Ecclesiastes 4
1 And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.
Konsa, mwen te gade ankò sou tout zèv k ap oprime moun anba solèy la. Epi gade byen, mwen te wè dlo nan zye a oprime yo, e yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman. Sou kote a sila ki t ap oprime yo, te gen gwo pouvwa; men, yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman.
2 Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
Pou sa, mwen te felisite tout sila ki fin mouri deja yo, olye sila k ap viv yo.
3 and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Men pi beni pase tou de nan yo se sila ki pa t janm egziste a, ki pa t wè tout mechanste ki konn fèt anba solèy la.
4 And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Mwen konn wè tout zèv ak tout metye ki konn fèt, fèt akoz lanvi antre yon nonm ak vwazen li. Sa anplis se vanite ak fè lachas dèyè van.
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Moun ensanse a pliye men l e manje pwòp chè li.
6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
Yon men plen repo se miyò ke de ponyèt plen travay k ap fè kòve dèyè van an.
7 And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
Konsa mwen te gade ankò sou vanite anba solèy la.
8 There is one [alone] and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and [he saith not], For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.
Te gen yon sèten mesye san fanmi ki pa t genyen ni fis, ni frè. Sepandan, nan travay li, pa t gen repo menm. Anverite, zye li pa t janm satisfè ak richès, men li pa t janm kon mande: “Epi pou ki moun m ap travay e prive tèt mwen de plezi konsa?” Sa, anplis se vanite, e sa se yon kòve ki plen doulè.
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
De moun pi bon pase yon sèl, paske y ap jwenn bon benefis pou travay yo.
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!
Paske si youn nan yo ta tonbe, lòt la va leve pare li. Men malè a sila ki tonbe lè nanpwen lòt pou fè l leve a.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
Anplis, si de moun kouche ansanm, youn chofe lòt; men ki jan yon sèl moun ta ka chofe?
12 And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Anplis, si youn ka venk sila ki sèl la, de ka reziste ak li; epi yon kòd fèt ak twa fil ap mal pou chire.
13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
Yon jennjan ki malere men ki gen sajès, miyò pase yon ansyen wa ki ensanse, e ki pa konn resevwa konsèy.
14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
Paske li te sòti nan prizon pou vin wa, malgre li te fèt malere nan wayòm li an.
15 I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in his stead.
Mwen te wè tout sa k ap viv anba solèy la kouri bò kote dezyèm jennjan ki ranplase li an.
16 [There is] no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.
Pèp la p ap janm fini; tout moun ki te avan yo, ni sila k ap vini pita yo p ap kontan avèk li. Anverite, sa osi se vanite ak kouri dèyè van.
