Ecclesiastes 6 – KJV & YCB

King James Version

Ecclesiastes 6:1-12

1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

3¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. 4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. 5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

6¶ Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.6.7 appetite: Heb. soul 8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

9¶ Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.6.9 than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul 10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

11¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?6.12 all…: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity

Bíbélì Mímọ́ Yorùbá Òde Òn

Oniwaasu 6:1-12

1Mo ti rí ibi mìíràn lábẹ́ oòrùn. 2Ọlọ́run fún ọkùnrin kan ní ọrọ̀, ọlá àti ọlà kí ó má ba à ṣe aláìní ohunkóhun tí ọkàn rẹ̀ ń fẹ́. Ṣùgbọ́n, Ọlọ́run kò fún un ní àǹfààní láti gbádùn wọn, dípò èyí, àlejò ni ó ń gbádùn wọn. Asán ni èyí, ààrùn búburú gbá à ni.

3Ọkùnrin kan le è ní ọgọ́ọ̀rún ọmọ kí ó sì wà láààyè fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọdún, síbẹ̀ kò sí bí ó ti le wà láààyè pẹ́ tó, bí kò bá le è gbádùn ohun ìní rẹ̀ kí ó sì gba ìsìnkú tí ó tọ́, mo sọ wí pé ọlẹ̀ ọmọ tí a sin sàn jù ú lọ. 4Ó wà láìní ìtumọ̀, ó lọ nínú òkùnkùn, nínú òkùnkùn sì ni orúkọ rẹ̀ fi ara pamọ́ sí. 5Bí ó ti jẹ́ wí pé kò rí oòrùn tàbí mọ ohunkóhun, ó ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìsinmi ju ti ọkùnrin náà lọ. 6Kódà, bí ó wà láààyè fún ẹgbẹ̀rún ọdún méjì yípo ṣùgbọ́n tí ó kùnà láti gbádùn ohun ìní rẹ̀. Kì í ṣe ibìkan ni gbogbo wọn ń lọ?

7Gbogbo wàhálà tí ènìyàn ń ṣe nítorí àtijẹ ni

síbẹ̀ ikùn rẹ̀ kò yó rí

8Kí ni àǹfààní tí ọlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn ní

lórí aṣiwèrè?

Kí ni èrè tálákà ènìyàn

nípa mímọ bí yóò ṣe hùwà níwájú àwọn tókù?

9Ohun tí ojú rí sàn

ju ìfẹnuwákiri lọ

Asán ni eléyìí pẹ̀lú

ó dàbí ẹni ń gbìyànjú àti mú afẹ́fẹ́.

10Ohunkóhun tí ó bá ti wà ti ní orúkọ,

ohun tí ènìyàn jẹ́ sì ti di mí mọ̀;

kò sí ènìyàn tí ó le è ja ìjàkadì

pẹ̀lú ẹni tí ó lágbára jù ú lọ

11Ọ̀rọ̀ púpọ̀,

kì í ní ìtumọ̀

èrè wo ni ènìyàn ń rí nínú rẹ̀?

12Àbí, ta ni ó mọ ohun tí ó dára fún ènìyàn ní ayé fún ọjọ́ ayé kúkúrú àti asán tí ó ń là kọjá gẹ́gẹ́ bí òjìji? Ta ni ó le è sọ fún mi, ohun tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ lábẹ́ oòrùn lẹ́yìn tí ó bá lọ tán? Kò sí!