Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Mampitrotrotse ty menam-pañemboke ty laletse mate; le mavesatse te ami’ty hihitse naho ty asiñe, ty hagegeañe kede.
2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Mitolike mb’an-kavàna ty arofo’ i mahihitsey, mb’ankavia ka ty tro’ i dagolay.
3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Ndra te mijelanjelañe an-dalañe eo ty derendereñe, kanao po-hilala, aboa’e amy màroy ty hagegea’e.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Naho miforoforo ama’o ty haviñera’ ty mpifehe, ko apo’o ty toe’o, amy te mañafa-tsirìka-mena ty hamora-fo.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
Eo ty haratiañe nitendrek’ahy ambane’ i àndroy, hoe lilatse aboa’ ty mpifehe.
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Onjoneñe mb’an-toetse ambone ty seretse maro, ie mitozoke ambane eo o mpañalealeo.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Nahatrea ondevo miningi-tsoavala iraho, vaho ty ana-donake mañavelo an-tane eo hoe ondevo.
8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Mete hivariñe ama’e ao ty mihaly koboñe; naho mete hehere’ ty mereñe ze misorodidy kijoly.
9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Mete joie’ ty vato ty mihaly aze; le mete hizo fere ty mampitserake hatae.
10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Naho malomo ty viñe, ie tsy sioña’e ty lela’e, le añ’ozatse ambone ty ifanehafa’e; lombolombo’e ty hihitse mahatafetetse.
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Ie hehere’ ty mereñe tsy nampipendreñeñe; le an-koheke i mpitroboy.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Matarike o entam-palie’ i mahihitseio, fe mampibotseke ty dagola o soñi’eo.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Mifototse an-kagegeañe o fivolam-bava’eo, naho migadon-ko haratian-dagola;
14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
mangaradadak’ avao ty minè. Tsy fohi’ ondatio ty ho zoeñe, ia ty mahatalily ama’e ty hanonjohy aze?
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Akore ty hamokora’ i dagolay amy fitromaha’ey, kanao tsy fohi’e ty homba’e mb’an-drova mb’eo.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Hoy hoy ty ama’o, ry tane, naho ajaja ty mpanjaka’o vaho mpanao bedidake maraindray o ana-dona’oo!
17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Haha irehe ry tane, te roandriañe ty mpanjaka’o, vaho mikama ami’ty evae’e o ana-dona’oo hihaozara’e fa tsy ty himamoa’e!
18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Havotroañe ty mahakolemake tafo; tañañe ledra’e ty mahatsopatsopake traño.
19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Natao hampiankahake ty sabadidake; te hahafale fiay ty divay, vaho te hamale ze he’e ty drala.
20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
tovo’e: Ko mamatse ty mpanjaka am-pitsakorea’o ao, naho ty mpiefoefo an-trañom-pandrea’o ao; ke hinday ty feo’o i voron-tiokey, hera haboele’ i amañ’elatsey i enta’oy.
