Ecclesiaste 11
1 Getta il tuo pane sulle acque, perché con il tempo lo ritroverai.
Give generously to others [some of] the money [MET] that you have; if you do that, later you will get back an equal amount.
2 Fanne sette od otto parti, perché non sai quale sciagura potrà succedere sulla terra.
Share some of what you have with (seven or eight/several) [others], because you do not know when you will experience a disaster, [and if you give some of what you have to others], [when you experience that disaster, they will kindly help you].
3 Se le nubi sono piene di acqua, la rovesciano sopra la terra; se un albero cade a sud o a nord, là dove cade rimane.
[It is always true that] when clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. [Similarly], wherever a tree falls on the ground, that is where it will remain.
4 Chi bada al vento non semina mai e chi osserva le nuvole non miete.
If farmers see in what direction the wind is blowing, they will know whether it is wise at that time to plant things or not. [It is also true that] if farmers look at the clouds [and see that they are blowing from the west, which means that it will probably rain, ] they will not [try to] harvest their crops on that day.
5 Come ignori per qual via lo spirito entra nelle ossa dentro il seno d'una donna incinta, così ignori l'opera di Dio che fa tutto.
We do not know where the wind comes from or where it goes, and we do not know how bodies are formed in women’s wombs. Similarly [SIM], God is the one who made everything, and we cannot [fully] understand what God does.
6 La mattina semina il tuo seme e la sera non dar riposo alle tue mani, perché non sai qual lavoro riuscirà, se questo o quello o se saranno buoni tutt'e due.
[Start] planting your seeds in the morning, and do not stop planting them until the evening, because you do not know which ones will grow better, the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day, or whether both will grow well.
7 Dolce è la luce e agli occhi piace vedere il sole.
It is very delightful to be alive and see [MTY] the sun [rise every morning].
8 Anche se vive l'uomo per molti anni se li goda tutti, e pensi ai giorni tenebrosi, che saranno molti: tutto ciò che accade è vanità.
[Even] if people live for many years, they should enjoy all of them. But they should not forget that [some day they will die] and then they will never be able to see any light again, and we do not know what will happen to us after we die.
9 Stà lieto, o giovane, nella tua giovinezza, e si rallegri il tuo cuore nei giorni della tua gioventù. Segui pure le vie del tuo cuore e i desideri dei tuoi occhi. Sappi però che su tutto questo Dio ti convocherà in giudizio.
You young people, be happy while you are still young. Enjoy [IDM] doing the things that you want to do. But do not forget that [some day] God will judge you concerning all the things that you do.
10 Caccia la malinconia dal tuo cuore, allontana dal tuo corpo il dolore, perché la giovinezza e i capelli neri sono un soffio.
[So when you are young] [MTY], do not worry about anything, and do not pay attention to the pains that you have in your body, because we will not remain young and strong forever.
