Ecclesiastes

1Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.

2Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.

3If the thick clouds are full of rain, On the earth they empty [themselves]; And if a tree doth fall in the south or to the north, The place where the tree falleth, there it is.

4Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

5As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, How — bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

6In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.

7Sweet also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

8But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming [is] vanity.

9Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.

10And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age [are] vanity!

1về lâu về dài, bạn sẽ tìm lại được.

2tai hoạ nào sẽ xảy ra trên mặt đất.

3ngả bên nào rồi thì nằm luôn bên đó.

4người cứ nhìn mây chẳng bao giờ gặt.

5công trình của Thiên Chúa, Đấng tạo dựng muôn loài.

6biết đâu hai lần đều tốt như nhau cả !

7hạnh phúc thay cặp mắt được thấy ánh mặt trời !

8và những gì sẽ đến đều là phù vân cả.

9Thiên Chúa sẽ gọi bạn ra xét xử.

10vì tuổi trẻ đầu xanh đều là phù vân cả.