Ecclesiastes 10 #catechesis/bible/ecclesiastes
[!abstract] Observations on wisdom and folly, ambition and detraction.
Book: Ecclesiastes · ← Ecclesiastes 9 · Ecclesiastes 11 →
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GR μυῖαι θανατοῦσαι σαπριοῦσιν σκευασίαν ἐλαίου ἡδύσματος τίμιον ὀλίγον σοφίας ὑπὲρ δόξαν ἀφροσύνης μεγάλης
LA Muscæ morientes perdunt suavitatem unguenti. Pretiosior est sapientia et gloria, parva et ad tempus stultitia.
EN Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
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GR καρδία σοφοῦ εἰς δεξιὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ καρδία ἄφρονος εἰς ἀριστερὸν αὐτοῦ
LA Cor sapientis in dextera ejus, et cor stulti in sinistra illius.
EN The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
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GR καί γε ἐν ὁδῷ ὅταν ἄφρων πορεύηται καρδία αὐτοῦ ὑστερήσει καὶ ἃ λογιεῖται πάντα ἀφροσύνη ἐστίν
LA Sed et in via stultus ambulans, cum ipse insipiens sit, omnes stultos æstimat.
EN Yea, and the fool when he walks in the way, whereas he himself is a fool, esteems all men fools.
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GR ἐὰν πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος ἀναβῇ ἐπὶ σέ τόπον σου μὴ ἀφῇς ὅτι ἴαμα καταπαύσει ἁμαρτίας μεγάλας
LA Si spiritus potestatem habentis ascenderit super te, locum tuum ne demiseris, quia curatio faciet cessare peccata maxima.
EN If the spirit of him that has power, ascend upon you, leave not your place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
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GR ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὡς ἀκούσιον ὃ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ ἐξουσιάζοντος
LA Est malum quod vidi sub sole, quasi per errorem egrediens a facie principis:
EN There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:
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GR ἐδόθη ὁ ἄφρων ἐν ὕψεσι μεγάλοις καὶ πλούσιοι ἐν ταπεινῷ καθήσονται
LA positum stultum in dignitate sublimi, et divites sedere deorsum.
EN A fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath.
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GR εἶδον δούλους ἐφ’ ἵππους καὶ ἄρχοντας πορευομένους ὡς δούλους ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
LA Vidi servos in equis, et principes ambulantes super terram quasi servos.
EN I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.
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GR ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ καθαιροῦντα φραγμόν δήξεται αὐτὸν ὄφις
LA Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui dissipat sepem mordebit eum coluber.
EN He that digs a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaks a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
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GR ἐξαίρων λίθους διαπονηθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς σχίζων ξύλα κινδυνεύσει ἐν αὐτοῖς
LA Qui transfert lapides affligetur in eis, et qui scindit ligna vulnerabitur ab eis.
EN He that removes stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cuts trees, shall be wounded by them.
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GR ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία
LA Si retusum fuerit ferrum, et hoc non ut prius, sed hebetatum fuerit, multo labore exacuetur, et post industriam sequetur sapientia.
EN If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.
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GR ἐὰν δάκῃ ὁ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περισσεία τῷ ἐπᾴδοντι
LA Si mordeat serpens in silentio, nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit.
EN If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbites secretly.
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GR λόγοι στόματος σοφοῦ χάρις καὶ χείλη ἄφρονος καταποντιοῦσιν αὐτόν
LA Verba oris sapientis gratia, et labia insipientis præcipitabunt eum;
EN The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.
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GR ἀρχὴ λόγων στόματος αὐτοῦ ἀφροσόνη καὶ ἐσχάτη στόματος αὐτοῦ περιφέρεια πονηρά
LA initium verborum ejus stultitia, et novissimum oris illius error pessimus.
EN The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.
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GR καὶ ὁ ἄφρων πληθύνει λόγους οὐκ ἔγνω ὁ ἄνθρωπος τί τὸ γενόμενον καὶ τί τὸ ἐσόμενον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ τίς ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτῷ
LA Stultus verba multiplicat. Ignorat homo quid ante se fuerit; et quid post se futurum sit, quis ei poterit indicare?
EN A fool multiplies words. A man cannot tell what has been before him: and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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GR μόχθος τῶν ἀφρόνων κοπώσει αὐτούς ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ πορευθῆναι εἰς πόλιν
LA Labor stultorum affliget eos, qui nesciunt in urbem pergere.
EN The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not how to go to the city.
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GR οὐαί σοι πόλις ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου νεώτερος καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου ἐν πρωίᾳ ἐσθίουσιν
LA Væ tibi, terra, cujus rex puer est, et cujus principes mane comedunt.
EN Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and when the princes eat in the morning.
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GR μακαρία σύ γῆ ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου υἱὸς ἐλευθέρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου πρὸς καιρὸν φάγονται ἐν δυνάμει καὶ οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται
LA Beata terra cujus rex nobilis est, et cujus principes vescuntur in tempore suo, ad reficiendum, et non ad luxuriam.
EN Blessed is the land, whose king is noble, and whose princes eat in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness.
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GR ἐν ὀκνηρίαις ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις καὶ ἐν ἀργίᾳ χειρῶν στάξει ἡ οἰκία
LA In pigritiis humiliabitur contignatio, et in infirmitate manuum perstillabit domus.
EN By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
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GR εἰς γέλωτα ποιοῦσιν ἄρτον καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει ζῶντας καὶ τοῦ ἀργυρίου ἐπακούσεται σὺν τὰ πάντα
LA In risum faciunt panem et vinum ut epulentur viventes; et pecuniæ obediunt omnia.
EN For laughter they make bread, and wine that the living may feast: and all things obey money.
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GR καί γε ἐν συνειδήσει σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ καὶ ἐν ταμιείοις κοιτώνων σου μὴ καταράσῃ πλούσιον ὅτι πετεινὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀποίσει σὺν τὴν φωνήν καὶ ὁ ἔχων τὰς πτέρυγας ἀπαγγελεῖ λόγον
LA In cogitatione tua regi ne detrahas, et in secreto cubiculi tui ne maledixeris diviti: quia et aves cæli portabunt vocem tuam, et qui habet pennas annuntiabit sententiam.
EN Detract not the king, no not in your thought; and speak not evil of the rich man in your private chamber: because even the birds of the air will carry your voice, and he that has wings will tell what you have said.
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