Ecclesiastes 6
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
1A IA no ka mea pono ole a'u i ike ai malalo iho o ka la, a he mea nui la maluna o na kanaka.
2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
2O ke kanaka ka mea a ke Akua i haawi mai ai i ka waiwai nona, a me ka lako me ka hanohano; aole nele iki kona uhane i na mea ana e makemake ai, aka hoi, aole i ae mai ke Akua e ai ia i keia mau mea, aka, ua aiia kana e ka malihini. He mea lapuwale keia, a he mea ino hoi.
3A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
3Ina i loaa i ke kanaka na keiki hookahi haneri, a ola ia i na makahiki he nui loa, aole okana mai na la o kona mau makahiki, aole nae i maona kona uhane i ka maikai, aole hoi ona wahi e kanuia'i; ke hai aku nei au, ua oi aku ka maikai o ke keiki oiliwale i kona.
4For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
4No ka mea, ua puka mai oia ma ka lapuwale, a hele aku la ia ma ka pouli, a ua uhiia kona inoa i ka pouli.
5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
5Aole hoi ia i nana i ka la, aole oia i ike iki, ua oi aku ko ia nei oluolu i ko ia la.
6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
6Oia, ina e ola ia i na makahiki hookahi tausani ke paluaia, aole hoi oia i ike i ka maikai. Aole anei e hele na mea a pau i kahi hookahi?
7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
7O na hana a pau a ke kanaka, na kona waha iho no ia, aole nae i maona kona opu.
8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
8Ma na mea hea i oi aku ai ka mea naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo? Heaha ka mea i loaa i ka ilihune, ka mea i ike i ka hele ana imua o ka poe ola?
9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
9Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka ike maka ana mamua o ka hele ana'ku o ka manao. He mea lapuwale keia, a me ka luhi hewa.
10Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
10O ka mea i hala aku nei, ua kapaia kona inoa, a o ke kanaka hoi ua ikeia oia, aole hiki ia ia ke ku e i ka mea mana mamua ona.
11For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
11Nolaila, ua mahuahua ka lapuwale ma na mea he nui loa; a pehea la e pono ai ke kanaka?
12For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
12No ka mea, owai ka mea i ike i ka mea e pono ai ke kanaka i kona ola ana, i na la a pau o kona ola lapuwale ana i hoopau ai me he aka la; a owai hoi ka mea nana e hai aku i ke kanaka i na mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona malalo iho o ka la?
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