Mhubiri 6:9
Ecclesiastes 6:9 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Ni bora kile ambacho jicho linakiona kuliko hamu isiyotoshelezwa. Hili nalo ni ubatili, ni kukimbiza upepo.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 in English
Ecclesiastes 6:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Context
7Juhudi zote za binadamu ni kwa ajili ya kinywa chake,
hata hivyo hamu yake kamwe haitoshelezwi. 8Mtu mwenye hekima ana faida gani
zaidi ya mpumbavu?
Mtu maskini anapata faida gani
kwa kujua jinsi ya kujistahi
mbele ya watu wengine? 9Ni bora kile ambacho jicho linakiona
kuliko hamu isiyotoshelezwa.
Hili nalo ni ubatili,
ni kukimbiza upepo. 10Lolote lililopo limekwisha kupewa jina,
naye mwanadamu alivyo ameshajulikana;
hakuna mtu awezaye kushindana
na mwenye nguvu kuliko yeye. 11Maneno yanavyokuwa mengi,
ndivyo yanavyokosa maana,
Je, hilo linamfaidia vipi yeyote?
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