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전도서(Eclesiastés) 4장 [개역한글 : RV1909 : NIV]

Y TORNÉME "yo," y vi todas las violencias que se hacen debajo del sol: y he aquí las lágrimas de los "oprimidos," y sin tener quien los consuele; y la fuerza estaba en la mano de sus "opresores," y para ellos no había consolador.
Y alabé yo los finados que ya "murieron," más que los vivientes que hasta ahora están vivos.
Y tuve por mejor que unos y otros al que no ha sido "aún," que no ha visto las malas obras que debajo del sol se hacen.
Visto he asimismo que todo trabajo y toda excelencia de obras mueve la envidia del hombre contra su prójimo. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.
El necio dobla sus manos y come su carne.

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.
And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

Mas vale el un puño lleno con "descanso," que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu.
Yo me torné otra "vez," y vi vanidad debajo del sol.
Está un hombre solo y sin sucesor; que ni tiene hijo ni hermano; mas nunca cesa de "trabajar," ni sus ojos se hartan de sus "riquezas," ni se pregunta: ¿Para quién trabajo "yo," y defraudo mi alma del bien? También esto es "vanidad," y duro trabajo.
Mejores son dos que uno; porque tienen mejor paga de su trabajo.
Porque si "cayeren," el uno levantará á su compañero: mas ¡ay del solo! que cuando "cayere," no habrá segundo que lo levante.

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
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!
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

También si dos durmieren "juntos," se calentarán; mas ¿cómo se calentará uno solo?
Y si alguno prevaleciere contra el "uno," dos estarán contra él; y cordón de tres dobleces no presto se rompe.
Mejor es el muchacho pobre y "sabio," que el rey viejo y fatuo que no sabe ser aconsejado.
Porque de la cárcel salió para reinar; mientras el nacido en su reino se hizo pobre.
Vi todos los vivientes debajo del sol caminando con el "muchacho," "sucesor," que estará en lugar de aquél.

Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king's successor.

No tiene fin todo el pueblo que fué antes de ellos: tampoco los que vendrán después estarán con él contentos. Y esto es también vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

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.