InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Ecc C1 C2 C3 C4 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12
Ecc 5 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20
OET-LV (ECC 5:12) [fn] There_is an_evil severe which_I_have_seen under the_sun wealth was_being_kept by_owner(s)_of_its to_harm_of_his.
5:12 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.13
OET (OET-RV) There’s a sad contradiction that I’ve seen in this world:
⇔ wealth hoarded up by its owner, but working to destroy him.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה
evil grievous
Here Solomon is speaking of a misfortune as if it were sickening, as though it could cause physical illness. He means that it is deeply distressing. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [deeply distressing misfortune]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
below/instead_of the,sun
Solomon is using under the sun as a common expression of the culture to mean “in this world.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in this world]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו
wealth hoarded by,owner(s)_of,its
The expression Wealth kept by its master is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [His master kept the wealth]
OET-LV (ECC 5:12) [fn] There_is an_evil severe which_I_have_seen under the_sun wealth was_being_kept by_owner(s)_of_its to_harm_of_his.
5:12 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.13
OET (OET-RV) There’s a sad contradiction that I’ve seen in this world:
⇔ wealth hoarded up by its owner, but working to destroy him.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.