Ecclesiastes 5

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ne temere quid loquaris, neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferendum sermonem coram Deo. Deus enim in cælo, et tu super terram ; idcirco sint pauci sermones tui.	1 Be in no hurry to speak; do not hastily declare yourself before God; for God is in heaven, you on earth.Be sparing, then, of speech:
2 Multas curas sequuntur somnia, et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.	2 From too much worrying comes illusion, from too much talking, the accents of fol y.
3 Si quid vovisti Deo, ne moreris reddere : displicet enim ei infidelis et stulta promissio, sed quodcumque voveris redde :	3 If you make a vow to God, discharge it without delay, for God has no love for fools. Discharge your vow.
4 multoque melius est non vovere, quam post votum promissa non reddere.	4 Better a vow unmade than made and not discharged.
5 Ne dederis os tuum ut peccare facias carnem tuam, neque dicas coram angelo : Non est providentia : ne forte iratus Deus contra sermones tuos dissipet cuncta opera manuum tuarum.	5 Do not al ow your mouth to make a sinner of you, and do not say to the messenger that it was amistake. Why give God occasion to be angry with you and ruin al the work that you have done?
6 Ubi multa sunt somnia, plurimæ sunt vanitates, et sermones innumeri ; tu vero Deum time.	6 From too many illusions come futility and too much talk. Therefore, fear God.
7 Si videris calumnias egenorum, et violenta judicia, et subverti justitiam in provincia, non mireris super hoc negotio : quia excelso excelsior est alius, et super hos quoque eminentiores sunt alii ;	7 If in a province you see the poor oppressed, fair judgement and justice violated, do not be surprised, forover every official there watches a higher official, and over these, higher officials stil .
8 et insuper universæ terræ rex imperat servienti.	8 But what the land yields is for the benefit of al , a king is served by the fields.
9 Avarus non implebitur pecunia, et qui amat divitias fructum non capiet ex eis ; et hoc ergo vanitas.	9 No one who loves money ever has enough, no one who loves luxury has any income; this, too, is futile.
10 Ubi multæ sunt opes, multi et qui comedunt eas. Et quid prodest possessori, nisi quod cernit divitias oculis suis ?	10 Where goods abound, parasites abound: where is the owner's profit, apart from feasting his eyes?
11 Dulcis est somnus operanti, sive parum sive multum comedat ; saturitas autem divitis non sinit eum dormire.	11 The labourer's sleep is sweet, whether he has eaten little or much, but the surfeit of the rich wil not lethim sleep at al .
12 Est et alia infirmitas pessima quam vidi sub sole : divitiæ conservatæ in malum domini sui.	12 Something grossly unjust I observe under the sun: riches stored and turning to loss for their owner.
13 Pereunt enim in afflictione pessima : generavit filium qui in summa egestate erit.	13 An unlucky venture, and those riches are lost; a son is born to him, and he has nothing to leave him.
14 Sicut egressus est nudus de utero matris suæ, sic revertetur, et nihil auferet secum de labore suo.	14 Naked from his mother's womb he came; as naked as he came wil he depart; not one of hisachievements can he take with him.
15 Miserabilis prorsus infirmitas : quomodo venit, sic revertetur. Quid ergo prodest ei quod laboravit in ventum ?	15 And something else grossly unjust: that as he came, so must he go; what profit can he show aftertoiling to earn the wind,
16 cunctis diebus vitæ suæ comedit in tenebris, et in curis multis, et in ærumna atque tristitia.	16 as he spends the rest of his days in darkness, mourning, many sorrows, sickness and exasperation.
17 Hoc itaque visum est mihi bonum, ut comedat quis et bibat, et fruatur lætitia ex labore suo quo laboravit ipse sub sole, numero dierum vitæ suæ quos dedit ei Deus ; et hæc est pars illius.	17 So my conclusion is this: true happiness lies in eating and drinking and enjoying whatever has beenachieved under the sun, throughout the life given by God: for this is the lot of humanity.
18 Et omni homini cui dedit Deus divitias atque substantiam, potestatemque ei tribuit ut comedat ex eis, et fruatur parte sua, et lætetur de labore suo : hoc est donum Dei.	18 And whenever God gives someone riches and property, with the ability to enjoy them and to findcontentment in work, this is a gift from God.
19 Non enim satis recordabitur dierum vitæ suæ, eo quod Deus occupet deliciis cor ejus.	19 For such a person wil hardly notice the passing of time, so long as God keeps his heart occupied withjoy.