¹Est et aliud malum quod vidi sub sole,There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun,et quidem frequens apud homines:and, indeed, it is frequent among men.

¹Est et aliud malum quod vidi sub sole,There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun,et quidem frequens apud homines:and, indeed, it is frequent among men.

²vir cui dedit Deus divitias,It is a man to whom God has given wealth,et substantiam,and resources,et honorem,and honor;et nihil deest animæ suæ ex omnibus quæ desiderat;and out of all that he desires,nec tribuit ei potestatem Deus ut comedat ex eo,nothing is lacking to his life;sed homo extraneus vorabit illud:yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things,hoc vanitasbut instead a man who is a stranger will devour them.et miseria magna est.This is emptiness and a great misfortune.

²vir cui dedit Deus divitias,It is a man to whom God has given wealth,et substantiam,and resources,et honorem,and honor;et nihil deest animæ suæ ex omnibus quæ desiderat;and out of all that he desires,nec tribuit ei potestatem Deus ut comedat ex eo,nothing is lacking to his life;sed homo extraneus vorabit illud:yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things,hoc vanitasbut instead a man who is a stranger will devour them.et miseria magna est.This is emptiness and a great misfortune.

³Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos,If a man were to produce one hundred children,et vixerit multos annos,and to live for many years,et plures dies ætatis habuerit,and to attain to an age of many days,et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiæ suæ,and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources,sepulturaque careat:and if he were lacking even a burial:de hoc ergo pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus.concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.

³Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos,If a man were to produce one hundred children,et vixerit multos annos,and to live for many years,et plures dies ætatis habuerit,and to attain to an age of many days,et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiæ suæ,and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources,sepulturaque careat:and if he were lacking even a burial:de hoc ergo pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus.concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.

⁴Frustra enim venit,For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness,et pergit ad tenebras,and his name shall be wiped away,et oblivione delebitur nomen ejus.into oblivion.

⁴Frustra enim venit,For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness,et pergit ad tenebras,and his name shall be wiped away,et oblivione delebitur nomen ejus.into oblivion.

⁵Non vidit solem,He has not seen the sun,neque cognovit distantiam boni et mali.nor recognized the difference between good and evil.

⁵Non vidit solem,He has not seen the sun,neque cognovit distantiam boni et mali.nor recognized the difference between good and evil.

⁶Etiam si duobus millibus annis vixerit,Even if he were to live for two thousand years,et non fuerit perfruitus bonis,and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good,nonne ad unum locum properant omnia?does not each one hurry on to the same place?

⁶Etiam si duobus millibus annis vixerit,Even if he were to live for two thousand years,et non fuerit perfruitus bonis,and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good,nonne ad unum locum properant omnia?does not each one hurry on to the same place?

⁷Omnis labor hominis in ore ejus;Every labor of man is for his mouth,sed anima ejus non implebitur.but his soul will not be filled.

⁷Omnis labor hominis in ore ejus;Every labor of man is for his mouth,sed anima ejus non implebitur.but his soul will not be filled.

⁸Quid habet amplius sapiens a stulto?What do the wise have which is more than the foolish?et quid pauper,And what does the pauper have,nisi ut pergat illuc ubi est vita?except to continue on to that place, where there is life?

⁸Quid habet amplius sapiens a stulto?What do the wise have which is more than the foolish?et quid pauper,And what does the pauper have,nisi ut pergat illuc ubi est vita?except to continue on to that place, where there is life?

⁹Melius est videre quod cupias,It is better to see what you desire,quam desiderare quod nescias.than to desire what you cannot know.SedBut this,et hoc vanitas est,too,et præsumptio spiritus.is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.

⁹Melius est videre quod cupias,It is better to see what you desire,quam desiderare quod nescias.than to desire what you cannot know.SedBut this,et hoc vanitas est,too,et præsumptio spiritus.is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.

¹⁰Qui futurus est,Whoever shall be in the future,jam vocatum est nomen ejus;his name has already been called.et scitur quod homo sit,And it is known that he is a manet non possit contra fortiorem se in judicio contendere.and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.

¹⁰Qui futurus est,Whoever shall be in the future,jam vocatum est nomen ejus;his name has already been called.et scitur quod homo sit,And it is known that he is a manet non possit contra fortiorem se in judicio contendere.and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.

¹¹Verba sunt plurima,There are many words,multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.

¹¹Verba sunt plurima,There are many words,multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.