1Strež svoju nohu, keď ideš do domu Božieho, a pristúp, aby si počul, lebo to je lepšie, ako keď blázni dávajú bitnú obeť, pretože nevedia o tom, keď robia zle.
1Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
2Nenáhli svojimi ústami, a tvoje srdce nech sa neponáhľa vyniesť slovo pred Bohom, pretože Bôh je na nebesiach, a ty si na zemi, preto nech je tvojich slov málo.
2Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
3Lebo jako ide spánok s mnohým zamestnaním, tak i hlas blázna s mnohými slovami.
3For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.
4Keby si sľúbil Bohu sľub, neodkladaj ho splniť; lebo neni záľuby v bláznoch; to, čo sľúbiš, splň!
4When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
5Je lepšie, aby si nesľuboval, než aby si sľúbil a nesplnil.
5It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
6Nedaj svojich úst, aby spôsobily to, že by hrešilo tvoje telo, ani nepovedz pred anjelom, že je to omyl. Prečo sa má Bôh hnevať na tvoj hlas a zkaziť dielo tvojich rúk?
6Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
7Lebo kde je mnoho snov, tam i márnosti, i kde mnoho slov. Boj sa istotne Boha!
7For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.
8Keby si videl utiskovanie chudobného a olupovanie súdu a spravedlivosti v krajine, nediv sa tej veci; lebo však vysoký s hora pozoruje vysokého a vysokí nad nimi.
8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.
9A užitok zeme je vo všetkom; i samému kráľovi slúži pole.
9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.
10Ten, kto miluje peniaze, nenasýti sa peňazí; a ten, kto miluje bohatstvo, nenasýti sa dôchodku. Aj to je márnosť.
10He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
11Keď sa množí majetok, množia sa i tí, ktorí ho jedia; a jaký iný užitok má jeho pán krome že sa naň dívajú jeho oči?
11When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
12Sladký je sen pracujúceho, už či jie málo a či mnoho; ale sýtosť bohatého nedopustí mu spať.
12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
13Je šeredné zlo, ktoré som videl pod slnkom: bohatstvo, zachované jeho majiteľovi na jeho zlé.
13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
14Také bohatstvo zhynie pre zlú správu, a jestli splodil syna, nieto ničoho v jeho ruke.
14Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15Jako vyšiel zo života svojej matky, zase tak odchádza nahý, jako prišiel, ani nevezme ničoho za svoju prácu, čo by odniesol vo svojej ruke.
15As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
16Aj to je šeredné zlo, že celkom tak, ako prišiel, aj odíde, a tedy jaký má užitok z toho, že pracoval do vetra?
16This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?
17A ešte k tomu jedol po všetky svoje dni vo tme, pri čom zažil mnoho nevole i nemoci i hnevu.
17All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
18Hľa, čo som ja videl: čo je dobré a čo pekné, je to, aby jedol človek a pil a videl dobré vo všetkej svojej práci, ktorou sa trudí pod slnkom ten skromný počet dní svojho života, ktoré mu dal Bôh, lebo to je jeho podiel.
18Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
19Ako aj keď dal Bôh ktorémukoľvek človekovi bohatstvo a poklady a učinil ho pánom, aby jedol z toho a bral svoj podiel a radoval sa vo svojej práci, je to dar Boží.
19Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
20(Lebo nebude toho mnoho, čo bude pamätať na dni svojho života), pretože Bôh odpovedá radosťou jeho srdca.
20For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.