Prop Propovjednik, poglavlje Propovjednik, poglavlje 4
Ecclesiaste 4:4 in diverse traduzioni
Croato
Šarić
Vidjeh da je svaki trud i svaka marljivost u radu samo zavist jednoga protiv drugog. I to je taština i trka za vjetrom.
Italiano
Diodati
Oltre a ciò, ho veduto che in ogni fatica, ed in ogni opera ben fatta, l'uomo è invidiato dal suo prossimo. Ciò ancora è vanità, e tormento di spirito.
Inglese
KJV (66 books)
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
ASV
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
BSB
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
DRA
Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighhour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care.
FBV
I observed that every skill in work comes from competition with others. Once again this is hard to understand, like trying to hold on to the elusive wind.
GNV
Also I beheld all trauaile, and all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.
JPS
Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
LSV
And I have seen all the labor, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbor. Even this [is] vanity and distress of spirit.
NIV (US)
And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
NMV
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and anguish of spirit.
OJB
Again, I considered all amal, and every kishron hama'aseh (skillful achievement), that such is a simple derivative of kinat ish meirei'eihu (the envy of man of his neighbor). This also is hevel, a chasing after ruach.
RV
Then I saw all labour and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
T4T
I also thought about all the hard work that people do and the skills that they have. And I thought about how they compete with each other because they are envious of others, and I concluded that this also is something that is not accomplishing anything useful, like chasing the wind.
WEB (US)
Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
WEB (UK)
Then I saw all the labour and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.