ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΗΣ - Qoelet - Ecclesiastes 2

LXX	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 ειπον εγω εν καρδια μου δευρο δη πειρασω σε εν ευφροσυνη και ιδε εν αγαθω και ιδου και γε τουτο ματαιοτης	1 I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.
2 τω γελωτι ειπα περιφοραν και τη ευφροσυνη τι τουτο ποιεις	2 Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?
3 κατεσκεψαμην εν καρδια μου του ελκυσαι εις οινον την σαρκα μου και καρδια μου ωδηγησεν εν σοφια και του κρατησαι επ' αφροσυνη εως ου ιδω ποιον το αγαθον τοις υιοις του ανθρωπου ο ποιησουσιν υπο τον ηλιον αριθμον ημερων ζωης αυτων	3 I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life.
4 εμεγαλυνα ποιημα μου ωκοδομησα μοι οικους εφυτευσα μοι αμπελωνας	4 I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,
5 εποιησα μοι κηπους και παραδεισους και εφυτευσα εν αυτοις ξυλον παν καρπου	5 I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds,
6 εποιησα μοι κολυμβηθρας υδατων του ποτισαι απ' αυτων δρυμον βλαστωντα ξυλα	6 And I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood of the young trees,
7 εκτησαμην δουλους και παιδισκας και οικογενεις εγενοντο μοι και γε κτησις βουκολιου και ποιμνιου πολλη εγενετο μοι υπερ παντας τους γενομενους εμπροσθεν μου εν ιερουσαλημ	7 I got me menservants, and maidservants, and had a great family: and herds of oxen, and great flocks of sheep, above all that were before me in Jerusalem:
8 συνηγαγον μοι και γε αργυριον και χρυσιον και περιουσιασμους βασιλεων και των χωρων εποιησα μοι αδοντας και αδουσας και εντρυφηματα υιων του ανθρωπου οινοχοον και οινοχοας	8 I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out wine:
9 και εμεγαλυνθην και προσεθηκα παρα παντας τους γενομενους εμπροσθεν μου εν ιερουσαλημ και γε σοφια μου εσταθη μοι	9 And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me.
10 και παν ο ητησαν οι οφθαλμοι μου ουχ υφειλον απ' αυτων ουκ απεκωλυσα την καρδιαν μου απο πασης ευφροσυνης οτι καρδια μου ευφρανθη εν παντι μοχθω μου και τουτο εγενετο μερις μου απο παντος μοχθου μου	10 And whatsoever my eyes desired, I refused them not: and I withheld not my heart from enjoying every pleasure, and delighting itself in the things which I had prepared: and esteemed this my portion, to make use of my own labour.
11 και επεβλεψα εγω εν πασιν ποιημασιν μου οις εποιησαν αι χειρες μου και εν μοχθω ω εμοχθησα του ποιειν και ιδου τα παντα ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος και ουκ εστιν περισσεια υπο τον ηλιον	11 And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun.
12 και επεβλεψα εγω του ιδειν σοφιαν και περιφοραν και αφροσυνην οτι τις ο ανθρωπος ος επελευσεται οπισω της βουλης τα οσα εποιησεν αυτην	12 I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I, that he can follow the King his maker?)
13 και ειδον εγω οτι εστιν περισσεια τη σοφια υπερ την αφροσυνην ως περισσεια του φωτος υπερ το σκοτος	13 And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness.
14 του σοφου οι οφθαλμοι αυτου εν κεφαλη αυτου και ο αφρων εν σκοτει πορευεται και εγνων και γε εγω οτι συναντημα εν συναντησεται τοις πασιν αυτοις	14 The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike.
15 και ειπα εγω εν καρδια μου ως συναντημα του αφρονος και γε εμοι συναντησεται μοι και ινα τι εσοφισαμην εγω τοτε περισσον ελαλησα εν καρδια μου διοτι αφρων εκ περισσευματος λαλει οτι και γε τουτο ματαιοτης	15 And I said in my heart: If the death of the fool and mine shall be one, what doth it avail me, that I have applied myself more to the study of wisdom? And speaking with my own mind, I perceived that this also was vanity.
16 οτι ουκ εστιν μνημη του σοφου μετα του αφρονος εις αιωνα καθοτι ηδη αι ημεραι αι ερχομεναι τα παντα επελησθη και πως αποθανειται ο σοφος μετα του αφρονος	16 For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool for ever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned.
17 και εμισησα συν την ζωην οτι πονηρον επ' εμε το ποιημα το πεποιημενον υπο τον ηλιον οτι τα παντα ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος	17 And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit.
18 και εμισησα εγω συν παντα μοχθον μου ον εγω μοχθω υπο τον ηλιον οτι αφιω αυτον τω ανθρωπω τω γινομενω μετ' εμε	18 Again I hated all my application wherewith I had earnestly laboured under the sun, being like to have an heir after me,
19 και τις οιδεν ει σοφος εσται η αφρων και εξουσιαζεται εν παντι μοχθω μου ω εμοχθησα και ω εσοφισαμην υπο τον ηλιον και γε τουτο ματαιοτης	19 Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there any thing so vain?
20 και επεστρεψα εγω του αποταξασθαι τη καρδια μου επι παντι τω μοχθω ω εμοχθησα υπο τον ηλιον	20 Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring any more under the sun.
21 οτι εστιν ανθρωπος ου μοχθος αυτου εν σοφια και εν γνωσει και εν ανδρεια και ανθρωπος ος ουκ εμοχθησεν εν αυτω δωσει αυτω μεριδα αυτου και γε τουτο ματαιοτης και πονηρια μεγαλη	21 For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil.
22 οτι τι γινεται τω ανθρωπω εν παντι μοχθω αυτου και εν προαιρεσει καρδιας αυτου ω αυτος μοχθει υπο τον ηλιον	22 For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he bath been tormented under the sun?
23 οτι πασαι αι ημεραι αυτου αλγηματων και θυμου περισπασμος αυτου και γε εν νυκτι ου κοιμαται η καρδια αυτου και γε τουτο ματαιοτης εστιν	23 All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity?
24 ουκ εστιν αγαθον εν ανθρωπω ο φαγεται και ο πιεται και ο δειξει τη ψυχη αυτου αγαθον εν μοχθω αυτου και γε τουτο ειδον εγω οτι απο χειρος του θεου εστιν	24 Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God.
25 οτι τις φαγεται και τις φεισεται παρεξ αυτου	25 Who shall so feast and abound with delights as I?
26 οτι τω ανθρωπω τω αγαθω προ προσωπου αυτου εδωκεν σοφιαν και γνωσιν και ευφροσυνην και τω αμαρτανοντι εδωκεν περισπασμον του προσθειναι και του συναγαγειν του δουναι τω αγαθω προ προσωπου του θεου οτι και γε τουτο ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος	26 God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind.