ECTA
8. ஒருவர் தனி மனிதராக வாழ்கிறார். அவருக்குப் பிள்ளையுமில்லை, உடன் பிறந்தாருமில்லை; என்றாலும், அவர் ஓயாது உழைக்கிறார். ஆனால், தமக்கிருக்கும் செல்வத்தால் ஒருபோதும் மனநிறைவடைவதுமில்லை; தாம் இவ்வாறு உழைப்பதும் எவ்வகையான இன்பத்தையும் அனுபவியாமல் இருப்பதும் யாருக்காக என்று அவர் எண்ணிப் பார்ப்பதுமில்லை. இது வீணானதும் வருந்தத்தக்கதுமான வாழ்க்கை அன்றோ?

TOV
8. ஒருவன் ஒண்டிக்காரனாயிருக்கிறான்; அவனுக்கு உடனாளியுமில்லை, அவனுக்குப் பிள்ளையும் சகோதரனுமில்லை; அப்படியிருந்தும் அவன் படும் பிரயாசத்துக்கு முடிவில்லை; அவன் கண் ஐசுவரியத்தால் திருப்தியாகிறதுமில்லை; நான் ஒரு நன்மையையும் அநுபவியாமல் யாருக்காகப் பிரயாசப்படுகிறேன் என்று அவன் சிந்திக்கிறதுமில்லை; இதுவும் மாயை, தீராத தொல்லை.

ERVTA
8. ஒருவனுக்குக் குடும்பம் இல்லாமல் இருக்கலாம். அவனுக்கு ஒரு மகனோ அல்லது சகோதரனோகூட இல்லாமல் இருக்கலாம். இருந்தாலும் அவன் தொடர்ந்து கடினமாக உழைக்கிறான். அவன் தன்னிடம் இருப்பதைக்கொண்டு திருப்தி அடைவதில்லை. அவன் மிகுதியாக உழைக்கிறான். அவன் வேலைசெய்வதை நிறுத்தி, “நான் யாருக்காகக்கடினமாக உழைத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கிறேன். நான் ஏன் வாழ்க்கையை அனுபவிக்கக் கூடாது?” என்று தன்னைத்தான் கேட்பதில்லை. இதுவும் மிக மோசமானதும், அர்த்தமற்றதுமான ஒன்றாகும்.

IRVTA
8. ஒருவன் தனிமையாக இருக்கிறான்; அவனுக்கு யாருமில்லை, அவனுக்குப் பிள்ளையும் சகோதரனுமில்லை; அப்படியிருந்தும் அவன் படும் பிரயாசத்திற்கு முடிவில்லை; அவனுடைய கண் ஐசுவரியத்தால் திருப்தியாகிறதுமில்லை; நான் ஒரு நன்மையையும் அனுபவிக்காமல் யாருக்காக பிரயாசப்படுகிறேன் என்று அவன் சிந்திக்கிறதுமில்லை; இதுவும் மாயை, தீராத தொல்லை.

RCTA
8. (அது என்னவென்றால்) ஒருவன் மகனுமன்றிச் சகோதரனுமின்றித் தனித்து இருக்கிறான். அப்படியிருக்க, அவன் ஓயாது வேலை செய்தாலும், அவன் கண்கள் செல்வத்தால் நிறைவு கொள்வதில்லை. அவன்: ஒரு நன்மையையும் நான் அனுபவிக்காமல் உழைப்பது யாருக்காகத்தான் என்று சிந்திக்கிறதில்லை. இதுவும் வீணானதும் பொல்லாத தொல்லையுமாய் இருக்கிறதன்றோ?

OCVTA
8. தனிமையாய் இருக்கும் ஒரு மனிதன் இருந்தான். அவனுக்கு மகனோ, சகோதரனோ இல்லை. அப்படியிருந்தும் அவனுடைய கடும் உழைப்பிற்கோ முடிவே இருக்கவில்லை. ஆனாலும் அவன் கண்கள் அவனுடைய செல்வத்தில் திருப்தியடையவுமில்லை. அவன், “நான் யாருக்காக கஷ்டப்பட்டு உழைக்கிறேன்; ஏன் நான் என் வாழ்வை சந்தோஷமாய் அனுபவியாதிருக்கிறேன்” என்று கேட்டான். இதுவும் அர்த்தமற்றதும், அவலத்துக்குரிய ஒரு நிலையாயும் இருக்கிறது.



KJV
8. There is one [alone,] and [there is] not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither [saith he,] For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail.

AMP
8. Here is one alone--no one with him; he neither has child nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labor, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither does he ask, For whom do I labor and deprive myself of good? This is also vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy business. [Prov. 27:20; I John 2:16.]

KJVP
8. There is H3426 PART one H259 MMS [ alone ] , and [ there ] [ is ] not H369 W-NPAR a second H8145 ; yea H1571 CONJ , he hath neither H369 ADV child H1121 NMS nor brother H251 : yet [ is ] [ there ] no H369 W-NPAR end H7093 RMS of all H3605 L-CMS his labor H5999 ; neither H3808 NADV is his eye H5869 satisfied H7646 with riches H6239 ; neither [ saith ] [ he ] , For whom H4310 do I H589 PPRO-1MS labor H6001 NMS , and bereave H2637 my soul H5315 CFS-1MS of good H2896 ? This H2088 DPRO [ is ] also H1571 CONJ vanity H1892 NMS , yea , it H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] a sore H7451 AMS travail H6045 .

YLT
8. There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and [he saith not], `For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?` This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.

ASV
8. There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

WEB
8. There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment? This also is vanity, yes, it is a miserable business.

NASB
8. a solitary man with no companion; with neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and riches do not satisfy his greed. "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good things?" This also is vanity and a worthless task.

ESV
8. one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

RV
8. There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, {cf15i saith he}, do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

RSV
8. a person who has no one, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

NKJV
8. There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet [there is] no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. [But he never asks,] "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" This also [is] vanity and a grave misfortune.

MKJV
8. There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says , For whom do I labor and take good from my soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil business.

AKJV
8. There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither said he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a sore travail.

NRSV
8. the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. "For whom am I toiling," they ask, "and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

NIV
8. There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. "For whom am I toiling," he asked, "and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless--a miserable business!

NIRV
8. A man lived all by himself. He didn't have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn't happy with what he had. "Who am I working so hard for?" he asked. "Why don't I get the things I enjoy?" That doesn't have any meaning either. In fact, it's a very bad deal!

NLT
8. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing.

MSG
8. a solitary person, completely alone--no children, no family, no friends--yet working obsessively late into the night, compulsively greedy for more and more, never bothering to ask, "Why am I working like a dog, never having any fun? And who cares?" More smoke. A bad business.

GNB
8. Here is someone who lives alone. He has no son, no brother, yet he is always working, never satisfied with the wealth he has. For whom is he working so hard and denying himself any pleasure? This is useless, too---and a miserable way to live.

NET
8. A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is futile and a burdensome task!

ERVEN
8. I saw a man who has no family, not a son or even a brother. But he continues to work very hard. He is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, "Why am I working so hard? Why don't I let myself enjoy my life?" This is also a very bad and senseless thing.