Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Mampitrotrotse ty menam-pañemboke ty laletse mate; le mavesatse te ami’ty hihitse naho ty asiñe, ty hagegeañe kede.
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
Mitolike mb’an-kavàna ty arofo’ i mahihitsey, mb’ankavia ka ty tro’ i dagolay.
3 Yea also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
Ndra te mijelanjelañe an-dalañe eo ty derendereñe, kanao po-hilala, aboa’e amy màroy ty hagegea’e.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offenses.
Naho miforoforo ama’o ty haviñera’ ty mpifehe, ko apo’o ty toe’o, amy te mañafa-tsirìka-mena ty hamora-fo.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceeds from the ruler:
Eo ty haratiañe nitendrek’ahy ambane’ i àndroy, hoe lilatse aboa’ ty mpifehe.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Onjoneñe mb’an-toetse ambone ty seretse maro, ie mitozoke ambane eo o mpañalealeo.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and rulers walking like servants upon the earth.
Nahatrea ondevo miningi-tsoavala iraho, vaho ty ana-donake mañavelo an-tane eo hoe ondevo.
8 He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Mete hivariñe ama’e ao ty mihaly koboñe; naho mete hehere’ ty mereñe ze misorodidy kijoly.
9 He who hews out stones shall be hurt therewith, and he who splits wood is endangered thereby.
Mete joie’ ty vato ty mihaly aze; le mete hizo fere ty mampitserake hatae.
10 If the iron be blunt, and he does not whet the edge, then he must increase strength. But wisdom is advantageous to make right.
Naho malomo ty viñe, ie tsy sioña’e ty lela’e, le añ’ozatse ambone ty ifanehafa’e; lombolombo’e ty hihitse mahatafetetse.
11 If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
Ie hehere’ ty mereñe tsy nampipendreñeñe; le an-koheke i mpitroboy.
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.
Matarike o entam-palie’ i mahihitseio, fe mampibotseke ty dagola o soñi’eo.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Mifototse an-kagegeañe o fivolam-bava’eo, naho migadon-ko haratian-dagola;
14 A fool also multiplies words; yet man knows not what shall be, and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
mangaradadak’ avao ty minè. Tsy fohi’ ondatio ty ho zoeñe, ia ty mahatalily ama’e ty hanonjohy aze?
15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them, for he knows not how to go to the city.
Akore ty hamokora’ i dagolay amy fitromaha’ey, kanao tsy fohi’e ty homba’e mb’an-drova mb’eo.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy rulers feast in the morning!
Hoy hoy ty ama’o, ry tane, naho ajaja ty mpanjaka’o vaho mpanao bedidake maraindray o ana-dona’oo!
17 Happy are thou, O land, when thy king is the son of noble men, and thy rulers feast in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Haha irehe ry tane, te roandriañe ty mpanjaka’o, vaho mikama ami’ty evae’e o ana-dona’oo hihaozara’e fa tsy ty himamoa’e!
18 By slothfulness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
Havotroañe ty mahakolemake tafo; tañañe ledra’e ty mahatsopatsopake traño.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life, and money answers all things.
Natao hampiankahake ty sabadidake; te hahafale fiay ty divay, vaho te hamale ze he’e ty drala.
20 Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought, and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber. For a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
tovo’e: Ko mamatse ty mpanjaka am-pitsakorea’o ao, naho ty mpiefoefo an-trañom-pandrea’o ao; ke hinday ty feo’o i voron-tiokey, hera haboele’ i amañ’elatsey i enta’oy.
