Eklezyas 6
1 Gen yon mal ke m konn wè anba syèl la e ki gaye patou pami lòm—
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavy on 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.
God might give riches, wealth, and honor to a man so that he lacks nothing that he desires for himself, but then God gives him no ability to enjoy it. Instead, someone else uses his things. This is vapor, an evil affliction.
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.”
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but if his heart is not satisfied with good and he is not buried, then I say that a baby that is born dead is better off than he is.
4 Paske li parèt an ven e non li vin kouvri nan fènwa.
Even such a baby is born in futility and passes away in darkness, and its name remains hidden.
5 Li pa janm wè solèy la, e li p ap janm konnen anyen; li pi bon pase lòt la.
Although this child does not see the sun or know anything, it has rest even though that man did not.
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?
Even if a man should live for two thousand years but does not learn to enjoy good things, he goes to the same place as everyone else.
7 Tout travay a lòm se pou satisfè bouch li; malgre sa, apeti li pa janm satisfè.
All a man's work is for his mouth, yet his appetite is 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?
Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have even if he knows how to act in front of other people?
9 Sa ke zye wè pi bon pase sa ke nanm dezire. Sa tou, se san rezon ak kouri dèyè van.
It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the 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.
Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all.
11 Paske, gen anpil pawòl ki ogmante vanite. Alò, se ki lavantaj pou yon nonm?
The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, so what advantage is that to a man?
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 knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes?
