aek burai jo maain ne dharatee par dekhee haai, vah manushyon ko bahut bharee lagatee haai:
2 kisee manushy ko parameshvar dhan sampaati aur pratishtta yahan tak deta haai ki jo kuchh usaka man chahata haai use usakee kuchh bhee ghattee naheen hotee, taubhee paramashevar usako us men se khane naheen deta, koi doosara kee use khata haai yah vyarth aur bhyanak du:kh haai.
3 yaadi kisee puroosh ke sau putra ho, aur vah bahut varsha jeevit rahe aur usakee ayu baddh jaa, parantu n usako praan prasann rahe aur n usakee antaim kriya kee jaa, to maain kahata hoon ki aeese manushy se adhoore samay ka janma hua bachcha uttm haai.
5 aur n soorya ko dekha, n kisee cheej ko janane paya taueeaee isako us manushy se aadhaik chaain mila.
6 han chahe vah do hajar varsha jeevit rahe, aur kuchh sukh bhogane n paa, to use kya? kya sab ke sab aek hee sthan men naheen jate?
7 manushy ka sara parishram usake pett ke liye hota haai taubhee usaka man naheen bhrata.
8 jo buaddhmaian haai vah moorkh se kis bat men baddhkar haai? aur kangal jo yah janata haai ki is jeevan men kis prakar se chalana chaahiye, vah bhee us se kis bat men baddhkar haai?
9 ankhon se dekh lena man kee chanchalata se uttm haai: yah bhee vyarth aur man ka kuddhna haai.
10 jo kuchh hua haai usaka nam yug ke arambh se rakha gaya haai, aur yah pragatt haai ki vah adamee haai, ki vah us se jo us se adhaik shaktaiman haai jhgada naheen kar sakata haai.
11 bahut see aeesee baten haain jinake karan jeevan aur bhee vyarth hota haai to fir manushy ko kya labh?
12 kyonaki manushy ke kshanaik vyarth jeevan men jo vah parachhai kee nai bitata haai kaun janata haai ki usake liye achchha kya haai? kyonaki manushy ko kaun bata sakata haai ki usake bad duniya men kya hoga?
