1 There is an rai (evil) which I raah (see / saw) seen under the shamash (sun), and it is heavy on adam (men):
2 A ayash (man / husband) to whom Alahayam () nathan (give) riches, wealth, and honor, so that he chasar (lacks) nothing for his napash (soul) of all that he awah (desires), yet Alahayam () gives him no shalat (power) to akal (eat) of it, but an alien akal (eat) it. This is habal (vanity), and it is an rai (evil) chalay (disease).
3 If a ayash (man / husband) yalad (birth / begot) a maah (hundred) children, and chayah (lives) many shanayam (two), so that the yamay (days) of his shanayam (two) are many, but his napash (soul) is not shabai (filled) with tawab (good / proper function), and moreover he has no qabawarah (burial); I amar (said), that a stillborn child is tawab (good / proper function) than he:
4 For it bawaa (bring) in habal (vanity), and departs in chashak (darkness), and its sham (name) is kasah (covered) with chashak (darkness).
5 Moreover it raah (see / saw) not seen the shamash (sun) nor yadai (known) it. Zah (this / that / these) has nachath (rest) rather zah (this / that / these) the other.
6 Yes, alaw (though) he chayah (live) a alap (thousand) shanayam (two) paim (twice) told, and yet fails to raah (see / saw) tawab (good / proper function), don't all halak (move) to achad (one) maqawam (place)?
7 All the imal (labor) of adam (man) is for his pah (mouth), and yet the napash (soul) is not malaa (filled).
8 For what advantage has the chakam (wise) more than the kasayal (fool)? What has the inay (poor) yadai (man), that knows how to halak (move) before the chay (life)?
9 Tawab (good / proper function) is the maraah (sight) of the iyanayam (eyes) than the halak (move) of the napash (soul). This also is habal (vanity) and a chasing after rawach (spirit / wind).
10 Whatever has been, its qaraa (called) was given long ago; and it is yadai (known) what adam (man) is; neither yakal (can) he contend with him who is mightier than he.
11 For there are many dabarayam (words) that rabah (create) habal (vanity). What does that yawathar (profit) adam (man)?
12 For who yadai (knows) what is tawab (good / proper function) for adam (man) in chay (life), masapar (all) the yamay (days) of his habal (vain) chay (life) which he ishah (make) like a tzal (shadow)? For who can nagad (tell) a adam (man) what will be achar (other) him under the shamash (sun)?