Dual Panel1There<3426> is an evil<7463> which<834> I have seen<7200> under<8478> the sun<8121> and it is prevalent<7227> among<5921> men<120>--
2a man<376> to whom<834> God<430> has given<5414> riches<6239> and wealth<5233> and honor<3519> so that his soul<5315> lacks<2638> nothing<369> of all<3605> that he desires<183>; yet God<430> has not empowered<7980> him to eat<398> from them, for a foreigner<5237> enjoys<398> them. This<2088> is vanity<1892> and a severe<7451> affliction<2483>.
3If<518> a man<376> fathers<3205> a hundred<3967> children and lives<2421> many<7227> years<8141>, however many<7227> they be, but his soul<5315> is not satisfied<7646> with good<2899> things<2899> and he does not even<1571> have<1961> a proper burial<6900>, then I say<559>, "Better<2896> the miscarriage<5309> than<4480> he,
4for it comes<935> in futility<1892> and goes<1980> into obscurity<2822>; and its name<8034> is covered<3680> in obscurity<2822>.
5"It never<3808> sees<7200> the sun<8121> and it never<3808> knows<3045> anything; it is better<5183> off than<4480> he.
6"Even if<432> the other man lives<2421> a thousand<505> years<8141> twice<6471> and does not enjoy<7200><2899> good<2899> things<2899>--do not all<3605> go<1980> to one<259> place<4725>?"
7All<3605> a man's<120> labor<5999> is for his mouth<6310> and yet<1571> the appetite<5315> is not satisfied<4390>.
8For what<4100> advantage<3148> does the wise<2450> man<2450> have over<4480> the fool<3684>? What<4100> advantage does the poor<6041> man<6041> have, knowing<3045> how to walk<1980> before<5048> the living<2416>?
9What<4758> the eyes<5869> see<4758> is better<2896> than<4480> what the soul<5315> desires<1980>. This<2088> too<1571> is futility<1892> and a striving<7469> after wind<7307>.
10Whatever<4100><7945> exists<1961> has already<3528> been named<7121><8034>, and it is known<3045> what<834> man<120> is; for he cannot<3201><3808> dispute<1777> with him who<7945> is stronger<8623> than<4480> he is.
11For there<3426> are many<7235> words<1697> which increase<7235> futility<1892>. What<4100> then is the advantage<3148> to a man<120>?
12For who<4310> knows<3045> what<4100> is good<2896> for a man<120> during his lifetime<2425>, during the few<4557> years<3117> of his futile<1892> life<2425>? He will spend<6213> them like a shadow<6738>. For who<4310> can tell<5046> a man<120> what<4100> will be after<310> him under<8478> the sun<8121>?