Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!
Mouch mouri bay lwil pafen yon move odè; Se konsa yon ti kras foli gen pouvwa pou depase sajès ak respè.
2 The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
Kè a yon moun saj mennen li adwat, men kè a moun san konprann nan mennen l agoch.
3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He [is] a fool.'
Menm lè ensanse a mache nan lari li manke bon tèt. Li montre tout moun ke se moun fou li ye.
4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
Si kòlè a wa a vin monte kont ou, pa abandone pozisyon ou; paske rete kalm ka evite gwo ofans.
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,
Gen yon mal mwen konn wè anba solèy la, tankou yon fot ki sòti nan sila k ap gouvène a——
6 He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
Foli plase nan anpil kote byen wo pandan rich yo chita kote ki ba.
7 I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
Mwen konn wè esklav ki monte sou cheval ak prens k ap mache atè tankou esklav.
8 Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
Sila ki fouye fè yon twou ka byen tonbe ladann, e yon sèpan ka mòde gèrye a ki kraze yon miray.
9 Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
Sila ki taye wòch yo ka blese ladann, e sila ki fann gwo bout bwa a kapab an danje.
10 If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.
Si rach la pa gen tay, e li pa file pwent li; alò, li va egzije plis fòs. Avantaj a sajès se reyisi!
11 If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
Si sèpan an mòde avan li vin chame, nanpwen pwofi.
12 Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
Pawòl ki soti nan bouch sila ki saj la plen ak gras, men pawòl a moun ensanse a fin manje l nèt;
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] folly, And the latter end of his mouth [Is] mischievous madness.
Kòmansman diskou ensanse a se foli, e fen diskou li se plen mechanste ak betiz.
14 And the fool multiplieth words: 'Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'
Malgre tout sa, moun ensanse a ogmante pawòl li yo. Pèsòn pa konnen sa ki va rive, e kilès kab di li sa ki va rive apre li.
15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
Zèv a moun ensanse a tèlman fatige l, ke li pa konnen kijan pou li rive nan vil la.
16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.
Malè a ou menm, O peyi ki gen jenn ti gason kon wa; ak prens yo k ap fè fèt granmaten.
17 Happy art thou, O land, When thy king [is] a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.
Beni se ou menm, O peyi ki gen yon fis byen prepare kon wa a ak prens ki manje nan pwòp lè yo, pou bay fòs, e non pou fè banbòch vin sou.
18 By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
Akoz parès ak neglijans, twati a vin pann, e nan enpridans kay la vin koule.
19 For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.
Yon gwo tab manje fèt pou yo rejwi yo, diven pou fè kè kontan; epi lajan se repons pou tout bagay.
20 Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.
Anplis, nan chanm a kouche ou, pa bay wa a madichon; e nan chanm a kouche ou, pa bay yon moun rich madichon. Paske yon zwazo syèl la ka pote bri a, e sa ki gen zèl yo ka fè yo konnen bagay la.
