Qoelet 8

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quis talis, ut sapiens est? Et quis cognovit solutionem re rum? Sapientia hominis illuminat vultum eius, et durities faciei illius commutatur.	1 The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change.
2 Os regis observa et propter iuramenta Dei	2 I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.
3 ne festines recedere a facie eiusneque permaneas in re mala, quia omne, quod voluerit, faciet.	3 You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.
4 Quia sermoillius potestate plenus est, nec dicere ei quisquam potest: “ Quare ita facis?”.	4 And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: “Why are you acting this way?”
5 Qui custodit praeceptum, non experietur quidquam mali; tempus et iudiciumcor sapientis intellegit.	5 Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond.
6 Omni enim negotio tempus est et iudicium, et multahominis afflictio;	6 For every matter, there is a time and an opportunity, as well as many difficulties, for man.
7 ignorat enim quid futurum sit, nam quomodo sit futurum,quis nuntiabit ei?	7 For he is ignorant of the past, and he is able to know nothing of the future by means of a messenger.
8 Non est in hominis potestate dominari super spiritum neccohibere spiritum, nec habet potestatem supra diem mortis, nec ulla remissio estingruente bello, neque salvabit impietas impium.	8 It is not in the power of a man to prohibit the spirit, nor does he have authority over the day of death, nor is he permitted to rest when war breaks out, and neither will impiety save the impious.
9 Omnia haec consideravi et dedi cor meum cunctis operibus, quae fiunt sub sole,quo tempore dominatur homo homini in malum suum.	9 I have considered all these things, and I have applied my heart to all the works which are being done under the sun. Sometimes one man rules over another to his own harm.
10 Et ita vidi impios sepultos,discedentes de loco sancto; in oblivionem cadere in civitate, quod ita egerunt:sed et hoc vanitas est.	10 I have seen the impious buried. These same, while they were still living, were in the holy place, and they were praised in the city as workers of justice. But this, too, is emptiness.
11 Etenim, quia non profertur cito sententia contraopera mala, ideo cor filiorum hominum repletur, ut perpetrent mala.	11 For the sons of men perpetrate evils without any fear, because judgment is not pronounced quickly against the evil.
12 Nampeccator centies facit malum et prolongat sibi dies; verumtamen novi quod eritbonum timentibus Deum, qui verentur faciem eius.	12 But although a sinner may do evil of himself one hundred times, and by patience still endure, I realize that it will be well with those who fear God, who revere his face.
13 Non sit bonum impio, necprolongabit dies suos quasi umbram, qui non timet faciem Domini.	13 So, may it not go well with the impious, and may his days not be prolonged. And let those who do not fear the face of the Lord pass away like a shadow.
14 Est vanitas,quae fit super terram: sunt iusti, quibus mala proveniunt, quasi opera egerintimpiorum, et sunt impii, quibus bona proveniunt, quasi iustorum facta habeant;sed et hoc vanissimum iudico.	14 There is also another vanity, which is done upon the earth. There are the just, to whom evils happen, as though they had done the works of the impious. And there are the impious, who are very secure, as though they possess the deeds of the just. But this, too, I judge to be a very great vanity.
15 Laudavi igitur laetitiam quod non esset hominibonum sub sole, nisi quod comederet et biberet atque gauderet et hoc solum secumauferret de labore suo in diebus vitae suae, quos dedit ei Deus sub sole.	15 And so, I praised rejoicing, because there was no good for a man under the sun, except to eat and drink, and to be cheerful, and because he may take nothing with him from his labor in the days of his life, which God has given to him under the sun.
16 Cumapposui cor meum, ut scirem sapientiam et intellegerem occupationem, quaeversatur in terra, quod diebus et noctibus somnum non capit oculis,	16 And I applied my heart, so that I might know wisdom, and so that I might understand a disturbance that turns upon the earth: it is a man, who takes no sleep with his eyes, day and night.
17 ecceintellexi quod omnium operum Dei nullam possit homo invenire rationem eorum,quae fiunt sub sole; et quanto plus laboraverit homo ad quaerendum, tanto minusinveniet; etiamsi dixerit sapiens se nosse, non poterit reperire.	17 And I understood that man is able to find no explanation for all those works of God which are done under the sun. And so, the more that he labors to seek, so much the less does he find. Yes, even if a wise man were to claim that he knows, he would not be able to discover it.