Eclesiastés 4

Reina-Valera 1960

4 Me volví y vi todas las violencias que se hacen debajo del sol; y he aquí las lágrimas de los oprimidos, sin tener quien los consuele; y la fuerza estaba en la mano de sus opresores, y para ellos no había consolador. ²Y alabé yo a los finados, los que ya murieron, más que a los vivientes, los que viven todavía. ³Y tuve por más feliz que unos y otros al que no ha sido aún, que no ha visto las malas obras que debajo del sol se hacen.

⁴He visto asimismo que todo trabajo y toda excelencia de obras despierta la envidia del hombre contra su prójimo. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

⁵El necio cruza sus manos y come su misma carne.

⁶Más vale un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu.

⁷Yo me volví otra vez, y vi vanidad debajo del sol. ⁸Está un hombre solo y sin sucesor, que no tiene hijo ni hermano; pero nunca cesa de trabajar, ni sus ojos se sacian de sus riquezas, ni se pregunta: ¿Para quién trabajo yo, y defraudo mi alma del bien? También esto es vanidad, y duro trabajo.

⁹Mejores son dos que uno; porque tienen mejor paga de su trabajo. ¹⁰Porque si cayeren, el uno levantará a su compañero; pero ¡ay del solo! que cuando cayere, no habrá segundo que lo levante. ¹¹También si dos durmieren juntos, se calentarán mutuamente; mas ¿cómo se calentará uno solo? ¹²Y si alguno prevaleciere contra uno, dos le resistirán; y cordón de tres dobleces no se rompe pronto.

¹³Mejor es el muchacho pobre y sabio, que el rey viejo y necio que no admite consejos; ¹⁴porque de la cárcel salió para reinar, aunque en su reino nació pobre. ¹⁵Vi a todos los que viven debajo del sol caminando con el muchacho sucesor, que estará en lugar de aquel. ¹⁶No tenía fin la muchedumbre del pueblo que le seguía; sin embargo, los que vengan después tampoco estarán contentos de él. Y esto es también vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

Kohelet 4

Orthodox Jewish Bible

4 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the shemesh, and, hinei, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no menachem (comforter); and on the side of their oppressors there was ko’ach (power); but they had no menachem (comforter).

²Wherefore I praised the mesim which are already dead more than the living ones which are yet alive.

³Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the ma’aseh harah that is done under the shemesh.

⁴Again, I considered all amal, and every kishron hama’aseh (skillful achievement), that such is a simple derivative of kinat ish meirei’eihu (the envy of man of his neighbor). This also is hevel, a chasing after ruach.

⁵The kesil foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own basar.

⁶Better is a handful with tranquility than both the hands full with amal and chasing after ruach.

⁷Then I returned, and I saw under the shemesh this hevel:

⁸There was a man all alone, and there was with him neither ben nor ach (brother); yet there was no ketz (end) to all his amal; neither was his ayin satisfied with osher (riches); neither saith he, For whom do I toil, and deprive my nefesh of tovah? This also is hevel, yea, it is an evil matter.

⁹Two are better than one because they have a sachar tov for their amal.

¹⁰For if they fall, the echad will lift up his partner, but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

¹¹Also, if two lie down, then they have chom (heat), but how can one be warm alone?

¹²Though echad may be overpowered, shnayim shall withstand him; and a khoot hameshulash (threefold cord) is not quickly broken.

¹³Better is a poor and a wise yeled than an old and foolish melech, who will no more be admonished.

¹⁴For out of the bais hasohar he cometh to reign, although he was born a poor man in his malchut (kingdom).

¹⁵I considered all the living ones which walk under the shemesh in the throng of the yeled, that is, the second one that shall enter into the place of the former [melech].

¹⁶There is no ketz of kol haAm, all those at whose head he stands; and yet they who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is hevel and striving for ruach.

传道书 4

Chinese New Version (Simplified)

斗争劳碌都是虚空

4 我又看见日光之下所发生一切欺压的事：受欺压的流泪，却无人安慰他们；欺压他们的，手里握着权柄，因此无人安慰受欺压的。 ²我赞叹那已死的人，胜过那还活着的人。 ³那还没生下来的，就是还没看过日光之下所行的恶事的，比这两种人更有福。

⁴我看见各样的劳碌和各样精巧的工作，都是出于人与人彼此的竞争。这也是虚空，也是捕风。 ⁵愚昧人抱着手，吃自己的肉。 ⁶一掌盛满安宁，胜过两手抓满劳碌捕风。

⁷我又看到日光之下有一件虚空的事。 ⁸有人孤单无依，没有儿子，没有兄弟，仍劳碌不休，眼目也不以自己的财富为足。他问：“我劳劳碌碌，刻薄自己不去享受，是为谁呢？”

这也是虚空，是劳苦的担子。

⁹二人胜过一人，因为他们一起的劳碌有美好的酬报。 ¹⁰如果一个跌倒，另一个可以把他的同伴扶起来。但一人孤身跌倒，没有别人把他扶起来，他就悲惨了。 ¹¹还有，二人同睡，就都暖和；一人独睡，怎能暖和呢？ ¹²有人能制伏孤身一人，如果有二人就挡得住他。三股合成的绳子，不容易扯断。

¹³贫穷但有智慧的年轻人，胜过年老不再纳谏的愚昧王。 ¹⁴虽然他是从监狱出来，在自己的国中，又是出身贫寒，却起来作王。 ¹⁵我看见所有在日光之下行走的活人，都随从那取代老王的年轻人（“那取代老王的年轻人”或译：“那取代他的第二位年轻人”）。 ¹⁶所有的人民，就是他所统治的人民，多得无数；然而后来的人却不喜欢他。这实在也是虚空，也是捕风。

Ecclesiastes 4

New International Version

Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression^(A) that was taking place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—
    and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
    and they have no comforter.^(B)
²And I declared that the dead,^(C)
    who had already died,
are happier than the living,
    who are still alive.^(D)
³But better than both
    is the one who has never been born,^(E)
who has not seen the evil
    that is done under the sun.^(F)

⁴And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.^(G)

⁵Fools fold their hands^(H)
    and ruin themselves.
⁶Better one handful with tranquillity
    than two handfuls with toil^(I)
    and chasing after the wind.

⁷Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

⁸There was a man all alone;
    he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
    yet his eyes were not content^(J) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
    “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
    a miserable business!

⁹Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labor:
¹⁰If either of them falls down,
    one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
    and has no one to help them up.
¹¹Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
    But how can one keep warm alone?
¹²Though one may be overpowered,
    two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Advancement Is Meaningless

¹³Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. ¹⁴The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. ¹⁵I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. ¹⁶There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

'Mangangaral 4 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

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