Ecclesiastes 7
1 A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
Tsara ny laza soa noho ny menaka manitra; ary ny andro ahaterahana tsy mahaleo ny andro ahafatesana.
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.
Tsara ny mankamin’ ny trano misy fisaonana noho ny mankamin’ ny trano misy fanasana; fa ho amin’ iny no hiafaran’ ny olombelona rehetra, ary ny velona handatsaka am-po izany.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
Tsara ny alahelo noho ny hehy; fa na dia malahelo aza ny tarehy, mety tsara ihany ny fo.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ny fon’ ny hendry dia ao amin’ ny trano misy fisaonana; fa ny fon’ ny adala kosa dia ao amin’ ny trano misy fifaliana.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Tsara ny mihaino ny anatra mafy ataon’ ny hendry noho ny mihaino ny hiran’ ny adala.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Toy ny firefodrefotry ny tsilo eo ambanin’ ny vilany, dia tahaka izany ny fihomehezan’ ny adala; zava-poana koa izany.
7 Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Fa ny fampahoriana dia mahavery saina ny hendry; ary ny kolikoly mahasimba ny fo.
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Tsara ny iafaran’ ny raharaha noho ny iandohany; tsara ny mahari-po noho ny miavanavom-panahy.
9 Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Aoka tsy halaky tezitra ny fanahinao; fa ny fahatezerana mitoetra ao an-tratran’ ny adala.
10 Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
Aza manao hoe: Ahoana no nahatsara ny andro taloha noho ny ankehitriny? fa tsy avy amin’ ny fahendrena no anontanianao izany.
11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Tsara tahaka ny lova ny fahendrena, sady zava-mahasoa ho an’ izay mahita masoandro izany.
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.
Fa fialokalofana ny fahendrena, ary fialokalofana ny vola; ary ny mahatsara ny fahalalana dia izao: Maharo ny ain’ ny manana azy ny fahendrena.
13 Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
Saino ny asan’ Andriamanitra; fa iza moa no mahahitsy izay nataony ho meloka?
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.
Amin’ ny andro mahafaly dia mifalia; ary amin’ ny andro mahory mieritrereta; fa nampitanandrifin’ Andriamanitra ireo, mba tsy hahitan’ ny olona akory izay ho avy any aoriany.
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.
Izao rehetra izao dia efa hitako tamin’ ny androko mandalo foana: misy marina maty amin’ ny hamarinany; ary misy meloka ela velona amin’ ny haratsiany.
16 Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Aza marina loatra, ary aza miseho ho hendry loatra; nahoana noho simbanao ny tenanao?
17 Do not be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Aza ratsy loatra ianao, ary aza adala; nahoana no ho faty ianao, raha tsy efa tonga ny andronao?
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.
Tsara raha mitana iroa ianao, nefa aza mampiala ny tananao amin’ itsy; fa izay matahotra an’ Andriamanitra dia ho afaka amin’ izany rehetra izany.
19 Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
Ny fahendrena no maharo ny hendry mihoatra noho ny mpanapaka folo ao an-tanàna.
20 Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
Fa tsy misy olona marina ambonin’ ny tany izay manao tsara ka tsy manota.
21 Also do not take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
Aza mihainohaino ny teny rehetra tenenina, fandrao handre ny mpanomponao manozona anao ianao;
22 for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
fa fantatry ny fonao fa na dia ny tenanao aza dia mba efa nanozona ny sasany matetika ihany koa.
23 All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
Izany rehetra izany dia notsapaiko tamin’ ny fahendrena. Hoy izaho: Ho hendry aho; kanjo lavitra ahy izany.
24 That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
Eny, izay rehetra lavitra sady lalina dia lalina, iza no mahatakatra azy?
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.
Nitodika aho, ka nampiasaiko ny foko hahalala sy handinika ary hitady fahendrena sy izay anton-javatra ary hahafantatra ny faharatsiana ho fahadalana, ary ny fahadalana ho fahaverezan-tsaina;
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.
ka hitako fa mangidy noho ny fahafatesana ny vehivavy, izay fandrika sy harato ny fony, sady famatorana ny tànany; nefa izay ankasitrahan’ Andriamanitra dia ho afa-mandositra azy, fa ny mpanota ihany no ho azony.
27 Look, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
Indro, izany no hitako, hoy Mpitoriteny, raha nandinidinika ny zavatra tsirairay aho mba hahitana izay antony.
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.
Izay notadiaviko koa, fa tsy hitako, dia izao: lehilahy iray no hitako ho marina tao amin’ ny arivo; fa tao amin’ ny vehivavy arivo dia tsy nisy hitako na dia iray akory aza.
29 Look, this only have I found, that God made humankind upright, but they search for many schemes.
Indro, izao ihany no hitako: nataon’ Andriamanitra mahitsy ny olona, kanjo namorona sain-kafa maro izy.
