Vaiz 11
1 Ekmeğini suya at, Çünkü günler sonra onu bulursun.
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 Yedi, hatta sekiz kişiye pay ver, Çünkü ülkenin başına ne felaket geleceğini bilemezsin.
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 Bulutlar su yüklüyse, Yeryüzüne döker yağmurlarını. Ağaç ister güneye ister kuzeye devrilsin, Devrildiği yerde kalır.
[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 Rüzgarı gözeten ekmez, Bulutlara bakan biçmez.
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 Ana rahmindeki çocuğun nasıl ruh ve beden aldığını bilmediğin gibi, Her şeyi yaratan Tanrı'nın yaptıklarını da bilemezsin.
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 Tohumunu sabah ek, Akşam da elin boş durmasın. Çünkü bu mu iyi, şu mu, Yoksa ikisi de aynı sonucu mu verecek, bilemezsin.
[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 Işık tatlıdır, Güneşi görmek güzeldir.
It is very delightful to be alive and see [MTY] the sun [rise every morning].
8 Evet, insan uzun yıllar yaşarsa, Sevinçle yaşasın. Ama karanlık günleri unutmasın, Çünkü onlar da az değil. Gelecek her şey boştur.
[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 Ey delikanlı, gençliğinle sevin, Bırak gençlik günlerinde yüreğin sevinç duysun. Gönlünün isteklerini, gözünün gördüklerini izle, Ama bil ki, bütün bunlar için Tanrı seni yargılayacaktır.
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 Öyleyse at tasayı yüreğinden, Uzaklaştır derdi bedeninden. Çünkü gençlik de dinçlik de boştur.
[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.
