Ecclesiastes 4
1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
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 Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.
Pou sa, mwen te felisite tout sila ki fin mouri deja yo, olye sila k ap viv yo.
3 Yea, better is he than both they, who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is 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 Again, I considered all labour, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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 foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Moun ensanse a pliye men l e manje pwòp chè li.
6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit.
Yon men plen repo se miyò ke de ponyèt plen travay k ap fè kòve dèyè van an.
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Konsa mwen te gade ankò sou vanite anba solèy la.
8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a grievous labour.
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 are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
De moun pi bon pase yon sèl, paske y ap jwenn bon benefis pou travay yo.
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his companion: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him to rise.
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 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: 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 And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord 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 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no longer be admonished.
Yon jennjan ki malere men ki gen sajès, miyò pase yon ansyen wa ki ensanse, e ki pa konn resevwa konsèy.
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; though also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
Paske li te sòti nan prizon pou vin wa, malgre li te fèt malere nan wayòm li an.
15 I considered all the living who walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
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 of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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.
