ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΗΣ - Qoelet - Ecclesiastes 6

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1 Υπαρχει κακον, το οποιον ειδον υπο τον ηλιον, και τουτο συχνον μεταξυ των ανθρωπων?	1 There is another evil which I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon man:
2 Ανθρωπος, εις τον οποιον ο Θεος εδωκε πλουτον και υπαρχοντα και δοξαν, ωστε δεν στερειται η ψυχη αυτου απο παντων οσα ηθελεν επιθυμησει? πλην ο Θεος δεν εδωκεν εις αυτον εξουσιαν να τρωγη εξ αυτων, αλλα τρωγει αυτα ξενος? και τουτο ματαιοτης και ειναι νοσος κακη.	2 there is the man to whom God gives riches and property and honor, so that he lacks none of all the things he craves; yet God does not grant him power to partake of them, but a stranger devours them. This is vanity and a dire plague.
3 Εαν ανθρωπος γεννηση εκατον τεκνα και ζηση πολλα ετη, ωστε αι ημεραι των ετων αυτου να γεινωσι πολλαι, και η ψυχη αυτου δεν χορταινη αγαθου και δεν λαβη και ταφην, λεγω οτι το εξαμβλωμα ειναι καλητερον παρ' αυτον.	3 Should a man have a hundred children and live many years, no matter to what great age, still if he has not the full benefit of his goods, or if he is deprived of burial, of this man I proclaim that the child born dead is more fortunate than he.
4 Διοτι ηλθεν εν ματαιοτητι και θελει υπαγει εν σκοτει, και το ονομα αυτου θελει σκεπασθη υπο σκοτους?	4 Though it came in vain and goes into darkness and its name is enveloped in darkness;
5 δεν ειδεν, ουδε εγνωρισε τον ηλιον, εχει ομως περισσοτεραν αναπαυσιν παρ' εκεινον,	5 though it has not seen or known the sun, yet the dead child is at rest rather than such a man.
6 και δισχιλια ετη αν ζηση και καλον δεν ιδη? δεν υπαγουσι παντες εις τον αυτον τοπον;	6 Should he live twice a thousand years and not enjoy his goods, do not both go to the same place?
7 Πας ο μοχθος του ανθρωπου ειναι δια το στομα αυτου; και ομως η ψυχη δεν χορταινει.	7 All man's toil is for his mouth, yet his desire is not fulfilled.
8 Διοτι κατα τι υπερβαινει ο σοφος τον αφρονα; κατα τι ο πτωχος, αν και εξευρη να περιπατη εμπροσθεν των ζωντων;	8 For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, or what advantage has the poor man in knowing how to conduct himself in life?
9 Καλλιον ειναι να βλεπη τις δια των οφθαλμων, παρα να περιπλαναται με την ψυχην? και τουτο ματαιοτης και θλιψις πνευματος.	9 "What the eyes see is better than what the desires wander after." This also is vanity and a chase after wind.
10 Ο, τι εγεινεν, ελαβεν ηδη το ονομα αυτου, και εγνωρισθη οτι ουτος ειναι ανθρωπος? και δεν δυναται να κριθη μετα του ισχυροτερου αυτου?	10 Whatever is, was long ago given its name, and the nature of man is known, and that he cannot contend in judgment with one who is stronger than he.
11 Επειδη ειναι πολλα πραγματα πληθυνοντα την ματαιοτητα, τις ωφελεια εις τον ανθρωπον;	11 For though there are many sayings that multiply vanity, what profit is there for a man?
12 Διοτι τις γνωριζει τι ειναι καλον δια τον ανθρωπον εν τη ζωη, κατα πασας τας ημερας της ζωης της ματαιοτητος αυτου, τας οποιας διερχεται ως σκιαν; διοτι τις θελει απαγγειλει προς τον ανθρωπον, τι θελει εισθαι μετ' αυτον υπο τον ηλιον;	12 For who knows what is good for a man in life, the limited days of his vain life (which God has made like a shadow)? Because-who is there to tell a man what will come after him under the sun?