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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
Again I looked and saw all the oppression 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.
Again I looked and saw all the oppression 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.
І знов побачив я всі утиски, що кояться під сонцем: пригноблені в сльозах, а утішителя немає; від рук гнобителів — насильство, а втішника немає.
And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
І проголосив я мертвих, що вже вмерли, щасливішими від живих, які ще живуть,
But better than both
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.
а ще ліпшим від одних і других того, який ще не жив, тож не бачив лихих діл, що діються під сонцем.
And 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.
Помітив я також, що всякий труд, що всяка в ділах спритність — то тільки обопільна заздрість: це теж лиш марнота й гонитва за вітром.
Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.
Ліпша повна жменя спокою, аніж дві пригорщі повні труду та гонитви за вітром.
There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content 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!
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content 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!
Людина собі самотня, нікого другого не має; ні сина в неї, ані брата, а праці її нема краю, очі її не насичуються багатством. Для кого я працюю та позбавляю себе щастя? Це теж лиш марнота й лихий клопіт.
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
because they have a good return for their labor:
Двом ліпше, ніж одному, вони бо мають ліпшу користь із своєї праці.
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Бо як упадуть, один одного підніме. Горе ж одному, як упаде, і нема нікого, щоб його підвести.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
But how can one keep warm alone?
Так само, як лежать удвох — їм тепло; одному ж як загрітись?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Наскочить на одного хтось, удвох проти нього стануть; троїста нитка не так хутко рветься.
Advancement Is Meaningless
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
Ліпший юнак убогий та розумний, ніж цар старий та дурний, що вже не годен слухати поради;
The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
він бо із тюрми виходить царювати, дарма що в його царстві народивсь убогим.
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor.
Бачив я всіх живих, що під сонцем ходять, як вони коло юнака, коло другого, товпляться, що мав на його місце стати.
There 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.
Безліч було народу, усіх тих, котрим він перед вів; та ті, що прийдуть потім, не будуть ним раді. Це теж марнота й гонитва за вітром.