Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
Mouch mouri gate tout boutèy odè. Yo fè l' santi. Konsa tou, yon sèl ti betiz ka fè tout gwo konesans ou pase pou anyen. Sa ka fè moun pa respekte ou ankò.
2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
Kè yon moun ki gen konprann toujou panche pou fè sa ki byen, men kè moun sòt toujou panche pou fè sa ki mal.
3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
Menm lè moun sòt ap mache nan lari, li egare, li fè tout moun wè se moun sòt li ye.
4 If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.
Si chèf ou move sou ou, pa prese vire do ou ale. Si ou rete dousman, sa ka evite ou anpil malè.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
Men yon lòt move bagay mwen wè ankò sou latè, lèfini se chèf yo ki lakòz sa.
6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
Yo pran moun sòt mete yo nan gwo pozisyon, epi yo kite moun ki chaje ak konesans anba.
7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
Mwen wè esklav ap karakole sou chwal yo, epi chèf yo menm k'ap mache apye tankou esklav.
8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
Si ou fouye yon pi, se ou menm ki va tonbe ladan l'. Si ou kraze yon miray, se ou menm sèpan va mòde.
9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
Si w'ap koupe wòch karyann, w'a blese. Si w'ap fann bwa, malè ka rive ou.
10 If the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.
Si dan rach ou pa koupe, si ou pa file l', ou gen pou travay pi rèd lè w'ap sèvi avè l'. Men bon konprann ap fè ou reyisi nan sa w'ap fè.
11 If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.
Ou te mèt konn chame sèpan, sa p'ap sèvi ou anyen si ou kite l' gen tan mòde ou.
12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
Pawòl ki soti nan bouch yon moun ki gen konprann sèvi yon lwanj pou li. Men pawòl nan bouch moun sòt ap lakòz lanmò yo.
13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.
Lè yo konmanse pale, se betiz y'ap di. Men lè y'ap fini, se pawòl moun fou nèt y'ap di.
14 The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Moun sòt renmen pale anpil. Pesonn pa konnen sa k'ap rive denmen. Pesonn pa ka di nou sa k'ap rive apre nou mouri.
15 The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
Moun sòt touye tèt li nan travay, li bliye chimen kay li.
16 Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
Ala malè pou yon peyi lè li gen yon timoun alatèt li, lè chèf li yo tonbe nan manje depi granmaten.
17 Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
Men, ala bon sa bon pou yon peyi lè wa a se moun ki soti nan bon ras, lè chèf li yo manje lè pou yo manje pou yo ka jwenn fòs, epi ki pa lage kò yo nan banbòch.
18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
Lè yon moun twò parese pou l' repare kay li, twati a ap koule, fetay la ap tonbe.
19 A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
Yo fè resepsyon pou yo pran plezi yo, yo bwè diven pou fè kè yo kontan, men se lajan ki penmèt yo fè tou sa.
20 Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.
Pa kritike yon wa, pa menm nan kè ou. Pa kritike rich yo, pa menm anndan chanm ou. Paske raje gen zòrèy.
