Ecclesiastes 7
1 Better a name, than precious ointment, —and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
Ambone’ ty fahosotse sarotse ty tahinañe soa; naho ty androm-pihomahañe, ta ty andro nisamahañe.
2 Better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of banqueting, for, that, is the end of all men, —and, the living, should take it to his heart.
Hàmake t’ie mb’an-traño fandalàñe ta te mb’añ’anjomba fisabadidahañe, fa zay ty figadoña’ ze kila ondaty, ee te hapo’ ty veloñe an-tro’e ao zay.
3 Better is grief than laughter, —for, by the marring of the face, amended is the heart.
Ambone’ ty fiankahafañe ty haemberañe; fa mete ho fale ty arofo ndra te lonjetse ty laharañe.
4 The heart of the wise, is in the house of mourning, but, the heart of dullards, in the house of mirth.
Añ-anjombam-pandalàñe ao ty arofo’ o mahihitseo, le an-trañom-piankahafañe ao ty tro’ o dagolao.
5 Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,
Hàmake t’ie mijanjiñe ty fañendaha’ ty mahihitse, ta te mitsanoñe ty sabo’ o mineñeo.
6 For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, —even this, then, was vanity.
Hambañe ami’ty fipipiham-patike ambane’ valàñe eo, ty fitohafa’ i dagola; hakoahañe ka zay.
7 For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, —and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.
Toe mampinè’ ty mahihitse ty famorekekeañe, vaho mamorek’ arofo ty vokàñe.
8 Better the latter end of a thing, than the beginning thereof, —Better a patient spirit, than a haughty spirit.
Ambone’ ty fifotoran-draha ty figadoña’e, le ambone’ ty troke misenge ty arofo mahaliñe.
9 Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant, —for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.
Ko malisa ho viñetse añ’arofo rehe, amy te mimoneñe am-banian-dagola ao ty habosehañe.
10 Do not say, What hath happened, that, the former days, were better than these? for, not wisely, askest thou concerning this.
Ko manao ty hoe, Ino ty nahasoa o andro taoloo te amo henanekeo? toe tsy aman-kihitse i ontane’o zay.
11 Good is wisdom, with an inheritance, —and a profit, to such as see the sun.
Raha soa te mitraoke an-kihitse ty lova, toe tombo’ o mahaisake i androio.
12 For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, —but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.
Manahake ty fañarova’ ty vara ty fañambena’ i hihitsey; fe ty hasoa’ o hilalao, arova’ i hihitsey ty fiai’ o manañ’ azeo.
13 Consider the work of God, —for who can straighten what he hath bent?
Haraharao ty fitoloñan’ Añahare; ia ty mahay mañity ty nimengoha’e.
14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but, in the day of misfortune, consider, —Even the one equally with the other, hath God made, to the end man might find out—after him—nothing.
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.
15 Everything, had I seen, in my days of vanity, —Here was a righteous man, perishing in his righteousness, and there was a lawless man, continuing long in his wickedness.
Hene nitreako amo haveloko koakey; eo t’indaty vaño mihomak’ amy havantaña’ey, eo ka ty lo-tsereke mañalava andro amy haratia’ey.
16 Do not become so very righteous, neither count thyself wise beyond measure, —wherefore shouldst thou destroy thyself?
Ko loho vantañe; ko losore’o ty hihitse; Ino ty hampiantoa’o ty vata’o?
17 Do not be so very lawless, neither become thou foolish, —wherefore shouldst thou die, before thy time?
Ko loho tsereheñe, naho ko manao gege; ino ty hivetraha’o aolo’ ty andro’o?
18 It is well that thou shouldst lay fast hold of this, but, even from the other, do not withdraw thy hand, —for, he that revereth God, shall come forth out of them all.
Soa re te fahara’o iroy, vaho tsy asita’o itoy, fa horihe’ ty mañeveñe aman’ Añahare i roe rey.
19 Wisdom, bringeth more strength to a wise man, than ten heroes, that are in the city.
Mampaozatse ty mahihitse ambone’ ty mpifehe folo an-drova ao, ty hihitse.
20 For, as for men, there is none righteous in the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Fa toe tsitantane t’indaty vañoñe mitolon-kavantañañe le lia’e tsy mandilatse.
21 Moreover, not to all the words which men speak, do thou apply thy heart, —lest thou hear thine own servant reviling thee!
Aa le ko loho haoñe’o ze fonga enta saontsieñe, tsy mone ho janji’o mamatse azo ty mpitoro’o;
22 For truly, many times, thy heart knoweth, —that, even thou thyself, hast reviled others.
amy te beteke, fohi’ ty vata’o te ihe namatse ty ila’e.
23 All this, have I proved by wisdom, —I said, I will be wise, but, that, was far from me.
Fa hene nitsoheako an-kihitse, le hoe raho: Ho paiako ty hihitse, fe nihànkañe amako.
24 Far away, is that which hath been, —and deep, deep, who can find it out?
Tsietoitane añe naho miheotse o raha fa nifetsakeo, ia ty hahatendreke aze?
25 Resolved, I, in my heart, to know and search out, and to seek wisdom, and a conclusion, —and to know lawlessness [to be] stupidity, and folly to be madness.
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;
26 I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds, —whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.
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.
27 See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer [counting] one by one, to find a conclusion;
Ingo, itoy ty nitreako, hoe ty mpañoke, ie tovoñañe ami’ty raha raike ty ila’e, hamoliliañ’ aze;
28 what my soul still sought, yet I found not, —one man out of a thousand, have I found, but, a woman among all these, have I not found.
ie nitolom-pipay ty troko, fe mbe mboe tsy naharendreke; fa nahatrea ondaty raik’ ami’ty arivo raho, fe tsy nahatrea rakemba raik’ amy rezay iaby.
29 Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.
Inao, te zao avao ty nitreako, te nanoen’ Añahare mahity t’indaty, f’ie mikitro-draha maro.
