Eklezyas 6
1 Gen yon mal ke m konn wè anba syèl la e ki gaye patou pami lòm—
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lieth heavy upon men;
2 Yon nonm ke Bondye fin bay richès, byen ak lonè, jiskaske nanm li pa manke anyen nan tout sa ke li dezire. Men Bondye pa kite li manje ladann, paske yon etranje ap jwe benefis yo. Sa se vanite ak gwo malè.
a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, and nothing is wanting to him of all which he desireth, yet God giveth him not to taste thereof; but a stranger enjoyeth it. This is vanity, yea, a grievous evil.
3 Si yon nonm fè yon santèn timoun e viv anpil ane, malgre fòs kantite ke yo kapab ye, men nanm li pa janm satisfè ak bon bagay, e li pa menm ka fè yon bon antèman; alò, mwen di: “Pito li te sòti kon foskouch nan vant li.”
Though a man have a hundred children, and live many years, and though the days of his years be many, if his soul be not satisfied with good, and he have no burial, I say that an untimely birth is better than he.
4 Paske li parèt an ven e non li vin kouvri nan fènwa.
This, indeed, cometh in nothingness, and goeth down into darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;
5 Li pa janm wè solèy la, e li p ap janm konnen anyen; li pi bon pase lòt la.
it hath not seen the sun, nor known it; yet hath it rest rather than the other.
6 Menm si lòt la viv pandan mil ane de fwa e pa rejwi de bon bagay—èske se pa tout moun ki ale menm kote a?
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and see no good, — do not all go to one place?
7 Tout travay a lòm se pou satisfè bouch li; malgre sa, apeti li pa janm satisfè.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his desires are not satisfied.
8 Paske, se ki lavantaj yon nonm saj genyen sou yon moun san konprann? Ki lavantaj malere a genyen nan konnen jan pou mache devan sila ki vivan yo?
For what advantage hath the wise man over the fool? What advantage hath the poor, who knoweth how to walk before the living?
9 Sa ke zye wè pi bon pase sa ke nanm dezire. Sa tou, se san rezon ak kouri dèyè van.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
10 Tout sa ki egziste te gen non deja, e yo tout konnen sa ke lòm nan ye; paske li pa ka goumen ak sila ki pi fò pase l.
That which is was long ago called by name; and it was known that he is a man, and that he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
11 Paske, gen anpil pawòl ki ogmante vanite. Alò, se ki lavantaj pou yon nonm?
Seeing there are many things which increase vanity, what advantage hath man [[from them]]?
12 Paske kilès ki konnen sa ki bon pou yon nonm pandan lavi li, pandan ti kras ane lavi li ki san rezon an? Li va pase yo tankou lonbraj. Paske se kilès ki ka di sa k ap rive apre li anba solèy la?
For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
