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Ecclesiastes Capítulo 4
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Ecclesiastes 4 Introduction
日本語
Original em inglês
Having arrived Ecclesiastes 3:22 at a partial answer to his question Ecclesiastes 1:3; namely, that there is positive good (a portion) in that satisfaction which is found in working, Solomon now turns to the case of such happiness being interrupted and reduced to vanity by various contingencies - by oppression Ecclesiastes 4:1-3; by envy Ecclesiastes 4:4-6; by loneliness Ecclesiastes 4:7-12; and by decay of working power Ecclesiastes 4:13-16. The first two instances seem taken from the lower ranks of life, and the last two derived from the higher ranks of life.
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
日本語
そこで私は立ち返って考察した − むしろ「私は立ち返って見た」と訳すべきである。彼は他の諸現象に目を転じ、それらによって自らの先の結論を検証しようとするのである。
虐げられる者たち − 伝道の書の序論を参照せよ。
Original em inglês
So I returned, and considered - Rather, And I returned and saw. He turns to look upon other phenomena, and to test his previous conclusion by them.
Oppressed - See the introduction to Ecclesiastes.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
日本語
すべての正しい働き（Every right work） − むしろ、働きにおけるあらゆる成功を指す。
これによって（For this ...） − すなわち「この成功した働きは、働いた者をねたみの対象とする」の意である。ある人々は、「この働きは、人がその隣人と競い合った結果である」という意味に理解する。
Original em inglês
Every right work - Rather, every success in work.
For this ... - i. e., "This successful work makes the worker an object of envy." Some understand the meaning to be, "this work is the effect of the rivalry of man with his neighbor."
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Ecclesiastes 4:5
日本語
手を組む（Foldeth his hands） − ここでは、ねたむ者がなまけ者の姿勢において描き出されている（欄外の参照箇所）。
自分の肉を食べる（Eateth his own flesh） − すなわち「自分自身を滅ぼす」の意である。Isaiah 49:26、Psalm 27:2、Micah 3:3 の類似の表現と比較せよ。
Original em inglês
Foldeth his hands - The envious man is here exhibited in the attitude of the sluggard (marginal references).
Eateth his own flesh - i. e., "Destroys himself:" compare a similar expression in Isaiah 49:26; Psalm 27:2; Micah 3:3.
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
日本語
これは、成功してはいるが休みなく暮らす隣人に向けた愚か者のあざけりとも、ほどほどの生計に満足することを勧めるソロモンの論評ともとれる。前者の意味のほうが好ましいように思われる。
Original em inglês
Either the fool's sarcasm on his successful but restless neighbor; or the comment of Solomon recommending contentment with a moderate competence. The former meaning seems preferable.
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Ecclesiastes 4:7
日本語
兄弟も子もなく孤独に隔てられて生きるために、繁栄した境遇が空しいものとされてしまった一人の男の姿を示している。
Original em inglês
The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
日本語
第二の人（A second） − 彼と結びついた、あるいは何らかの関係を持った者ならだれでもを指す。
Original em inglês
A second - Any one associated or connected with him.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9
日本語
タルムードの次の格言と比較せよ。「仲間のいない人は、右手のない左手のようなものである」。
Original em inglês
Compare a saying from the Talmud: "A man without companions is like the left hand without the right."
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Ecclesiastes 4:13
日本語
Ainda sem tradução.
Original em inglês
These verses set forth the vanity of earthly prosperity even on a throne. Opinion as to their application is chiefly divided between considering them a parable or fiction like that of the childless man in Ecclesiastes 4:8 : or as setting forth first the vicissitudes of royal life in two proverbial sayings Ecclesiastes 4:13-14, and then Ecclesiastes 4:15-16, the vicissitudes or procession of the whole human race, one generation giving place to another, Which in its turn will be forgotten by its successor. On the whole, the first appears to have the better claim.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
Child - Rather, young man.
14
Ecclesiastes 4:14
日本語
Ainda sem tradução.
Original em inglês
Rather: For out of the house of bondage he goes forth to be a king; although he was born poor in his kingdom, i. e., in the country over which he became king.
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Ecclesiastes 4:15
日本語
Ainda sem tradução.
Original em inglês
I considered ... - literally, I saw "all the population of the young man's kingdom."
The second child - This second youth is generally understood to be identical with the one mentioned in Ecclesiastes 4:13.
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Ecclesiastes 4:16
日本語
Ainda sem tradução.
Original em inglês
There is - Rather: There was.
That have been before them - Rather, before whom he was, i. e., at the head of whom the young king was. Compare Micah 2:13.
They also that ... him - i. e., The next generation shall forget this chosen king.
ソロモンは、Ecclesiastes 1:3 の問いに対する部分的な答えに Ecclesiastes 3:22 において到達した。すなわち、働くうちに見出される満足の中には、確かな善、すなわち人が受ける分け前がある、ということである。今や彼は、このような幸福がさまざまな偶然によって中断され、空しさへと縮小される場合に目を向ける。すなわち、虐げ（Ecclesiastes 4:1-3）、ねたみ（Ecclesiastes 4:4-6）、孤独（Ecclesiastes 4:7-12）、働く力の衰え（Ecclesiastes 4:13-16）である。最初の二つの場合は人生の下層から取られたように見え、後の二つは上層から取られたものである。