Ecclesiastes 11
1 Give generously to others [some of] the money [MET] that you have; if you do that, later you will get back an equal amount.
Laisse aller ton pain au cours de l'eau; car après bien des jours tu le retrouveras.
2 Share some of what you have with (seven or eight/several) [others], because you do not know when you will experience a disaster, [and if you give some of what you have to others], [when you experience that disaster, they will kindly help you].
Distribues-en à sept, même à huit personnes; car tu ignores ce qu'il doit y avoir de maux sur la terre.
3 [It is always true that] when clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. [Similarly], wherever a tree falls on the ground, that is where it will remain.
Lorsque les nuées sont pleines, elles fondent en pluie sur la terre; et si un arbre tombe au midi ou au nord, il restera là où il sera tombé.
4 If farmers see in what direction the wind is blowing, they will know whether it is wise at that time to plant things or not. [It is also true that] if farmers look at the clouds [and see that they are blowing from the west, which means that it will probably rain, ] they will not [try to] harvest their crops on that day.
Celui qui observe le vent ne sèmera pas; et celui qui regarde aux nuages ne moissonnera pas.
5 We do not know where the wind comes from or where it goes, and we do not know how bodies are formed in women’s wombs. Similarly [SIM], God is the one who made everything, and we cannot [fully] understand what God does.
Car nul ne sait quelle est la voie du vent; comme les os cachés dans les entrailles de la femme grosse, de même te sont cachées les œuvres que Dieu a faites et toutes celle qu'Il fera encore.
6 [Start] planting your seeds in the morning, and do not stop planting them until the evening, because you do not know which ones will grow better, the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day, or whether both will grow well.
Sème ton grain dès l'aurore, et que ta main ne s'arrête pas le soir; car tu ignores de celui-ci ou de celui-là lequel doit lever; s'ils lèvent tous les deux à la fois, c'est bien.
7 It is very delightful to be alive and see [MTY] the sun [rise every morning].
La lumière est douce, et il est bon aux yeux de voir le soleil.
8 [Even] if people live for many years, they should enjoy all of them. But they should not forget that [some day they will die] and then they will never be able to see any light again, and we do not know what will happen to us after we die.
L'homme qui doit vivre beaucoup d'années trouvera en toutes de la joie, et il se souviendra des jours de ténèbres, car ils seront nombreux: tout ce qui est passé est vanité.
9 You young people, be happy while you are still young. Enjoy [IDM] doing the things that you want to do. But do not forget that [some day] God will judge you concerning all the things that you do.
Jeune homme, réjouis-toi en ta jeunesse; que, durant les jours de ta jeunesse, ton cœur te réjouisse; marche avec innocence dans les voies de ton cœur, et non seulement ce que tes yeux auront vu. Mais sache par-dessus tout ce que le Seigneur t'appellera devant Sa justice.
10 [So when you are young] [MTY], do not worry about anything, and do not pay attention to the pains that you have in your body, because we will not remain young and strong forever.
Éloigne de ton cœur la colère, et bannis de ta chair la méchanceté; car la jeunesse et la folie sont vanité.
