Mpitoriteny 7
1 Ambone’ ty fahosotse sarotse ty tahinañe soa; naho ty androm-pihomahañe, ta ty andro nisamahañe.
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
2 Hàmake t’ie mb’an-traño fandalàñe ta te mb’añ’anjomba fisabadidahañe, fa izay ty figadoña’ ze kila ondaty, ee te hapo’ ty veloñe an-tro’e ao izay.
[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.
3 Ambone’ ty fiankahafañe ty haemberañe; fa mete ho fale ty arofo ndra te lonjetse ty laharañe.
Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4 Añ-anjombam-pandalàñe ao ty arofo’ o mahihitseo, le an-trañom-piankahafañe ao ty tro’ o dagolao.
The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.
5 Hàmake t’ie mijanjiñe ty fañendaha’ ty mahihitse, ta te mitsanoñe ty sabo’ o mineñeo.
[It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 Hambañe ami’ty fipipiham-patike ambane’ valàñe eo, ty fitohafa’ i dagola; hakoahañe ka izay.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
7 Toe mampinè’ ty mahihitse ty famorekekeañe, vaho mamorek’ arofo ty vokàñe.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8 Ambone’ ty fifotoran-draha ty figadoña’e, le ambone’ ty troke misenge ty arofo mahaliñe.
Better [is] the end of a thing than its beginning: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
9 Ko malisa ho viñetse añ’arofo irehe, amy te mimoneñe am-banian-dagola ao ty habosehañe.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10 Ko manao ty hoe, Ino ty nahasoa o andro taoloo te amo henanekeo? toe tsy aman-kihitse i ontane’o zay.
Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
11 Raha soa te mitraoke an-kihitse ty lova, toe tombo’ o mahaisake i androio.
Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
12 Manahake ty fañarova’ ty vara ty fañambena’ i hihitsey; fe ty hasoa’ o hilalao, arova’ i hihitsey ty fiai’ o manañ’ azeo.
For wisdom [is] a defense, [and] money [is] a defense: but the excellence of knowledge [is], [that] wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
13 Haraharao ty fitoloñan’ Añahare; ia ty mahay mañity ty nimengoha’e.
Consider the work of God: for who can make [that] straight, which he hath made crooked?
14 Mifalea añ’andro vokatse, vaho mitsakorea añ’andron-kankàñe; songa nanoen’ Añahare itoy naho iroy, soa tsy ho oni’ ondaty ndra inoñ’ inoñe amo hanonjohy azeo.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15 Hene nitreako amo haveloko koakey; eo t’indaty vaño mihomak’ amy havantaña’ey, eo ka ty lo-tsereke mañalava andro amy haratia’ey.
All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.
16 Ko loho vantañe; ko losore’o ty hihitse; Ino ty hampiantoa’o ty vata’o?
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?
17 Ko loho tsereheñe, naho ko manao gege; ino ty hivetraha’o aolo’ ty andro’o?
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?
18 Soa re te fahara’o iroy, vaho tsy asita’o itoy, fa horihe’ ty mañeveñe aman’ Añahare i roe rey.
[It is] good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall escape from them all.
19 Mampaozatse ty mahihitse ambone’ ty mpifehe folo an-drova ao, ty hihitse.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] who are in the city.
20 Fa toe tsitantane t’indaty vañoñe mitolon-kavantañañe le lia’e tsy mandilatse.
For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
21 Aa le ko loho haoñe’o ze fonga enta saontsieñe, tsy mone ho janji’o mamatse azo ty mpitoro’o;
Also take no heed to all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
22 amy te beteke, fohi’ ty vata’o te ihe namatse ty ila’e.
For often also thy own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
23 Fa hene nitsoheako an-kihitse, le hoe iraho: Ho paiako ty hihitse, fe nihànkañe amako.
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.
24 Tsietoitane añe naho miheotse o raha fa nifetsakeo, ia ty hahatendreke aze?
That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out?
25 Natoliko ty troko handrèndreke naho hitsikarake vaho hikodebe ty hihitse naho ty lengo’ o rahao, naho ty hahafohinako ty haratia’ ty hadagolàñe, vaho ty hanè’ o hagegeañeo;
I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:
26 le nitreako te mafaitse te ami’ty havilasy ty rakemba amam-pandrike, ie harato ty tro’e, naho silisilim-pandrohizañe o taña’eo; hiponiora’ ty mahafale an’ Andrianañahare; fe ho tsepahe’e ty mpanan-tahiñe.
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart [is] snares and nets, [and] her hands [as] bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27 Ingo, itoy ty nitreako, hoe ty mpañoke, ie tovoñañe ami’ty raha raike ty ila’e, hamoliliañ’ aze;
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account:
28 ie nitolom-pipay ty troko, fe mbe mboe tsy naharendreke; fa nahatrea ondaty raik’ ami’ty arivo iraho, fe tsy nahatrea rakemba raik’ amy rezay iaby.
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
29 Inao, te zao avao ty nitreako, te nanoen’ Añahare mahity t’indaty, f’ie mikitro-draha maro.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
