Ecclesiastes 7
1 [Having] a good reputation [MTY] is better than fine perfume, and the day that we die is better than the day that we are born.
U A oi aku ka inoa maikai mamua o ka mea poni maikai, a o ka la make mamua o ka la i hanau ai.
2 It is better to go to a house where people are mourning [about someone who has died] than to go to a house where people are feasting, because everyone will die some day, and people who are alive should think seriously [IDM] about that.
Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka hele ana i ka hale kanikau mamua o ka hele ana i ka hale ahaaina; no ka mea, malaila ka hopena o na kanaka a pau, a e hoopili ke kanaka ola ia mea i kona naau iho.
3 It is better to be sad than to be [always] laughing, because being sad can cause us to think more about how we should conduct our lives [IDM].
Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka uwe ana mamua o ka akaaka; no ka mea, ma ka inoino o ka maka, e maikai ai ka naau.
4 Wise [people] who go to where others are mourning think about [the fact that some day they also will] die, but foolish people [PRS] [do not think about that]; they are always [MTY] laughing.
O ka naau o ka mea naauao, aia no ia ma ka hale kanikau; aka hoi, o ka naau o ka mea naaupo, aia no ia ma ka hale paani.
5 It is better to pay attention to [someone who is wise] you than to listen to the songs of a foolish person.
Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka lohe ana i ka oleloao a ka poe naauao, mamua o ko ke kanaka lohe ana i ka mele lea a ka poe naaupo.
6 By [listening to] foolish people laughing we will not [learn any more than by listening to] the crackling of thorns [being burned] under a pot. Listening to fools is senseless.
No ka mea, e like me ka paapaaina o na kakalaioa malalo iho o ka ipu hao, pela no ka akaaka ana o ka mea naaupo. He mea lapuwale hoi keia.
7 When wise people say to others, “You must pay me a lot of money for me to protect you,” that causes those wise people to become foolish, and [accepting] bribes causes people to become unable to do what is fair/just.
No ka mea, o ka hooluhi, oia ka mea e pupule ai ka mea naauao; a o ke kipe he mea ia e lolelua ai ka naau.
8 Finishing something is better than starting something, and being patient is better than being proud.
Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka hope o kekahi mea mamua o ka hoomaka ana; a o ka mea naau hoomanawanui mamua o ka mea hookiekie.
9 Do not quickly (lose your temper/react to things angrily), because it is foolish people [SYN] who become very angry.
Mai wikiwiki kou naau, e huhu aku; no ka mea, o ka huhu, aia no ia ma ka naau o ka poe naaupo.
10 Do not say, “Things were a lot better [RHQ] previously,” because it is people who are not wise who say that.
Mai olelo ae oe, No ke aha la i oi aku ai ka maikai o na la kahiko mamua o keia mau la? No ka mea, aole i naauao kau ninau ana mai pela.
11 Being wise is better than inheriting [valuable things]; being wise provides lasting benefits for every person on the earth [MTY].
Ua maikai ka naauao me ka waiwai hooili, oia hoi ka mea e pono ai na mea i ike i ka la.
12 We are [sometimes] protected by being wise like we are [sometimes] protected by having a lot of money, but being wise is better [than having a lot of money], [because] being wise prevents us from [doing foolish things that would] cause us to die.
No ka mea, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e malu ai, a o ke kala oia hoi kekahi mea e malu ai; aka, eia ka maikai o ka ike, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e ola'i ka poe nona ia.
13 Think [carefully about] what God has done. Certainly no one can [RHQ] cause to become straight the things that God has caused to be crooked.
E noonoo oe i ka hana a ke Akua i hana'i; no ka mea, owai ka mea e hiki ai ke hoopololei i ka mea ana i hana ai a kekee?
14 When things are going well for you, be happy, and when things are not going well for you, remember that God is the one who causes good things to happen and who also causes disasters.
I ka la pomaikai e olioli ai oe, a i ka la popilikia e noonoo ai. Ua hoonoho ke Akua i kekahi e kupono i kekahi, i loaa ole ai i ke kanaka kekahi mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona.
15 During all the time that I have been alive I have seen a lot of [HYP] things that seem senseless. I have seen righteous people die [while they are still young], and I have seen wicked people remain alive for a very long time in [spite of] their continuing to be wicked.
Ua ike au i keia mau mea a pau i na la o kou noho lapuwale ana; aia no ke kanaka hoopono e make ana i kona pono iho; a eia no ka mea hewa e hooloihi ana i kona mau la iloko o kona hewa.
16 [So] do not think that you are very righteous and do not think that you are very wise, [because if you think those things], you will destroy yourself.
Mai hoonui i koa pono, aole hoi oe e hoomahuahua i kou naauao; no ke aha la oe e hoomake ia oe iho?
17 If you do what is evil or do what is foolish, you might die while you are still young.
Mai hoonui oe i kou hewa, aole hoi e noho naaupo; no ke aha la oe e make ai mamua o kou manawa?
18 Continue to avoid doing what is evil and doing what is foolish; avoid doing both of those things by continually revering God.
He mea maikai nou e lalau i kela, aole hoi e hookuu i keia mai kou lima aku; no ka mea o ka mea i makau i ke Akua, oia ka mea e puka, mai ia mau mea a pau.
19 If you are wise, you will be more powerful/influential than the ten most powerful/influential men in your city.
O ka naauao ka mea e ikaika ai ka mea naauao mamua o na kanaka koikoi he umi iloko o ke kulanakauhale.
20 There is no one in this world who [always] does what is right and who never sins.
No ka mea, aohe kanaka pono ma ka honua, nana e hana maikai, me ka hana hewa ole.
21 Do not pay attention [IDM] to everything that people say, because if you do that, you might hear your servant cursing you.
Mai manao hoi oe i na olelo a pau loa i oleloia, o lohe auanei oe i kau kauwa e hoino ana ia oe.
22 You know that you have also cursed other people.
No ka mea, ua ike pinepine kou naau iho, ua hoino oe ia hai.
23 I said [to myself] that I would use my wisdom to study all the things [that I have written about], but I was not able to do it successfully.
Ua hoao iho la au i keia mau mea a pau me ka naauao. I iho la au, e lilo auanei au i kanaka naauao, aka hoi, na mamao loa ia mea mai o'u aku.
24 Wisdom seems to be far from me; there is no one [RHQ] who can truly understand everything.
O ka mea ma kahi loihi aku, a hohonu loa hoi, owai ka mea e loaa'i?
25 But I decided to investigate things and by my wisdom try to understand the reason for everything. I also wanted to understand why people act wickedly and why they act very foolishly.
Ua haawi au i ko'u naau e ike, a e huli, a e imi hoi i ka naauao, a me ke ano [o na mea, ] a e ike hoi i ka hewa o ka naaupo, a o ka noho lapuwale, a me ka uhauha.
26 [One thing I learned was that] (allowing a woman to seduce you/having sex with a woman to whom you are not married) is worse than dying. A woman who tries to seduce men is [as dangerous as] a trap [MET]. [If you allow her to put] her arms [around you, it will be as though she will be fastening you with] chains. Women like that will capture sinful men, but men who please God will escape from such women.
A na loaa mai ia'u keia, o ka wahine nona ka naau e hoohihia ai, a e hoohei ai, nona hoi na lima e paa ai me he kaula la, ua oi aku kona awaawa mamua o ka make; o ka mea maikai imua o ke Akua e pakele no ia mai ona aku la, aka, o ka mea hewa, e hihia auanei oia ia ia.
27 This is what I have learned: I tried to learn more and more about things to try to find out the reason for everything,
Aia hoi! ua loaa ia'u keia, wahi a ke kahuna, ma ka helu pakahi ana no e loaa mai ai ka huina.
28 and I continued to try to learn more, but I could not find [all that I was searching for]. [But] one thing that I found out was that among 1,000 [people] I found one righteous man, but I did not find even one righteous woman.
Ka mea a ko'u uhane i imi ai, aole nae i loaa; hookahi kanaka mawaena o kekahi tausani ua loaa mai ia'u; aka, o ka wahine mawaena o keia poe a pau loa, aole i loaa.
29 [But] I did learn one thing: When God created people, they were righteous, but they have found many ways to do many evil things.
Aia hoi, eia ka mea i loaa mai ia'u: Hana iho la ke Akua i ke kanaka i mea pololei, aka hoi, ua imi oia i na mea kekee he nui wale.
