| | King James | | American std |
| 1 | I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. | J'ai dit en mon coeur: Allons, que je t'éprouve maintenant par la joie, et jouis du bonheur; mais voici, cela est aussi une vanité. | I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. |
| 2 | I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? | J'ai dit du rire: Insensé! et de la joie: A quoi sert-elle? | I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? |
| 3 | I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. | J'ai résolu en mon coeur de livrer ma chair à l'attrait du vin, tandis que mon coeur se guiderait avec sagesse, et de m'attacher à la folie, jusques à ce que je visse ce qu'il est bon aux hommes de faire sous les cieux, pendant le nombre des jours de leur vie. | I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life. |
| 4 | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: | J'ai fait de grands ouvrages; je me suis bâti des maisons; je me suis planté des vignes; | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; |
| 5 | I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: | Je me suis fait des jardins et des vergers, et j'y ai planté toutes sortes d'arbres fruitiers; | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; |
| 6 | I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: | Je me suis fait des réservoirs d'eaux, pour en arroser le parc planté d'arbres. | I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared; |
| 7 | I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: | J'ai acquis des serviteurs et des servantes, et j'ai eu leurs enfants, nés en ma maison; et j'ai eu plus de gros et de menu bétail que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi à Jérusalem; | I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem; |
| 8 | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. | Je me suis aussi amassé de l'argent et de l'or, et les richesses des rois et des provinces; je me suis procuré des chanteurs et des chanteuses, et les délices des hommes, des femmes en grand nombre. | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts. |
| 9 | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. | Je me suis agrandi, et je me suis accru plus que tous ceux qui ont été avant moi à Jérusalem; et même ma sagesse est demeurée avec moi. | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| 10 | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. | Enfin, je n'ai rien refusé à mes yeux de tout ce qu'ils ont désiré, et je n'ai épargné aucune joie à mon coeur; car mon coeur s'est réjoui de tout mon travail, et c'est la part que j'ai eue de tout mon travail. | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor. |
| 11 | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. | Et j'ai considéré tous les ouvrages que mes mains avaient faits, et le travail auquel je m'étais livré pour les faire; et voici, tout est vanité et tourment d'esprit; et il n'y a aucun avantage sous le soleil. | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun. |
| 12 | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. | Puis je me suis mis à considérer et la sagesse et la sottise et la folie. (Car que fera l'homme qui viendra après le roi en ce qui a été déjà fait?) | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago. |
| 13 | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. | Et j'ai vu que la sagesse a de l'avantage sur la folie, comme la lumière a de l'avantage sur les ténèbres. | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
| 14 | The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. | Le sage a ses yeux dans sa tête, et l'insensé marche dans les ténèbres; mais j'ai reconnu aussi que la même chose leur arrive à tous. | The wise man`s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all. |
| 15 | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. | Et j'ai dit en mon coeur: Il m'arrivera comme à l'insensé. Pourquoi donc ai-je été plus sage? Et j'ai dit en mon coeur, que cela aussi est une vanité. | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity. |
| 16 | For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. | La mémoire du sage ne sera pas plus éternelle que celle de l'insensé; puisque, dans les jours à venir, tout sera depuis longtemps oublié. Comment le sage meurt-il de même que l'insensé? | For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool! |
| 17 | Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. | Et j'ai haï cette vie; car les choses qui se font sous le soleil m'ont déplu; car tout est vanité et tourment d'esprit. | So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind. |
| 18 | Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. | Et j'ai haï tout le travail que j'ai fait sous le soleil; parce que je le laisserai à l'homme qui sera après moi. | And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. |
| 19 | And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. | Et qui sait s'il sera sage ou insensé? Cependant, il sera maître de tout le travail auquel je me suis livré, et de ce que j'ai fait avec sagesse sous le soleil. Cela aussi est une vanité. | And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. |
| 20 | Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. | C'est pourquoi je me suis mis à n'espérer plus rien de tout le travail auquel je m'étais livré sous le soleil. | Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun. |
| 21 | For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. | Car tel homme a travaillé avec sagesse, science et succès, et il laisse tout en partage à un homme qui n'y a point travaillé. Cela aussi est une vanité et un grand mal. | For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
| 22 | For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? | Que reste-t-il, en effet, à l'homme de tout son travail, et du tourment de son coeur, de ce dont il se fatigue sous le soleil? | For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? |
| 23 | For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. | Car tous ses jours ne sont que douleurs, et son occupation n'est que chagrin; même la nuit son coeur ne repose point. Cela aussi est une vanité. | For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. |
| 24 | There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. | Ne vaut-il pas mieux pour l'homme, manger et boire, et faire jouir son âme du bien-être, au milieu de son travail? J'ai vu aussi que cela vient de la main de Dieu. | There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. |
| 25 | For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? | Qui, en effet, a mangé, qui s'est réjoui plus que moi? | For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? |
| 26 | For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. | Car Dieu donne à l'homme qui lui est agréable, la sagesse, la science et la joie; mais il donne au pécheur la tâche de recueillir et d'amasser, afin de donner à celui qui est agréable à Dieu. Cela aussi est une vanité et un tourment d'esprit. | For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. |
