Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good reputation is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you were born.
Nasaysayaat ti napintas a nagan ngem ti nangina a pabanglo, ken ti aldaw ti pannakatay ket nasaysayaat ngem ti aldaw ti pannakaiyanak.
2 It's better to go to a funeral than to a party. In the end, everyone dies, and those who are still alive should think about it.
Nasaysayaat iti mapan iti balay iti ladladingit ngem iti balay iti ramrambak, ta umay ti panagladangit kadagiti amin a tattao iti pagpatinggaan ti biag, isu a masapul nga ipapuso dagiti sibibiag a tattao daytoy.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.
Nasaysayaat ti ladingit ngem ti katawa, ta kalpasan ti kinaliday ti rupa ket dumteng ti kinaragsak ti puso.
4 Wise people think about the impact of death, while those who are fools only think about having a good time.
Ti puso ti masirib ket adda iti balay iti ladladingit, ngem adda ti puso dagiti maag iti balay iti ramrambak.
5 It's better to listen to criticism from a wise person than to hear the song of fools.
Nasaysayaat ti dumngeg iti panangtubngar iti masirib ngem ti dumngeg iti kanta dagiti maag.
6 The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.
Ta kasla iti panagrissat dagiti mapupuoran a sisiit iti sirok ti banga, kasta met ti katawa dagiti maag. Maiyarig met laeng daytoy iti alingasaw.
7 Extorting money from others makes wise people into fools, and accepting bribes corrupts the mind.
Awan duadua a ti panagkusit ket pagbalinenna a maag ti maysa a masirib a tao, ken dadaelen ti pasuksok ti pusona.
8 Completing something is better than starting it. Being patient is better than being proud.
Nasaysayaat ti panagleppas ti maysa a banag ngem ti rugrugi; ken nasaysayaat dagiti tattao a naanus ti espirituda ngem dagiti natangsit ti espirituda.
9 Don't be quick to get angry, for anger controls the minds of fools.
Saankayo a dagus a makapungtot iti espirituyo, ta agnanaed ti pungtot kadagiti puso dagiti maag.
10 Don't ask, “Why were the good old days better than now?” Asking such questions shows you are not wise.
Saanyo a kunaen, “Apay a nasaysayaat dagiti naglabas nga aldaw ngem kadagitoy? Ta saan a gapu iti kinasirib a dinamagyo daytoy.
11 Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.
Ti kinasirib ket nasayaat a kas kadagiti napapateg a banbanag a tinawidtayo manipud kadagiti kapuonantayo. Mangipapaay daytoy iti pagimbagan para kadagiti makakita iti init.
12 For wisdom provides security, as does money, but the advantage for those who have wisdom is that they are kept safe and sound!
Ta mangipapaay iti salaknib ti kinasirib kas iti kuarta a makaipaay iti salaknib, ngem ti pagimbagan iti pannakaammo ket mangmangted ti kinasirib iti biag iti siasinoman nga addaan iti daytoy.
13 Think about what God does. If he makes something bent, you can't straighten it!
Utobem dagiti aramid ti Dios: Siasino ti makalinteg ti aniaman a banag nga inaramidna a killo?
14 On a good day, be happy. When a bad day comes, stop and think. God made each day, so you don't know what will happen to you next.
No nasayaat dagiti tiempo, agbiagka a siraragsak iti dayta a kinasayaat, ngem no saan a nasayaat dagiti tiempo, utobem daytoy: impalubos ti Dios nga umadda iti agpada a tiempo. Iti daytoy a rason, awanto ti makaammo ti aniaman a banag a dumteng kalpasanna.
15 Throughout my life I've seen so much that is hard to understand. Good people who die young despite doing what is right, and wicked people who live long evil lives.
Nakitak dagiti adu a banbanag kabayatan dagiti awan kaipapananna nga al-aldawko. Adda dagiti mapukaw a nalinteg a tattao iti laksid dagiti kinalintegda ken adda dagiti nadangkes a tattao nga agbibiag iti atiddug iti laksid kadagiti kinadakesda.
16 Don't think you can make yourself right by a lot of religious observance, and don't pretend to be so wise. Do you want to destroy yourself?
Saanka nga aginsisingpet, a masirib iti bukodmo a panagkita. Apay koma a dadaelem ti bagim?
17 On the other hand, don't decide to live an evil life—don't be a fool! Why die before your time?
Saanka unay nga agbalin a nadangkes wenno maag. Apay koma a matayka sakbay ti naituding a tiempom?
18 You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.
Nasayaat a salimetmetam koma daytoy a kinasirib, ken saanmo koma nga ikkaten dagiti imam manipud iti kinalinteg. Ta ti tao nga agbutbuteng iti Dios ket maaramidnanto dagiti amin a pagrebbenganna.
19 Wisdom gives a wise person greater power than ten town councilors.
Nabilbileg ti kinasirib iti masirib a tao, ngem ti sangapulo a mangiturturay iti siudad.
20 There's not one good person in all the world who always does what is right and never sins.
Awan ti nalinteg a tao ditoy rabaw ti daga nga agar-aramid iti nasayaat ken saanen pulos nga agbasbasol.
21 Don't take to heart everything that people say, otherwise you may hear your servant talking badly about you,
Saanka a dumngeg kadagiti amin a sasao a maibalbalikas, gapu ta amangan no mangngegmo ti adipenmo a mangilunod kenka.
22 for you know how many times you yourself have talked badly about others!
Kasta met, ammom iti bagim nga iti bukodmo a puso ket masansan nga inlunodmo dagiti dadduma.
23 I have examined all this using the principles of wisdom. I told myself, “I will think wisely.” But wisdom eluded me.
Napaneknekak amin dagitoy babaen iti kinasirib. Kinunak, “Agbalinak a masirib,” ngem nakarkaro daytoy ngem ti kabaelak.
24 Everything that exists is beyond our grasp—too deep for our understanding. Who can comprehend it?
Adayo ti kinasirib ken kasta unay ti kinaunegna. Siasino ti makasarak iti daytoy?
25 I turned my thoughts to discover, investigate, and to find out more about wisdom and what makes sense. I wanted to know more about how stupid evil really is, and how ridiculous it is to be a fool.
Intalyawko ti pusok nga agadal ken agsukimat ken agbiruk iti kinasirib ken kadagiti pannakaipalawag ti kinapudno ken tapno maawatan a ti dakes ket kinakuneng ken ti kinamaag ket kinamauyong.
26 I discovered something more horrible than death: foolishness like a woman who tries to entrap you, who wants to use her mind and hands to catch you and tie you up. Those who follow God will not be caught, but sinners will fall into her trap.
Naduktalak a ti napapait ngem iti patay ket ti siasinoman a babai a ti pusona ket napno kadagiti silo ken iket, ken dagiti imana ket kawar. Makalibas kenkuana ti siasinoman a makaay-ayo iti Dios, ngem maalananto dagiti managbasol.
27 This is what I discovered after putting two and two together to try and find out what it all meant, says the Teacher.
“Panunotenyo ti naduktalak,” kinuna ti Manursuro. Naynayunak ti mangdukduktal iti sabali pay tapno makabirukak iti pannakaipalawag iti kinapudno.
28 Although I really searched, I didn't find what I was looking for. People say, “I found one man among a thousand, but not one woman.”
Daytoy ti birbirukek pay laeng, ngem saanko a nasarakan daytoy. Nakasakarak iti maysa a nalinteg a lalaki kadagiti rinibo, ngem awan ti nabirukak kadakuada a babai.
29 But I did find this one thing: God made people to do what's right, but they have followed their own ideas.
Naduktalak laeng daytoy: a pinarsua ti Dios a nalinteg ti sangkataoan, ngem pimmanawda nga agbirbiruk kadagiti adu a kinarigat.
