Eclesiastés · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
Eclesiastés 10 Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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FBV Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (clásica, con deuterocanónicos)
1 Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.
1 LAS moscas muertas hacen heder [y] dar mal olor el perfume del perfumista: [así] una pequeña locura, al estimado por sabiduría y honra.
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 The mind of the wise person chooses the right side, but the mind of the fool goes left!
2 El corazón del sabio está á su mano derecha; mas el corazón del necio á su mano izquierda.
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
3 Just the way that fools walk down the road shows they have no sense, making clear to everyone their stupidity.
3 Y aun mientras va el necio por el camino, fálta[le] su cordura, y dice á todos, [que] es necio.
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 If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.
4 Si el espíritu del príncipe se exaltare contra ti, no dejes tu lugar; porque la lenidad hará cesar grandes ofensas.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
5 I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
5 Hay un mal que debajo del sol he visto, á manera de error emanado del príncipe:
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
6 when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.
6 La necedad está colocada en grandes alturas, y los ricos están sentados en lugar bajo.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 I've seen slaves riding on horseback, while princes walk on the ground like slaves.
7 Vi siervos en caballos, y príncipes que andaban como siervos sobre la tierra.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
8 If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
8 El que hiciere el hoyo caerá en él; y el que aportillare el vallado, morderále la serpiente.
8 He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 If you quarry stone, you could be injured. If you split logs, you could be hurt.
9 El que mudare las piedras, trabajo tendrá en ellas: el que cortare la leña, en ella peligrará.
9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
10 If your ax is blunt and you don't sharpen it, you have to use a lot more force. Conclusion: being wise brings good results.
10 Si se embotare el hierro, y su filo no fuere amolado, hay que añadir entonces más fuerza: empero excede la bondad de la sabiduría.
10 If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
11 If the snake bites the snake charmer before it's charmed, there's no benefit to the snake charmer!
11 Muerde la serpiente cuando no está encantada, y el lenguaraz no es mejor.
11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
12 Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
12 Las palabras de la boca del sabio son gracia; mas los labios del necio causan su propia ruina.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
13 Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
13 El principio de las palabras de su boca es necedad; y el fin de su charla nocivo desvarío.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14 Fools talk on and on, however no one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
14 El necio multiplica palabras: no sabe hombre lo que ha de ser; ¿y quién le hará saber lo que después de él será?
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 Work makes fools so worn out they can't achieve anything.
15 El trabajo de los necios los fatiga; porque no saben por dónde ir á la ciudad.
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.
16 You're in trouble if the king of your country is young, and if your leaders are busy feasting from early morning.
16 ¡Ay de ti, tierra, cuando tu rey es muchacho, y tus príncipes comen de mañana!
16 Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
17 You're fortunate if your king comes from a noble family, and your leaders feast at the proper time to give themselves energy, and not to get drunk.
17 ¡Bienaventurada, tú, tierra, cuando tu rey es hijo de nobles, y tus príncipes comen á su hora, por refección, y no por el beber!
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 Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.
18 Por la pereza se cae la techumbre, y por flojedad de manos se llueve la casa.
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
19 A good meal brings pleasure; wine makes life pleasant; money provides for all needs.
19 Por el placer se hace el convite, y el vino alegra los vivos: y el dinero responde á todo.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.
20 Don't talk badly about the king, not even in your thoughts. Don't talk badly about leaders, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird may hear what you say and fly away to tell them.
20 Ni aun en tu pensamiento digas mal del rey, ni en los secretos de tu cámara digas mal del rico; porque las aves del cielo llevarán la voz, y las que tienen alas harán saber la palabra.
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.
Referencias cruzadas (19)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mateo 5:13–16; Gálatas 2:12–14; Nehemías 13:26; Éxodo 30:25; 2 Crónicas 19:2
- 2 Lucas 12:18–20; Eclesiastés 10:14; Lucas 14:28–32; Eclesiastés 10:10; Proverbios 17:16
- 3 Proverbios 18:2; Proverbios 13:16; Proverbios 18:6; 1 Pedro 4:4; Eclesiastés 5:3
- 4 Proverbios 25:15; Eclesiastés 8:3; 1 Samuel 25:24–44
- 5 Eclesiastés 5:13; Eclesiastés 6:1; Eclesiastés 9:3; Eclesiastés 4:7; Eclesiastés 3:16
- 6 Proverbios 28:12; Proverbios 29:2; Ester 3:1; Salmo 12:8; 1 Reyes 12:13–14
- 7 Proverbios 19:10; Ester 6:8; Proverbios 30:22
- 8 Proverbios 26:27; Salmo 7:15–16; Ester 7:10; Amós 5:19; Salmo 9:15–16
- 10 Santiago 1:5; Colosenses 4:5; Eclesiastés 10:15; 1 Corintios 14:20; Efesios 5:15–17
- 11 Jeremías 8:17; Salmo 58:4–5; Salmo 52:2; Salmo 64:3; Proverbios 18:21
- 12 Colosenses 4:6; Lucas 4:22; Proverbios 15:2; Proverbios 22:11; Efesios 4:29
- 13 1 Samuel 25:10–11; Proverbios 29:9; 1 Samuel 20:26–33; 1 Samuel 22:7–8; 2 Reyes 6:27
- 14 Proverbios 15:2; Eclesiastés 5:3; Santiago 4:13–14; Eclesiastés 8:7; Eclesiastés 3:22
- 15 Isaías 57:1; Jeremías 50:4–5; Eclesiastés 10:3; Salmo 107:7; Salmo 107:4
- 16 Isaías 3:12; Isaías 5:11–12; Isaías 3:4–5; Proverbios 20:1–2; Jeremías 21:12
- 17 Proverbios 31:4–5; Deuteronomio 14:26; Isaías 5:11; Eclesiastés 10:6–7; Jeremías 30:21
- 18 Proverbios 14:1; Proverbios 24:30–34; Proverbios 20:4; Proverbios 21:25; Hebreos 6:11
- 19 Salmo 104:15; Filipenses 4:15–19; Isaías 24:11; Eclesiastés 2:1–2; Lucas 12:19
- 20 Hechos 23:5; Lucas 12:2–3; 2 Reyes 6:12; Éxodo 22:28; Eclesiastés 7:21–22
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
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