Adhyāya 1
yarooshalem ke raja, daud ke putra aur upadeshak ke vachana.
2 upadeshak ka yah vachan haai, ki vyarth hee vyarth, vyarth hee vyarth! sab kuchh vyarth haai.
3 us sab paarishram se jise manushy dharatee par karata haai, usako kya labh praapt hota haai?
4 aek peeddhee jatee haai, aur doosaree peeddhee atee haai, parantu prathvee sarvada banee rahatee haai.
5 soorya uday hokar ast bhee hota haai, aur apane uday kee disha ko veg se chala jata haai.
6 vayu dakkhian kee or bahatee haai, aur uttr kee or ghoomatee jatee haai vah ghoomatee aur bahatee rahatee haai, aur apane chakkaron men lautt atee haai.
7 sab naadiyan samudra men ja milatee haai, taubhee samudra bhr naheen jata jis sthan se naadiyan nikalatee haain udhar hee ko ve fir jatee haain.
8 sab baten parishram se bhree haain manushy isaka varnn naheen kar sakata n to ankhen dekhne se trapt hotee haai, aur n kan sunane se bhrate haain.
9 jo kuchh hua tha, vahee fir hoga, aur jo kuchh ban chuka haai vahee fir banaya jaaega aur soorya ke neeche koi bat nai naheen haai.
10 kya aeesee koi bat haai jisake vishay men log kah saken ki dekh yah nai haai? yah to praacheen yugon men vartaman thee.
11 praacheen baton ka kuchh smaran naheen raha, aur honevalee baton ka bhee smaran unake bad honevalon ko n rahega..
12 maain upadeshak yarooshalem men israael ka raja tha.
13 aur maain ne apana man lagaya ki jo kuchh soorya ke neeche kiya jata haai, usaka bhed buaddh ise soch sochakar maloom karoon yah bade du:kh ka kam haai jo parameshvar ne manushyon ke liye ttharaya haai ki ve us men lagen.
14 maain ne un sab kamon ko dekha jo soorya ke neeche kiae jate haain dekho ve sab vyarth aur mano vayu ko pakadna haai.
15 jo tteddha haai, vah seedha naheen ho sakata, aur jitanee vastuon men ghattee haai, ve ginee naheen jateen..
16 maain ne man men kaha, dek, jitane yarooshalem men mujh se paahile the, un sabhon se maain ne bahut adhaik buddh ipraapt kee haai aur mujh ko bahut buaddh iddh aur gyaan mil gaya haai.
17 aur maain ne apana man lagaya ki buddh ika bhed loon aur bavalepan aur moorkhta ko bhee jan loon. mujhe jan pada ki yah bhee vayu ko pakadna haai..
18 kyonaki bahut buaddh ike sath bahut khed bhee hota haai, aur jo apana gyaan baddhata haai vah apana du:kh bhee baddhata haai..