Mpitoriteny 11
1 Ahifiho ambone’ o ranoo ty mofo’o, le ho tendrek’azo andro maro añe.
Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.
2 Zarao fito o vara’oo, he valo, fa tsy fohi’o ze hankàñe mete hifetsak’ an-tane atoy.
Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.
3 Ie milodolodo o rahoñeo, le adoa’e mb’an-tane atoy ty orañe; aa ke mihorokodoboke mañatimo ty hatae, he mañavaratse, le amy ideboña’ey ty handrea’e.
When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.
4 Tsy hitongy ty mpisamba tioke; vaho tsy hanatake ty mpijilo rahoñe.
The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.
5 Kanao tsy apota’o ty lala’ i tiokey, naho tsy fohi’o ty fitiria’ o taolañe an-kovi’ i mivesatsey, le tsy fohi’o ka ty fitoloñan’ Añahare mpamboatse ze he’e.
Just as you don't know how the breath of life comes to the child in its mother's womb, so you can't understand the work of God, the Creator of everything.
6 Tongiso maraindray o tabiri’oo, vaho ko mampi-po pitàñe te hariva; amy te tsy fohi’o ty ho lefe, ke ty etoañe ke i eroañey, hera ho soa iaby iereo roroe.
In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.
7 Mamy o hazavàñeo, naho mahafale fihaino ty mahaoniñe i àndroy.
How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.
8 Aa ndra te veloñe maro-taoñe t’indaty ee te hirebeha’e iaby, le ho tiahi’e abey o andron-kamoromoroñañeo, t’ie ho maro, toe hakoahañ’ iaby ty ho avy.
May you live for many years, and may you enjoy them all. But remember there will many days of darkness, and all that is to come is uncertain.
9 Mandià taroba ry ajalahy, ihe mbe tora’e, ee te hampahaehak’ azo ty tro’o amo andron-katora’oo. Oriho ty fisalalam-po’o naho ty fañiria’ o maso’oo, fe mahafohina t’ie hampiatrefen’ Añahare an-jaka ty amy hene rezay.
Young people, enjoy your youth! Be happy with what's good! While you're young, let your mind guide your life, and do as you think best. But remember that God will judge you for all your thoughts and actions.
10 Ano soike o halorèan-tro’oo, vaho ampihankaño ami’ty sandri’o ty falovilovia’e; fa toe mihelañe ty hatorañe naho ty haañom-piaiñe.
So don't let your mind worry, and avoid things that hurt your body. Even so, despite youth and enthusiasm, life is still so hard to understand!
