝܣܐ ܘܢܨܒܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܝܢ ܕܟܘܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܢ
6 I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.	6 ܥܒܕܬ ܠܝ ܝܡܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܫܩܝܘ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܥܒܐ ܕܡܦܪܥ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ
7 I bought male and female slaves, and had slaves who were born in my house; I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem.	7 ܩܢܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܘܐܡܗ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܝ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܘܐܦ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܥܢܐ ܣܓܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
8 I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces; I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, man's delight.	8 ܟܢܫܬ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܘܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܕܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܝ ܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܒܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܒܣܝܡܘܬܐ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܝ ܫ̈ܩܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܩܝܬܐ
9 So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.	9 ܘܝܪܒܬ ܘܐܘܣܦܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܐܦ ܚܟܡܬܝ ܩܡܬ ܠܝ
10 And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I kept my heart from no pleasure, for my heart found pleasure in all my toil, and this was my reward for all my toil.	10 ܘܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܠܐ ܟܠܝܬ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܟܠܝܬ ܠܒܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܚܕܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܒܝ ܚܕܝ ܒܟܘܠ ܥܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܗܕܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܢܬܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܠܝ
11 Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.	11 ܘܚܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܘܒܟܠ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܥܡܠܬ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘܗܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ
12 So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what he has already done.	12 ܘܚܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܡܬܥܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܘܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܒܬܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܟܢ ܥܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒܕܗ
13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.	13 ܘܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܝܬ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ
14 The wise man has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I perceived that one fate comes to all of them.	14 ܚܟܝܡܐ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܣܟܠܐ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܐܙܠ ܘܝܕܥܬ ܐܢܐ ܕܓܕܫܐ ܚܕ ܓܕܫ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ
15 Then I said to myself, "What befalls the fool will befall me also; why then have I been so very wise?" And I said to myself that this also is vanity.	15 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܒܝ ܐܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܕܫܐ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܝ ܢܓܕܫ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܟܡܬ ܐܢܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܡܠܠܬ ܒܠܒܝ ܕܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܗܘ
16 For of the wise man as of the fool there is no enduring remembrance, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How the wise man dies just like the fool!	16 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܡܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܡܠܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܥܡ ܣܟܠܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܐܬܝܢ ܘܟܠ ܡܬܛܥܐ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܥܡ ܣܟܠܐ
17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.	17 ܘܣܢܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫ ܥܠܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ
18 I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me;	18 ܘܣܢܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܟܠ ܥܡܠܝ ܕܐܢܐ ܥܡܠܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܒܩ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܝ
19 and who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.	19 ܘܡ̇ܢ ܢܕܥ ܐܢ ܚܟܝܡ ܢܗܘܐ ܘܐܢ ܣܟܠ ܘܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܠܝ ܕܥܡܠܬ ܘܕܐܬܚܟܡܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ
20 So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun,	20 ܘܗܦܟܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܣܘ ܠܒܝ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܥܡܠܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ
21 because sometimes a man who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by a man who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.	21 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܥܡܠܗ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܒܟܫܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܡܠ ܒܗ̇ ܝܗܒ ܠܗ̇ ܡܢܬܗ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
22 What has a man from all the toil and strain with which he toils beneath the sun?	22 ܕܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܡܠܗ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܠܒܗ ܕܗܘ ܥܡܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ
23 For all his days are full of pain, and his work is a vexation; even in the night his mind does not rest. This also is vanity.	23 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܢܝܢܗ ܘܐܦ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܠܐ ܫܟܒ ܠܒܗ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ
24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God;	24 ܠܝܬ ܕܛܒ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܕܢܫܬܐ ܘܕܢܚܘܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܒܥܡܠܗ ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ
25 for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?	25 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܘ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܡܢܘ ܢܫܬܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ
26 For to the man who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.	26 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܛܒ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܝܗܒ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܝܗܒ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܠܡܘܣܦܘ ܘܠܡܟܢܫܘ ܘܠܡܬܠ ܠܕܛܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ