اَلْجَامِعَةِ 4

١ 1 ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ وَرَأَيْتُ كُلَّ ٱلْمَظَالِمِ ٱلَّتِي تُجْرَى تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ: فَهُوَذَا دُمُوعُ ٱلْمَظْلُومِينَ وَلَا مُعَزٍّ لَهُمْ، وَمِنْ يَدِ ظَالِمِيهِمْ قَهْرٌ، أَمَّا هُمْ فَلَا مُعَزٍّ لَهُمْ.

and to return: again I and to see: see [obj] all [the] oppression which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun and behold tears [the] oppression and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort and from hand: themselves to oppress them strength and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort

٢ 2 فَغَبَطْتُ أَنَا ٱلْأَمْوَاتَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَدْ مَاتُوا مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَائِشُونَ بَعْدُ.

and to praise I [obj] [the] to die which/that already to die from [the] alive which they(masc.) alive still [to]

٣ 3 وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ كِلَيْهِمَا ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يُولَدْ بَعْدُ، ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَرَ ٱلْعَمَلَ ٱلرَّدِيءَ ٱلَّذِي عُمِلَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.

and pleasant from two their [obj] which still not to be which not to see: see [obj] [the] deed [the] bad: evil which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun

٤ 4 وَرَأَيْتُ كُلَّ ٱلتَّعَبِ وَكُلَّ فَلَاحِ عَمَلٍ أَنَّهُ حَسَدُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ قَرِيبِهِ. وَهَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ.

and to see: see I [obj] all trouble and [obj] all skill [the] deed: work for he/she/it jealousy man: anyone from neighbor his also this vanity and longing spirit: breath

٥ 5 اَلْكَسْلَانُ يَأْكُلُ لَحْمَهُ وَهُوَ طَاوٍ يَدَيْهِ.

[the] fool to embrace [obj] hand his and to eat [obj] flesh his

٦ 6 حُفْنَةُ رَاحَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ حُفْنَتَيْ تَعَبٍ وَقَبْضِ ٱلرِّيحِ.

pleasant fullness palm quietness from fullness palm trouble and longing spirit: breath

٧ 7 ثُمَّ عُدْتُ وَرَأَيْتُ بَاطِلًا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ:

and to return: again I and to see: see vanity underneath: under [the] sun

٨ 8 يُوجَدُ وَاحِدٌ وَلَا ثَانِيَ لَهُ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱبْنٌ وَلَا أَخٌ، وَلَا نِهَايَةَ لِكُلِّ تَعَبِهِ، وَلَا تَشْبَعُ عَيْنُهُ مِنَ ٱلْغِنَى. فَلِمَنْ أَتْعَبُ أَنَا وَأُحَرِّمُ نَفْسِي ٱلْخَيْرَ؟ هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ وَأَمْرٌ رَدِيءٌ هُوَ.

there one and nothing second also son: child and brother: male-sibling nothing to/for him and nothing end to/for all trouble his also (eye his *QK) not to satisfy riches and to/for who? I laborious and to lack [obj] soul: myself my from welfare also this vanity and task bad: harmful he/she/it

٩ 9 اِثْنَانِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ وَاحِدٍ، لِأَنَّ لَهُمَا أُجْرَةً لِتَعَبِهِمَا صَالِحَةً.

pleasant [the] two from [the] one which there to/for them wages pleasant in/on/with trouble their

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ وَقَعَ أَحَدُهُمَا يُقِيمُهُ رَفِيقُهُ. وَوَيْلٌ لِمَنْ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ إِنْ وَقَعَ، إِذْ لَيْسَ ثَانٍ لِيُقِيمَهُ.

that if: except if: except to fall: fall [the] one to arise: raise [obj] companion his and to/for woe! him [the] one which/that to fall: fall and nothing second to/for to arise: raise him

١١ 11 أَيْضًا إِنِ ٱضْطَجَعَ ٱثْنَانِ يَكُونُ لَهُمَا دِفْءٌ، أَمَّا ٱلْوَحْدُ فَكَيْفَ يَدْفَأُ؟

also if to lie down: lay down two and to warm to/for them and to/for one how? to warm

١٢ 12 وَإِنْ غَلَبَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى ٱلْوَاحِدِ يَقِفُ مُقَابَلَهُ ٱلِٱثْنَانِ، وَٱلْخَيْطُ ٱلْمَثْلُوثُ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ سَرِيعًا.

and if to prevail him [the] one [the] two to stand: stand before him and [the] thread [the] to do three not in/on/with haste to tear

١٣ 13 وَلَدٌ فَقِيرٌ وَحَكِيمٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَلِكٍ شَيْخٍ جَاهِلٍ، ٱلَّذِي لَا يَعْرِفُ أَنْ يُحَذَّرَ بَعْدُ.

pleasant youth poor and wise from king old and fool which not to know to/for to warn still

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسِّجْنِ خَرَجَ إِلَى ٱلْمُلْكِ، وَٱلْمَوْلُودُ مَلِكًا قَدْ يَفْتَقِرُ.

for from house: home [the] to bind to come out: come to/for to reign for also in/on/with royalty his to beget be poor

١٥ 15 رَأَيْتُ كُلَّ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ ٱلسَّائِرِينَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ مَعَ ٱلْوَلَدِ ٱلثَّانِي ٱلَّذِي يَقُومُ عِوَضًا عَنْهُ.

to see: see [obj] all [the] alive [the] to go: walk underneath: under [the] sun with [the] youth [the] second which to stand: stand underneath: instead him

١٦ 16 لَا نِهَايَةَ لِكُلِّ ٱلشَّعْبِ، لِكُلِّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَ أَمَامَهُمْ. أَيْضًا ٱلْمُتَأَخِّرُونَ لَا يَفْرَحُونَ بِهِ. فَهَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ.

nothing end to/for all [the] people to/for all which to be to/for face: before their also [the] last not to rejoice in/on/with him for also this vanity and striving spirit: breath