11 — Ecclesiaste

1Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again.Spargi il tuo pane sopra le acque, che passano; perocché dopo lungo tratto di tempo tel troverai.CAST thy bread vpon the passing waters: because after much time thou shalt finde it.Mitte panem tuum super transeuntes aquas, / quia post tempora multa invenies illum. 2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.Da la loro porzione ai sette, ed anche agli otto; perocché tu non sai quali sciagure sian per venire sopra la terra.Geue a portion to seuen, and also to eight: because thou knowest not what euil shal be vpon the earth:Da partem septem necnon et octo, / quia ignoras quid futurum sit mali super terram. 3If the clouds be full, they will pour out rain upon the earth. If the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in what place soever it shall fall, there shall it be.Quando le nuvole sono piene, elle scarica in pioggia sopra la terra. Se l'albero cade verso il mezzodì, o verso settentrione, dovunque cada, ivi si resta.If the cloudes be ful, they wil powre out raine vpon the earth. If the tree shal fal to the South, or to the North, in what place soeuer it shal fal, there shal it be.Si repletæ fuerint nubes, / imbrem super terram effundent. / Si ceciderit lignum ad austrum aut ad aquilonem, / in quocumque loco ceciderit, ibi erit. 4He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.Chi bada ai venti non semina, e chi fa attenzione alle nuvole, non mieterà.He that obserueth the winde, soweth not: and he that considereth the cloudes, shal neuer reape.Qui observat ventum non seminat; / et qui considerat nubes numquam metet. 5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all.Siccome tu non sai donde venga l'anima, e in qual modo si assodino le ossa nell'utero della donna incinta; così non conosci le altre opere di Dio, facitore di tutte le cose.As thou art ignorant which is the way of the spirite, & how the bones are framed together in the wombe of her that conceiueth childe: so thou knowest not the workes of God, who is the maker of al.Quomodo ignoras quæ sit via spiritus, / et qua ratione compingantur ossa in ventre prægnantis, / sic nescis opera Dei, / qui fabricator est omnium. 6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.Spargi di buon mattino la tua semenza, e nemmen la sera sia oziosa la tua mano, perché tu non sai se quella, o piuttosto questa semenza germoglierà: e se verrà bene l'una, e l'altra, tanto meglio.In the morning sow thy seede, and in the euening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring, this or that: and if both together, it shal be the better,Mane semina semen tuum, / et vespere ne cesset manus tua: / quia nescis quid magis oriatur, hoc aut illud; / et si utrumque simul, melius erit.

7The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.Dolce cosa è la luce, e dilettevole agli occhi è la vista del sole.The light is sweete: and it is delectable for the eyes to see the sunne.Dulce lumen, / et delectabile est oculis videre solem. 8If a man live many years, and have rejoiced in them all, he must remember the darksome time, and the many days: which when they shall come, the things past shall be accused of vanity.Ma se un uomo vive molti anni, e questi tutti sempre lieti, deve ricordarsi di quel tempo tenebroso, e di que' lunghi giorni, venuti i quali tutte le passate cose saran convinte di vanità.If a man shal liue manie yeares, and shal haue reioyced in them al, he must remember the darkesome time, and manie dayes: which when they shal come, the thinges past shal be reproued of vanitie.Si annis multis vixerit homo, / et in his omnibus lætatus fuerit, / meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis, et dierum multorum, / qui cum venerint, vanitatis arguentur præterita. 9Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment.Goditi adunque, o giovine, di tua fresca età, e sia lieto il tuo cuore ne giorni di tua giovinezza, e segui le inclinazioni del tuo cuore, e quel che piace a' tuoi occhi; ma sappi, che per tutte queste cose ti chiamerà Dio in giudizio.Reioyce therfore yongman in thy youth, and let thy hart be in good, in the dayes of thy youth, and walke in the wayes of thy hart, and in the sight of thyne eyes: and know that for al these God wil bring thee into iudgement.Lætare ergo, juvenis, in adolescentia tua, / et in bono sit cor tuum in diebus juventutis tuæ: / et ambula in viis cordis tui, / et in intuitu oculorum tuorum, / et scito quod pro omnibus his adducet te Deus in judicium. 10Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.Discaccia dal tuo cuore l'ira e il male tien lungi dalla tua carne; perocché e la gioventù, e i piaceri sono vanità.Take away anger from thy hart, and remoue malice from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vaine.Aufer iram a corde tuo, / et amove malitiam a carne tua: / adolescentia enim et voluptas vana sunt.