Ecclesiastes 4

1 So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, and none comforteth them.

Konsa, mwen te gade ankò sou tout zèv k ap oprime moun anba solèy la. Epi gade byen, mwen te wè dlo nan zye a oprime yo, e yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman. Sou kote a sila ki t ap oprime yo, te gen gwo pouvwa; men, yo pa t jwenn pèsòn pou bay yo soulajman.

2 Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.

Pou sa, mwen te felisite tout sila ki fin mouri deja yo, olye sila k ap viv yo.

3 And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.

Men pi beni pase tou de nan yo se sila ki pa t janm egziste a, ki pa t wè tout mechanste ki konn fèt anba solèy la.

4 Also I beheld all trauaile, and all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.

Mwen konn wè tout zèv ak tout metye ki konn fèt, fèt akoz lanvi antre yon nonm ak vwazen li. Sa anplis se vanite ak fè lachas dèyè van.

5 The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.

Moun ensanse a pliye men l e manje pwòp chè li.

6 Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

Yon men plen repo se miyò ke de ponyèt plen travay k ap fè kòve dèyè van an.

7 Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.

Konsa mwen te gade ankò sou vanite anba solèy la.

8 There is one alone, and there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.

Te gen yon sèten mesye san fanmi ki pa t genyen ni fis, ni frè. Sepandan, nan travay li, pa t gen repo menm. Anverite, zye li pa t janm satisfè ak richès, men li pa t janm kon mande: “Epi pou ki moun m ap travay e prive tèt mwen de plezi konsa?” Sa, anplis se vanite, e sa se yon kòve ki plen doulè.

9 Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour.

De moun pi bon pase yon sèl, paske y ap jwenn bon benefis pou travay yo.

10 For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.

Paske si youn nan yo ta tonbe, lòt la va leve pare li. Men malè a sila ki tonbe lè nanpwen lòt pou fè l leve a.

11 Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?

Anplis, si de moun kouche ansanm, youn chofe lòt; men ki jan yon sèl moun ta ka chofe?

12 And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.

Anplis, si youn ka venk sila ki sèl la, de ka reziste ak li; epi yon kòd fèt ak twa fil ap mal pou chire.

13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

Yon jennjan ki malere men ki gen sajès, miyò pase yon ansyen wa ki ensanse, e ki pa konn resevwa konsèy.

14 For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.

Paske li te sòti nan prizon pou vin wa, malgre li te fèt malere nan wayòm li an.

15 I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.

Mwen te wè tout sa k ap viv anba solèy la kouri bò kote dezyèm jennjan ki ranplase li an.

16 There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.

Pèp la p ap janm fini; tout moun ki te avan yo, ni sila k ap vini pita yo p ap kontan avèk li. Anverite, sa osi se vanite ak kouri dèyè van.