Ɔsɛnkafoɔ 5:16
Ecclesiastes 5:16 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020
Yei nso yɛ ɔhaw kɛseɛ: Sɛdeɛ onipa ba no, saa ara na ɔkorɔ, na mfasoɔ bɛn na ɔnya wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔyɛ adwuma ma mframa?
Ecclesiastes 5:16 in English
Ecclesiastes 5:16 · Berean Standard Bible
This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Context
14anaasɛ ɔbɛhwere ahonyadeɛ wɔ amanehunu mu a enti
sɛ ɔnya ɔbabarima bi a
hwee nni hɔ a wɔde bɛgya no. 15Adagya na onipa de firi ne maame yafunu mu baeɛ,
na sɛdeɛ ɔbaeɛ no, saa ara na ɔbɛkorɔ.
Ɔmmfa nʼadwumayɛ so mfasodeɛ biara a
ɔbɛtumi akuta wɔ ne nsa mu nkɔ. 16Yei nso yɛ ɔhaw kɛseɛ:
Sɛdeɛ onipa ba no, saa ara na ɔkorɔ,
na mfasoɔ bɛn na ɔnya
wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔyɛ adwuma ma mframa? 17Ne nna nyinaa mu no, ɔdidi a, nʼanom nyɛ no dɛ
ɛfiri sɛ abamubuo, ateeteeɛ ne abufuo wɔ no so. 18Afei mehunuu sɛ ɛyɛ ma onipa sɛ ɔbɛdidi na wanom na wama nʼani agye nʼadwumaden ho wɔ owia yi ase, wɔ mmerɛ kakra a Onyankopɔn de ama no yi mu, ɛfiri sɛ yei ne ne kyɛfa.
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