Ecclesiastes · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ecclesiastes 10 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Μυίαι αποθνήσκουσαι κάμνουσι το μύρον του μυρεψού να βρωμά, να αναβράζη· και μικρά αφροσύνη ατιμάζει τον εν υπολήψει επί σοφία και τιμή.
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 Η καρδία του σοφού είναι εν τη δεξιά αυτού· η δε καρδία του άφρονος εν τη αριστερά αυτού.
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
3 Και έτι όταν ο άφρων περιπατή εν τη οδώ, λείπει σύνεσις αυτού και αναγγέλλει προς πάντας ότι είναι άφρων.
3 Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
4 Εάν το πνεύμα του ηγεμόνος εγερθή εναντίον σου, μη αφήσης τον τόπον σου· διότι η γλυκύτης καταπαύει αμαρτίας μεγάλας.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5 Είναι κακόν το οποίον είδον υπό τον ήλιον, λάθος, λέγω, προερχόμενον από του εξουσιαστού·
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6 ότι ο άφρων βάλλεται εις μεγάλας αξίας, οι δε πλούσιοι κάθηνται εν ταπεινώ τόπω.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 Είδον δούλους εφ' ίππων και άρχοντας περιπατούντας ως δούλους επί της γης.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8 Όστις σκάπτει λάκκον, θέλει πέσει εις αυτόν· και όστις χαλά φραγμόν, όφις θέλει δαγκάσει αυτόν.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 Ο μετακινών λίθους θέλει βλαφθή υπ' αυτών· ο σχίζων ξύλα θέλει κινδυνεύσει εν αυτοίς.
9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
10 Εάν ο σίδηρος αμβλυνθή και δεν ακονίση τις την κόψιν αυτού, πρέπει να προσθέση δύναμιν· η σοφία δε είναι ωφέλιμος προς διεύθυνσιν.
10 If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
11 Εάν ο όφις δαγκάνη χωρίς συριγμού, πλην και ο συκοφάντης καλήτερος δεν είναι.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
12 Οι λόγοι του στόματος του σοφού είναι χάρις· τα δε χείλη του άφρονος θέλουσι καταπίει αυτόν.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13 Η αρχή των λόγων του στόματος αυτού είναι αφροσύνη· και το τέλος της ομιλίας αυτού κακή μωρία.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14 Ο άφρων προσέτι πληθύνει λόγους, ενώ ο άνθρωπος δεν εξεύρει τι μέλλει γενέσθαι· και τις δύναται να απαγγείλη προς αυτόν τι θέλει είσθαι μετ' αυτόν;
14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
15 Ο μόχθος των αφρόνων απαυδίζει αυτούς, επειδή δεν εξεύρουσι να υπάγωσιν εις την πόλιν.
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
16 Ουαί εις σε, γη, της οποίας ο βασιλεύς είναι νέος, και οι άρχοντές σου τρώγουσι το πρωΐ
16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
17 Μακαρία συ, γη, της οποίας ο βασιλεύς είναι υιός ευγενών, και οι άρχοντές σου τρώγουσιν εν καιρώ προς ενίσχυσιν και ουχί προς μέθην
17 Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 Διά την πολλήν οκνηρίαν πίπτει η στέγασις· και διά την αργίαν των χειρών σταλάζει η οικία.
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 Δι' ευθυμίαν κάμνουσι συμπόσια, και ο οίνος ευφραίνει τους ζώντας· το δε αργύριον αποκρίνεται εις πάντα.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
20 Μη καταρασθής τον βασιλέα μηδέ εν τη διανοία σου· και μη καταρασθής τον πλούσιον εν τω ταμείω του κοιτώνός σου· διότι πτηνόν του ουρανού θέλει φέρει την φωνήν, και το έχον τας πτέρυγας θέλει αναγγείλει το πράγμα.
20 Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom, for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 5:13–16; Galatians 2:12–14; Nehemiah 13:26; Exodus 30:25; 2 Chronicles 19:2
- 2 Luke 12:18–20; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Luke 14:28–32; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Proverbs 17:16
- 3 Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 13:16; Proverbs 18:6; 1 Peter 4:4; Ecclesiastes 5:3
- 4 Proverbs 25:15; Ecclesiastes 8:3; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
- 5 Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 6:1; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Ecclesiastes 4:7; Ecclesiastes 3:16
- 6 Proverbs 28:12; Proverbs 29:2; Esther 3:1; Psalm 12:8; 1 Kings 12:13–14
- 7 Proverbs 19:10; Esther 6:8; Proverbs 30:22
- 8 Proverbs 26:27; Psalm 7:15–16; Esther 7:10; Amos 5:19; Psalm 9:15–16
- 10 James 1:5; Colossians 4:5; Ecclesiastes 10:15; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 5:15–17
- 11 Jeremiah 8:17; Psalm 58:4–5; Psalm 52:2; Psalm 64:3; Proverbs 18:21
- 12 Colossians 4:6; Luke 4:22; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 22:11; Ephesians 4:29
- 13 1 Samuel 25:10–11; Proverbs 29:9; 1 Samuel 20:26–33; 1 Samuel 22:7–8; 2 Kings 6:27
- 14 Proverbs 15:2; Ecclesiastes 5:3; James 4:13–14; Ecclesiastes 8:7; Ecclesiastes 3:22
- 15 Isaiah 57:1; Jeremiah 50:4–5; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Psalm 107:7; Psalm 107:4
- 16 Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 5:11–12; Isaiah 3:4–5; Proverbs 20:1–2; Jeremiah 21:12
- 17 Proverbs 31:4–5; Deuteronomy 14:26; Isaiah 5:11; Ecclesiastes 10:6–7; Jeremiah 30:21
- 18 Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 24:30–34; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25; Hebrews 6:11
- 19 Psalm 104:15; Philippians 4:15–19; Isaiah 24:11; Ecclesiastes 2:1–2; Luke 12:19
- 20 Acts 23:5; Luke 12:2–3; 2 Kings 6:12; Exodus 22:28; Ecclesiastes 7:21–22
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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Therefore saith the Preacher, If the spirit of him that hath power rise up against thee, quit not thy place.
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