Ecclesiastes 4
1 Once again I thought about all the oppression that is done under the sun. And behold, the tears of oppressed people, and they had no one to comfort them! Power was in the hand of their oppressors, and there was no one to comfort them!
Konsa, mwen te gade ankò sou tout zèv k ap oprime moun anba solèy la. Epi gade byen, mwen te wè dlo nan zye a oprime yo, e yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman. Sou kote a sila ki t ap oprime yo, te gen gwo pouvwa; men, yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman.
2 So I considered those who are already dead more fortunate than the living, who are still alive.
Pou sa, mwen te felisite tout sila ki fin mouri deja yo, olye sila k ap viv yo.
3 However, more fortunate than both of them is the one who has not yet lived, the one who has not seen any of the evil acts that are done under the sun.
Men pi beni pase tou de nan yo se sila ki pa t janm egziste a, ki pa t wè tout mechanste ki konn fèt anba solèy la.
4 Then I saw that every act of labor and every skillful work became the envy of one's neighbor. This also is vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
Mwen konn wè tout zèv ak tout metye ki konn fèt, fèt akoz lanvi antre yon nonm ak vwazen li. Sa anplis se vanite ak fè lachas dèyè van.
5 The fool folds his hands and does not work, so his food is his own flesh.
Moun ensanse a pliye men l e manje pwòp chè li.
6 But better is a handful of profit with quiet work than two handfuls with the work that tries to shepherd the wind.
Yon men plen repo se miyò ke de ponyèt plen travay k ap fè kòve dèyè van an.
7 Then I thought again about more futility, more vanishing vapor under the sun.
Konsa mwen te gade ankò sou vanite anba solèy la.
8 There is the kind of man who is alone. He does not have anyone, no son or brother. There is no end to all his work, and his eyes are not satisfied with gaining wealth. He wonders, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vapor, a bad situation.
Te gen yon sèten mesye san fanmi ki pa t genyen ni fis, ni frè. Sepandan, nan travay li, pa t gen repo menm. Anverite, zye li pa t janm satisfè ak richès, men li pa t janm kon mande: “Epi pou ki moun m ap travay e prive tèt mwen de plezi konsa?” Sa, anplis se vanite, e sa se yon kòve ki plen doulè.
9 Two people work better than one; together they can earn a good pay for their labor.
De moun pi bon pase yon sèl, paske y ap jwenn bon benefis pou travay yo.
10 For if one falls, the other can lift up his friend. However, sorrow follows the one who is alone when he falls if there is no one to lift him up.
Paske si youn nan yo ta tonbe, lòt la va leve pare li. Men malè a sila ki tonbe lè nanpwen lòt pou fè l leve a.
11 If two lie down together, they can be warm, but how can one be warm alone?
Anplis, si de moun kouche ansanm, youn chofe lòt; men ki jan yon sèl moun ta ka chofe?
12 One man alone can be overpowered, but two can withstand an attack, and a three-strand rope is not quickly broken.
Anplis, si youn ka venk sila ki sèl la, de ka reziste ak li; epi yon kòd fèt ak twa fil ap mal pou chire.
13 It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to listen to warnings.
Yon jennjan ki malere men ki gen sajès, miyò pase yon ansyen wa ki ensanse, e ki pa konn resevwa konsèy.
14 This is true even if the young man becomes king from prison, or even if he was born poor in his kingdom.
Paske li te sòti nan prizon pou vin wa, malgre li te fèt malere nan wayòm li an.
15 I saw everyone who was alive and was walking around under the sun, along with a youth who was to rise up to take his place.
Mwen te wè tout sa k ap viv anba solèy la kouri bò kote dezyèm jennjan ki ranplase li an.
16 There is no end to all the people who want to obey the new king, but later many of them will no longer praise him. Surely this situation is vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
Pèp la p ap janm fini; tout moun ki te avan yo, ni sila k ap vini pita yo p ap kontan avèk li. Anverite, sa osi se vanite ak kouri dèyè van.
