Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Ambone’ ty fahosotse sarotse ty tahinañe soa; naho ty androm-pihomahañe, ta ty andro nisamahañe.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Hàmake t’ie mb’an-traño fandalàñe ta te mb’añ’anjomba fisabadidahañe, fa izay ty figadoña’ ze kila ondaty, ee te hapo’ ty veloñe an-tro’e ao izay.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ambone’ ty fiankahafañe ty haemberañe; fa mete ho fale ty arofo ndra te lonjetse ty laharañe.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Añ-anjombam-pandalàñe ao ty arofo’ o mahihitseo, le an-trañom-piankahafañe ao ty tro’ o dagolao.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Hàmake t’ie mijanjiñe ty fañendaha’ ty mahihitse, ta te mitsanoñe ty sabo’ o mineñeo.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Hambañe ami’ty fipipiham-patike ambane’ valàñe eo, ty fitohafa’ i dagola; hakoahañe ka izay.
7 Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroys the heart.
Toe mampinè’ ty mahihitse ty famorekekeañe, vaho mamorek’ arofo ty vokàñe.
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Ambone’ ty fifotoran-draha ty figadoña’e, le ambone’ ty troke misenge ty arofo mahaliñe.
9 Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ko malisa ho viñetse añ’arofo irehe, amy te mimoneñe am-banian-dagola ao ty habosehañe.
10 Say not you, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
Ko manao ty hoe, Ino ty nahasoa o andro taoloo te amo henanekeo? toe tsy aman-kihitse i ontane’o zay.
11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Raha soa te mitraoke an-kihitse ty lova, toe tombo’ o mahaisake i androio.
12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom gives life to them that have it.
Manahake ty fañarova’ ty vara ty fañambena’ i hihitsey; fe ty hasoa’ o hilalao, arova’ i hihitsey ty fiai’ o manañ’ azeo.
13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
Haraharao ty fitoloñan’ Añahare; ia ty mahay mañity ty nimengoha’e.
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also has set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Mifalea añ’andro vokatse, vaho mitsakorea añ’andron-kankàñe; songa nanoen’ Añahare itoy naho iroy, soa tsy ho oni’ ondaty ndra inoñ’ inoñe amo hanonjohy azeo.
15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his life in his wickedness.
Hene nitreako amo haveloko koakey; eo t’indaty vaño mihomak’ amy havantaña’ey, eo ka ty lo-tsereke mañalava andro amy haratia’ey.
16 Be not righteous over much; neither make yourself over wise: why should you destroy yourself?
Ko loho vantañe; ko losore’o ty hihitse; Ino ty hampiantoa’o ty vata’o?
17 Be not over much wicked, neither be you foolish: why should you die before your time?
Ko loho tsereheñe, naho ko manao gege; ino ty hivetraha’o aolo’ ty andro’o?
18 It is good that you should take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not your hand: for he that fears God shall come forth of them all.
Soa re te fahara’o iroy, vaho tsy asita’o itoy, fa horihe’ ty mañeveñe aman’ Añahare i roe rey.
19 Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Mampaozatse ty mahihitse ambone’ ty mpifehe folo an-drova ao, ty hihitse.
20 For there is not a just man on earth, that does good, and sins not.
Fa toe tsitantane t’indaty vañoñe mitolon-kavantañañe le lia’e tsy mandilatse.
21 Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest you hear your servant curse you:
Aa le ko loho haoñe’o ze fonga enta saontsieñe, tsy mone ho janji’o mamatse azo ty mpitoro’o;
22 For oftentimes also your own heart knows that you yourself likewise have cursed others.
amy te beteke, fohi’ ty vata’o te ihe namatse ty ila’e.
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Fa hene nitsoheako an-kihitse, le hoe iraho: Ho paiako ty hihitse, fe nihànkañe amako.
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
Tsietoitane añe naho miheotse o raha fa nifetsakeo, ia ty hahatendreke aze?
25 I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Natoliko ty troko handrèndreke naho hitsikarake vaho hikodebe ty hihitse naho ty lengo’ o rahao, naho ty hahafohinako ty haratia’ ty hadagolàñe, vaho ty hanè’ o hagegeañeo;
26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
le nitreako te mafaitse te ami’ty havilasy ty rakemba amam-pandrike, ie harato ty tro’e, naho silisilim-pandrohizañe o taña’eo; hiponiora’ ty mahafale an’ Andrianañahare; fe ho tsepahe’e ty mpanan-tahiñe.
27 Behold, this have I found, says the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ingo, itoy ty nitreako, hoe ty mpañoke, ie tovoñañe ami’ty raha raike ty ila’e, hamoliliañ’ aze;
28 Which yet my soul seeks, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
ie nitolom-pipay ty troko, fe mbe mboe tsy naharendreke; fa nahatrea ondaty raik’ ami’ty arivo iraho, fe tsy nahatrea rakemba raik’ amy rezay iaby.
29 See, this only have I found, that God has made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Inao, te zao avao ty nitreako, te nanoen’ Añahare mahity t’indaty, f’ie mikitro-draha maro.
