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                                    1 Der er et Onde, jeg så under Solen, og som tynger Menneskene hårdt:                                

                                    1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men—                                
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                                    2 Når Gud giver en Mand Rigdom og Gods og Ære, så han intet savner af, hvad han ønsker, og Gud ikke sætter ham i Stand til at nyde det, men en fremmed nyder det, da er dette Tomhed og en slem Lidelse.                                

                                    2 a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.                                
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                                    3 Om en Mand avler hundrede Børn og lever mange År, så hans Levetid bliver lang, men hans Sjæl ikke mættes af Goder, så siger jeg dog, at et utidigt Foster er bedre faren end han;                                

                                    3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, “Better the miscarriage than he,                                
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                                    4 thi at det kommer, er Tomhed, og det går bort i Mørke, og i Mørke dølges dets Navn;                                

                                    4 for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.                                
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                                    5 og det har hverken set eller kendt Sol; det får end ikke en Grav; det hviler bedre end han.                                

                                    5 It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he.                                
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                                    6 Om han så levede to Gange tusind År, men ikke skuede Lykke - mon ikke alle farer sammesteds hen?                                

                                    6 Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place?”                                
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                                    7 Al Menneskets Flid tjener hans Mund, og dog stilles hans Sult aldrig.                                

                                    7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.                                
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                                    8 Thi hvad har den vise forud for Tåben, hvad båder det den arme, der ved at vandre for de levendes Øjne?                                

                                    8 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?                                
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                                    9 Bedre at se med sine Øjne end higende Attrå. Også det er Tomhed og Jag efter Vind.                                

                                    9 What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.                                
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                                    10 Hvad der bliver til er for længst nævnet ved Navn, og det vides i Forvejen, hvad et Menneske bliver til; det kan ikke gå i Rette med ham, der er den stærkeste.                                

                                    10 Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.                                
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                                    11 Thi jo flere Ord der bruges, des større bliver Tomheden, og hvad gavner de Mennesket?                                

                                    11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?                                
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                                    12 Thi hvo ved, hvad der båder et Menneske i Livet, det Tal af tomme Levedage han henlever som en Skygge? Thi hvo kan sige et Menneske, hvad der skal ske under Solen efter hans Død? ﻿                                

                                    12 For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?