Ecclesiastes 6:9

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

اس زبان میں ابھی کوئی ترجمہ موجود نہیں؛ English دکھایا جا رہا ہے۔

6

1 יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְרַבָּ֥ה הִ֖יא עַל־הָאָדָֽם׃ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

2 אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹ֩שֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ ׀ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נׇכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכְלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וׇחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃ a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

3 אִם־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃ If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;

4 כִּֽי־בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה׃ for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

5 גַּם־שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא־רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃ moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath gratification rather than the other;

6 וְאִלּ֣וּ חָיָ֗ה אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם וְטוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה הֲלֹ֛א אֶל־מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place?

7 כׇּל־עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם־הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא׃ All the labour of man is for his mouth, And yet the appetite is not filled.

8 כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃ For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living?

9 ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלׇךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃ Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

10 מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה כְּבָר֙ נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ וְנוֹדָ֖ע אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אָדָ֑ם וְלֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לָדִ֔ין עִ֥ם (שהתקיף) [שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף] מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.

11 כִּ֛י יֵשׁ־דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם׃ Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?

12 כִּ֣י מִֽי־יוֹדֵ֩עַ֩ מַה־טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי־חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

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لفظ بہ لفظ (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

ט֛וֹבṭôwbgood in the widest sense
מַרְאֵ֥הmarʼeha view
עֵינַ֖יִםʻayinan eye
מֵֽהֲלָךְhâlakto walk (in a great variety of applicati
נָ֑פֶשׁnephesha breathing creature
גַּםgamassemblage
זֶ֥הzehthe masculine demonstrative pronoun
הֶ֖בֶלhebelemptiness or vanity
וּרְע֥וּתrᵉʻûwtha feeding upon
רֽוּחַrûwachwind

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Ecclesiastes 6:9 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלׇךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלָךְ־נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

טוב מראה עינים מהלך־נפש גם־זה הבל ורעות רוח

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

טוֹב מַרְאֵה עֵינַיִם מֵהֲלָךְ־נָפֶשׁ גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

[It would have been] better [(for this wealthy man to behold his wealth and enjoy it)] with the vision of his eyes than [to enjoy food and drink], which courses through the body. This, too, is a vanity and a breaking of the spirit [accorded the wicked].

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

Better the eyes should see than the soul should just go. This too is a vanishing mist and misleading perception.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Mieux vaut se satisfaire par les yeux que de laisser dépérir sa personne; cela aussi est vanité et pâture de vent.

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Besser was die Augen sehen, als wonach die Seele verlangt; denn auch das ist Eitelkeit und Haschen nach Wind.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Lepszem to, co oczy widzą, aniżeli to, za czem żądza się unosi; ale i to marność i pogoń za wiatrem.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

בעסער זעונג פֿון די אױגן, אײדער װאַנדערניש פֿון דער זעל. דאָס אױך איז נישטיקײט און װינטיאָגעניש.

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English · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

Better is what the eyes actually see, than the imagination of the soul; this too is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Pli bone estas vidi per la okuloj, ol imagi en la animo; ankaŭ ĉi tio estas vantaĵo kaj ventaĵo.

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 6:9

Rashi

English

Better is what the eyes actually see than the imagination of the soul. It would have been better and more proper for this one to gaze upon his wealth [to enjoy] what his eyes see, than [by investing his wealth] in food and drink that nourish the soul.

Another explanation: Better is what the eyes actually see than the imagination of the soul. It would have better and more proper for this one to follow his eyes, to rob and to oppress, rather than [being mindful of] the course of his soul, that he did not care where his soul will go when he dies.

This too is vanity. It is what is given to the wicked.

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Ibn Ezra

עברית

טוב. אמר מה לחכם שתהלוך נפשו בדרך הכסילים שנפשם לא תמלא די לו הנמצא הנראה לעין אע״פ שהנראה ואשר יעלה במחשבת הנפש הבל פירוש אחר שיהיה טוב מראה עינים דברי החיים כענין ומה כשרון לבעליה כי אם ראות עיניו:

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