Eclesiastes
6:1 Aia kekahi hewa aʻu i ʻike ai ma lalo o ka lā, a he mea maʻamau ia i waena
nā kāne:
6:2 He kanaka i haawi mai ke Akua i ka waiwai, ka waiwai, a me ka hanohano
aole nele i kona uhane i na mea a pau ana i makemake ai, na ke Akua no i haawi mai ia ia
ʻAʻole mana e ʻai ia mea, akā, ʻo ka malihini ke ʻai ia: he mea lapuwale kēia, a
he mai ino.
6:3 Ina i hoohanau ke kanaka i na keiki hookahi haneri, a ola ia i na makahiki he nui, pela ka
ua nui na la o kona mau makahiki, aole i piha kona uhane i ka maikai, a
aole hoi ona kanu kupapau; Ke ʻōlelo nei au, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hānau ʻole ʻana
ma mua o ia.
6:4 No ka mea, hele mai ia me ka lapuwale, a hele aku ma ka pouli, a me kona inoa
e uhiia i ka pouli.
6:5 ʻAʻole ʻo ia i ʻike i ka lā, ʻaʻole hoʻi i ʻike i kekahi mea
hoʻomaha ma mua o kekahi.
6:6 ʻAe, ʻoiai ua ola ʻo ia i hoʻokahi tausani makahiki i ʻelua ʻōlelo ʻia, ʻaʻole naʻe ʻo ia i ʻike
maikaʻi: ʻaʻole hele nā mea a pau i kahi hoʻokahi?
6:7 No kona waha ka hana a pau a ke kanaka, aole nae o ka ai
hoopihaia.
6:8 No ka mea, he aha ka mea i ʻoi aku ka naʻauao ma mua o ka mea naʻaupō? heaha ka mea a ka poe ilihune
Ua ike anei i ka hele imua o ka poe ola?
6:9 ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka ʻike o nā maka ma mua o ka hele ʻana o ka makemake
He lapuwale a me ka hoehaeha ana i ka uhane.
6:10. O ka mea i hanaia, ua kapaia, a ua ikeia oia he kanaka.
ʻaʻole hoʻi e hiki iā ia ke hakakā me ka mea i ʻoi aku ka ikaika i kona.
6:11 No ka mea, ua nui na mea e hoomahuahua i ka lapuwale, he aha ke kanaka
ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi?
6:12 No ka mea, ʻo wai ka mea i ʻike i ka mea e pono ai ke kanaka i kēia ola ʻana, i kona mau lā a pau
ke ola lapuwale ana i lilo ai me he aka la? no ka mea, owai ka mea e hai aku i ke kanaka
e hahai anei ia ia malalo iho o ka la?