Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better 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 should take this to 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 face the heart is made good.
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 extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Toe mampinè’ ty mahihitse ty famorekekeañe, vaho mamorek’ arofo ty vokàñe.
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. 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 Do not be 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 Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about 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 as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Raha soa te mitraoke an-kihitse ty lova, toe tombo’ o mahaisake i androio.
12 For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has 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, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything 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 this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
Hene nitreako amo haveloko koakey; eo t’indaty vaño mihomak’ amy havantaña’ey, eo ka ty lo-tsereke mañalava andro amy haratia’ey.
16 Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Ko loho vantañe; ko losore’o ty hihitse; Ino ty hampiantoa’o ty vata’o?
17 Do not be too wicked, neither be 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 that do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.
Soa re te fahara’o iroy, vaho tsy asita’o itoy, fa horihe’ ty mañeveñe aman’ Añahare i roe rey.
19 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Mampaozatse ty mahihitse ambone’ ty mpifehe folo an-drova ao, ty hihitse.
20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
Fa toe tsitantane t’indaty vañoñe mitolon-kavantañañe le lia’e tsy mandilatse.
21 Also do not take 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 often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
amy te beteke, fohi’ ty vata’o te ihe namatse ty ila’e.
23 All this have I proved in 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, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
Tsietoitane añe naho miheotse o raha fa nifetsakeo, ia ty hahatendreke aze?
25 I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is 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 I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared 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 Look, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
Ingo, itoy ty nitreako, hoe ty mpañoke, ie tovoñañe ami’ty raha raike ty ila’e, hamoliliañ’ aze;
28 which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: 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 Look, this only have I found, that God made humankind upright, but they search for many schemes.
Inao, te zao avao ty nitreako, te nanoen’ Añahare mahity t’indaty, f’ie mikitro-draha maro.
