Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
Gen yon mal ke m konn wè anba syèl la e ki gaye patou pami lòm—
2 a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Yon nonm ke Bondye fin bay richès, byen ak lonè, jiskaske nanm li pa manke anyen nan tout sa ke li dezire. Men Bondye pa kite li manje ladann, paske yon etranje ap jwe benefis yo. Sa se vanite ak gwo malè.
3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;
Si yon nonm fè yon santèn timoun e viv anpil ane, malgre fòs kantite ke yo kapab ye, men nanm li pa janm satisfè ak bon bagay, e li pa menm ka fè yon bon antèman; alò, mwen di: “Pito li te sòti kon foskouch nan vant li.”
4 for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;
Paske li parèt an ven e non li vin kouvri nan fènwa.
5 moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath gratification rather than the other;
Li pa janm wè solèy la, e li p ap janm konnen anyen; li pi bon pase lòt la.
6 yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place?
Menm si lòt la viv pandan mil ane de fwa e pa rejwi de bon bagay—èske se pa tout moun ki ale menm kote a?
7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Tout travay a lòm se pou satisfè bouch li; malgre sa, apeti li pa janm satisfè.
8 For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living?
Paske, se ki lavantaj yon nonm saj genyen sou yon moun san konprann? Ki lavantaj malere a genyen nan konnen jan pou mache devan sila ki vivan yo?
9 Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Sa ke zye wè pi bon pase sa ke nanm dezire. Sa tou, se san rezon ak kouri dèyè van.
10 Whatsoever cometh into being, the name thereof was given long ago, and it is foreknown what man is; neither can he contend with Him that is mightier than he.
Tout sa ki egziste te gen non deja, e yo tout konnen sa ke lòm nan ye; paske li pa ka goumen ak sila ki pi fò pase l.
11 Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Paske, gen anpil pawòl ki ogmante vanite. Alò, se ki lavantaj pou yon nonm?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Paske kilès ki konnen sa ki bon pou yon nonm pandan lavi li, pandan ti kras ane lavi li ki san rezon an? Li va pase yo tankou lonbraj. Paske se kilès ki ka di sa k ap rive apre li anba solèy la?
