Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Fè byen san gad dèyè. Yon lè konsa, w'a jwenn rekonpans ou.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Separe sa ou genyen ak mezi moun ou kapab, paske ou pa janm konnen ki malè ki ka rive ou sou latè.
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty [themselves] upon the earth: and if the tree falleth towards the south, or towards the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Depi nwaj yo plen dlo, se pou lapli tonbe sou latè. Lè yon pyebwa tonbe, kit li tonbe sou bò nò, kit li tonbe sou bò sid, kote l' tonbe a, se la pou li rete.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Si w'ap gade sou van, ou p'ap janm plante. Si w'ap gade sou nwaj, ou p'ap janm ranmase rekòt.
5 As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit, [nor] the structure of the parts of conception in her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Menm jan ou pa konnen ni kote van an soti ni kote li prale, menm jan an tou ou pa konnen ki jan zo timoun fè fòme nan vant fanm ansent. Se konsa tou ou pa ka konprann travay Bondye, li menm ki fè tout bagay.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
Nan maten, plante jaden ou. Aswè rive, plante jaden ou ankò. Ou pa janm konnen kilès nan de yo ap bay plis rannman. Ou pa janm konnen si tou de p'ap pran, si tou de p'ap bay menm rannman.
7 Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun:
Ala bon bagay se fè klè! Sa bon nèt lè ou wè solèy.
8 But if a man shall live many years, [and] rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh [is] vanity.
Di Bondye mèsi pou chak lanne li mete sou lavi ou. Ou te mèt viv lontan, pa bliye tan ou pral pase lè ou fin mouri a long anpil. Tou sa ki vin apre pa vo anyen.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.
menm, jenn gason, pwofite jennès nou. Fè kè nou kontan pandan tout tan nou jenn gason toujou. Fè tou sa nou ta vle fè, tou sa nou anvi fè. Men pa bliye Bondye gen pou mande nou kont pou tou sa nou fè.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth [are] vanity.
Pa kite lapenn chita nan kè nou. Pa kite anyen fè nou soufri nan kò nou. Ou p'ap rete jenn gason ak cheve nwa tou tan.
