Kekahuna 11
1 E HOOLEI i kau bereua maluna iho o ka wai; no ka mea, a hala na la he nui loa, e loaa hou mai no ia ia oe.
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
2 E puunaue aku na na mea ehiku, a me na mea ewalu paha; no ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka hewa e hiki mai ana maluna o ka honua.
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
3 Ina i piha na ao i ka ua, alaila ua haule mai maluna o ka honua; a ina e hina ka laau i ke kukulu hema, a i ke kukulu akau paha, ma kahi a ka laau e hina ai, malaila auanei no ia.
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
4 O ka mea i manao nui i ka makani. aole ia e kanu, a o ka mea i manao nui i na ao, aole ia e ohi.
He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.
5 Me kou ike ole ana i ka aoao o ka uhane, a me na iwi iloko o ka opu o ka wahine hapai; pela no, aole oe i ike i ka hana a ke Akua, ka mea nana i hana na mea a pau.
As you do not know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you do not know the work of God who does all.
6 I ke kakahiaka, e lulu oe i kau hua, a i ke ahiahi, aole hoi e hoomaha kou mau lima, no ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka mea maikai o laua, o kela paha, o keia paha, ua maikai pu paha laua.
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they will both be equally good.
7 Oia hoi, ua oluolu ka malamalama, a he mea maikai no hoi i na maka ke ike i ka la.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.
8 Aka, ina e ola kekahi kanaka i na makahiki he nui wale, a olioli no hoi ia lakou a pau, e pono ia ia ke hoomanao i na la o ka pouli, no ka mea, ua nui no lakou. O na mea a pau e hiki mai ana, he lapuwale ia.
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
9 E ke kanaka ui, e olioli oe i kou wa ui, a e hoohauoli kou naau ia oe iho i kou mau la opiopio, a e hele ma na aoao o kou naau iho, a ma ka ike ana o kou mau maka; aka hoi, e ike pono oe, e hookomo ana ke Akua ia oe iloko o ka hookolokoloia, no keia mau mea a pau.
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
10 No ia mea, e hookaawale aku oe i ke kaumaha mai kou naau aku, a me ka ino mai kou kino aku; no ka mea, o ka wa opiopio, a me ka wa ui, he mea lapuwale ia.
Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
