Qoelet 5

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ne temere quid loquaris, neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferen dumsermonem coram Deo; Deus enim in caelo, et tu super terram: idcirco sint paucisermones tui.	1 You should not speak anything rashly, nor should your heart be hasty to present a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth. For this reason, let your words be few.
2 Multas curas sequuntur somnia, et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.	2 Dreams follow many worries, and in many words foolishness will be found.
3 Si quid vovisti Deo, ne moreris reddere: displicet enim ei stulta promissio;sed, quodcumque voveris, redde.	3 If you have vowed anything to God, you should not delay to repay it. And whatever you have vowed, render it. But an unfaithful and foolish promise displeases him.
4 Multoque melius est non vovere, quam postvotum promissa non reddere.	4 And it is much better not to make a vow, than, after a vow, not to fulfill what was promised.
5 Ne dederis os tuum, ut peccare faciat carnem tuam,neque dicas coram angelo: “ Error fuit ”; ne forte iratus Deus contrasermones tuos dissipet opera manuum tuarum.	5 You should not use your mouth so as to cause your flesh to sin. And you should not say, in the sight of an Angel, “There is no Providence.” For God, being angry at your words, may scatter all the works of your hands.
6 Ubi multa sunt somnia, plurimaesunt vanitates et sermones innumeri; tu vero Deum time.	6 Where there are many dreams, there are many vanities and innumerable words. Yet truly, you must fear God.
7 Si videris calumnias egenorum et subreptionem iudicii et iustitiae inprovincia, non mireris super hoc negotio, quia excelso excelsior vigilat, etsuper hos quoque eminentiores sunt alii;	7 If you see false accusations against the indigent, and violent judgments, and subverted justice in the government, do not be surprised over this situation. For those in high places have others who are higher, and there are still others, more eminent, over these.
8 et terrae lucrum in omnibus est rex,cuius agri culti sunt.	8 But finally, there is the King who rules over the entire earth, which is subject to him.
9 Qui diligit pecuniam, pecunia non implebitur; et, quiamat divitias, fructum non capiet ex eis; et hoc ergo vanitas.	9 A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness.
10 Ubi multaesunt opes, multi et qui comedunt eas; et quid prodest possessori, nisi quodcernit divitias oculis suis?	10 Where there are many riches, there will also be many to consume these things. And how does it benefit the one who possesses, except that he discerns the wealth with his own eyes?
11 Dulcis est somnus operanti, sive parum sive multum comedat; saturitas autem divitis non sinit eum dormire.	11 Sleep is sweet to one who works, whether he consumes little or much. But the satiation of a wealthy man will not permit him to sleep.
12 Est et infirmitas pessima, quam vidi sub sole: divitiae conservatae in malumdomini sui.	12 There is even another most burdensome infirmity, which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept to the harm of the owner.
13 Perierunt enim in negotio pessimo; si generavit filium, in summaegestate erit.	13 For they are lost in a most grievous affliction. He has produced a son, who will be in the utmost destitution.
14 Sicut egressus est de utero matris suae, nudus iterum abibit,sicut venit, et nihil auferet secum de labore suo, quod tollat in manu sua.	14 Just as he went forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and he shall take nothing with him from his labors.
15 Miserabilis prorsus infirmitas: quomodo venit, sic revertetur. Quid ergo prodestei quod laboravit in ventum?	15 It is an utterly miserable infirmity that, in the same manner as he has arrived, so shall he return. How then does it benefit him, since he has labored for the wind?
16 Cunctis enim diebus vitae suae comedit intenebris et in curis multis et in aerumna atque tristitia.	16 All the days of his life he consumes: in darkness, and with many worries, and in distress as well as sadness.
17 Ecce quod ego vidibonum, quod pulchrum, ut comedat quis et bibat et fruatur laetitia ex laboresuo, quo laboravit ipse sub sole, numero dierum vitae suae, quos dedit ei Deus;haec enim est pars illius.	17 And so, this has seemed good to me: that a person should eat and drink, and should enjoy the fruits of his labor, in which he has toiled under the sun, for the number of the days of his life that God has given him. For this is his portion.
18 Et quidem omni homini, cui dedit Deus divitiasatque substantiam, potestatemque ei tribuit, ut comedat ex eis et tollat partemsuam et laetetur de labore suo: hoc est donum Dei.	18 And this is a gift from God: that every man to whom God has given wealth and resources, and to whom he has granted the ability to consume these, may enjoy his portion, and may find joy in his labors.
19 Non enim satisrecordabitur dierum vitae suae, eo quod Deus occupet deliciis cor eius.	19 And then he will not fully remember the days of his life, because God occupies his heart with delights.