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Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?
MEJOR es la buena fama que el buen ungüento; y el día de la muerte que el día del nacimiento.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.
Mejor es ir á la casa del luto que á la casa del convite: porque aquello es el fin de todos los hombres; y el que vive parará mientes.
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.
Mejor es el enojo que la risa: porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmendará el corazón.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.
El corazón de los sabios, en la casa del luto; mas el corazón de los insensatos, en la casa del placer.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
Mejor es oir la reprensión del sabio, que la canción de los necios.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.
Porque la risa del necio es como el estrépito de las espinas debajo de la olla. Y también esto es vanidad.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
For, like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the foolish. But this, too, is emptiness.
Ciertamente la opresión hace enloquecer al sabio: y el presente corrompe el corazón.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.
Mejor es el fin del negocio que su principio: mejor es el sufrido de espíritu que el altivo de espíritu.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.
No te apresures en tu espíritu á enojarte: porque la ira en el seno de los necios reposa.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Do not be quickly moved to anger. For anger resides in the sinews of the foolish.
Nunca digas: ¿Qué es la causa que los tiempos pasados fueron mejores que éstos? Porque nunca de esto preguntarás con sabiduría.
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
You should not say: “What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?” For this type of question is foolish.
Buena es la ciencia con herencia; y más á los que ven el sol.
Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.
Porque escudo es la ciencia, y escudo es el dinero: mas la sabiduría excede en que da vida á sus poseedores.
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
For as wisdom protects, so also does money protect. But learning and wisdom have this much more: that they grant life to one who possesses them.
Mira la obra de Dios; porque ¿quién podrá enderezar lo que él torció?
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked?
Consider the works of God, that no one is able to correct whomever he has despised.
En el día del bien goza del bien; y en el día del mal considera. Dios también hizo esto delante de lo otro, porque el hombre no halle nada tras de él.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
In good times, enjoy good things, but beware of an evil time. For just as God has established the one, so also the other, in order that man may not find any just complaint against him.
Todo esto he visto en los días de mi vanidad. Justo hay que perece por su justicia, y hay impío que por su maldad alarga sus días.
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
I also saw this, in the days of my vanity: a just man perishing in his justice, and an impious man living a long time in his malice.
No seas demasiado justo, ni seas sabio con exceso: ¿por qué te destruirás?
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Do not try to be overly just, and do not try to be more wise than is necessary, lest you become stupid.
No hagas mal mucho, ni seas insensato: ¿por qué morirás antes de tu tiempo?
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Do not act with great impiety, and do not choose to be foolish, lest you die before your time.
Bueno es que tomes esto, y también de estotro no apartes tu mano; porque el que á Dios teme, saldrá con todo.
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.
It is good for you to support a just man. Furthermore, you should not withdraw your hand from him, for whoever fears God, neglects nothing.
La sabiduría fortifica al sabio más que diez poderosos la ciudad en que fueron.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Wisdom has strengthened the wise more than ten princes of a city.
Ciertamente no hay hombre justo en la tierra, que haga bien y nunca peque.
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.
But there is no just man on earth, who does good and does not sin.
Tampoco apliques tu corazón á todas las cosas que se hablaren, porque no oigas á tu siervo que dice mal de ti:
Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Also don’t take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
So then, do not attach your heart to every word that is spoken, lest perhaps you may hear your servant speaking ill of you.
Porque tu corazón sabe, como tú también dijiste mal de otros muchas veces.
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
For your conscience knows that you, too, have repeatedly spoken evil of others.
Todas estas cosas probé con sabiduría, diciendo: Hacerme he sabio: mas ella se alejó de mí.
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
I have tested everything in wisdom. I have said: “I will be wise.” And wisdom withdrew farther from me,
Lejos está lo que fué; y lo muy profundo ¿quién lo hallará?
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
so much more than it was before. Wisdom is very profound, so who shall reveal her?
Yo he rodeado con mi corazón por saber, y examinar, é inquirir la sabiduría, y la razón; y por conocer la maldad de la insensatez, y el desvarío del error;
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
I have examined all things in my soul, so that I may know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason, and so that I may recognize the impiety of the foolish, and the error of the imprudent.
Y yo he hallado más amarga que la muerte la mujer, la cual es redes, y lazos su corazón; sus manos como ligaduras. El que agrada á Dios escapará de ella; mas el pecador será preso en ella.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
And I have discovered a woman more bitter than death: she who is like the snare of a hunter, and whose heart is like a net, and whose hands are like chains. Whoever pleases God shall flee from her. But whoever is a sinner shall be seized by her.
He aquí, esto he hallado, dice el Predicador, pesando las cosas una por una para hallar la razón;
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
“Behold, I have found this,” says the Preacher, “to one another, to find an explanation
Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation
Lo que aun busca mi alma, y no encuentro: un hombre entre mil he hallado; mas mujer de todas éstas nunca hallé.
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
which my soul still seeks, but I have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all those.
which my soul still seeks and has not found. One man among a thousand, I have found; a woman among them all, I have not found.
He aquí, solamente he hallado esto: que Dios hizo al hombre recto, mas ellos buscaron muchas cuentas.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.”
This alone have I discovered: that God made man righteous, and yet he has adulterated himself with innumerable questions. Who is so great as the wise? And who has understood the meaning of the word?
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