1: There isH3426 an evilH7451 whichH0834 I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sun,H8121 and commonH7227 it [is]H1931 amongH5921 men-H0120
2: a manH0376 to whomH0834 has givenH5414 GodH0430 riches,H6239 and wealth,H5233 and honor,H3519 so that nothingH0369 he is lackingH2638 for himselfH5315 of allH3605 thatH0834 he desires,H0183 and yet notH3808 does give him powerH7980 GodH0430 to eatH0398 of itH4480 butH3588 manH0376 a foreignerH5237 consumes itH0398 thisH2088 [is] vanity,H1892 and an afflictionH2483 evilH7451 it [is].H1931
3: IfH0518 begetsH3205 a manH0376 a hundred [children]H3967 and years,H8141 manyH7227 livesH2421 so many,H7227 that areH1961 the daysH3117 of his yearsH8141 but his soulH5315 notH3808 is satisfiedH7646 withH4480 goodness,H2896 or indeedH1571 burial-H6900 noH3808 he hasH1961 I say [that],H0559 [is] betterH2896 than heH4480 a stillborn child.H5309
4: ForH3588 in vanity,H1892 it comesH0935 and in darkness,H2822 departsH1980 and with darknessH2822 its nameH8034 is covered.H3680
5: ThoughH1571 the sun,H8121 notH3808 it has seenH7200 orH3808 known [anything]H3045 has more restH5183 thisH2088 than this [man].H2088
6: And even if,H0432 he livesH2421 a thousandH0505 yearsH8141 twiceH6471 but goodness-H2896 notH3808 has seenH7200 do notH3808 toH0413 place?H4725 oneH0259 allH3605 go.H1980
7: AllH3605 the laborH5999 of manH0120 [is] for his mouth,H6310 and yetH1571 the soulH5315 notH3808 is satisfied.H4390
8: ForH3588 what [has]H4100 moreH3148 the wise [man]H2450 thanH4480 the fool?H3684 what [does have]H4100 the poor man,H6041 who knows [how]H3045 to walkH1980 beforeH5048 the living?H2416
9: Better [is]H2896 the sightH4758 of the eyesH5869 than the wanderingH1980 of desire-H5315 alsoH1571 thisH2088 [is] vanityH1892 and grasping forH7469 the wind.H7307
10: WhatH4100 one isH1961 already,H3528 he has been namedH7121 -H8034 for it is knownH3045 thatH0834 he [is]H1931 man-H0120 and cannotH3808 heH3201 contendH1777 withH5973 Him who is mightierH8630 than he.H4480
11: SinceH3588 there areH3426 thingsH1697 manyH7235 that increaseH7235 vanity,H1892 how [is]H4100 the betterH3148 man?H0120
12: forH3588 whoH4310 knowsH3045 what [is]H4100 goodH2896 for manH0120 in life,H2416 allH4557 the daysH3117 of lifeH2416 his vainH1892 and which he passesH6213 like a shadow?H6738 whichH0834 whoH4310 can tellH5046 a manH0120 whatH4100 will happenH1961 after himH0310 underH8478 the sun?H8121