¹Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

¹Nak toj cuancat saß lâ sâjilal, chijulticokß âcue li Dios li quiyoßobtesin âcue. Chijulticokß âcue li Dios nak toj mâjiß nacuulac li cutan nak cuan nabal li chßaßajquilal ut nak mâjiß nacuulac li chihab nak tâye: —Mâcßaß chic nasahoß cuiß inchßôl.—

²While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

²Chabânuhak anakcuan nak toj nacßutun li sakße chi cutan, li po ut li chahim chiru kßojyîn, ut nak toj mâjiß namoy ru li cutan xban li chok.

³In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

³Tâcuulak xkßehil nak chixjunileb sicsotkeb xbaneb xtîxil, ut eb li cuînk li cauheb rib, cßutzcßûkeb aj chic rixeb. Ut mâcßaßak chic ruch reheb xban nak ac tîxeb chic. Ut eb li nequeßiloc saß ventana incßaß chic teßrûk teßilok xban nak ac xmoy li xnakß ruheb.

⁴And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

⁴Nak ac tîxakat chic, incßaß chic tat-abînk ut incßaß chic tatrûk chi cuaßac xban nak mâcßaßak chic ruch âcue. Ut incßaß chic sa tatcuârk. Toj ekßela tatcuaclîk nak tâyâbak laj tzoß xul. Ut incßaß chic tatrûk chi bichânc.

⁵Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

⁵Tatxucuak chi cubec saß junak naßajej najt xteram. Yôk âxiu nak tatbêk ut sakak chic lâ cuismal, chanchanak xsakal li ratzßum li almendro. Incßaß chic tâcuy xban nak tîxakat chic chi us. Incßaß chic tatcuaßak ut mâcßaß chic târa ru. Chi sêb tatcâmk ut tatxic chi hilânc saß lâ naßaj chi junaj cua. Ut nak eb laj mukunel yôkeb chi xic châmukbal, yôkeb chi yâbac xban nak ac xatcam.

⁶Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

⁶Nak toj yoßyôcat saß ruchichßochß, chijulticokß âcue li Dios li quiyoßobtesin âcue xban nak tâcuulak xkßehil nak tatcâmk joß nak natßupeß junak cadena plata. Nak tatcâmk chanchan nak najoreß li ucßal oro. Ut chanchan nak najoreß li cuc chire li yußam haß ut chanchan nak natokeß li sursûquil cheß li naquelon chak re li haß chi saß li becbil jul.

⁷Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

⁷Nak tatcâmk, tatsukßîk cuißchic chßochß xban nak chßochß oquenakat. Ut lâ musikß tâxic cuißchic riqßuin li Dios xban nak aßan quiqßuehoc lâ musikß.

⁸Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

⁸Lâin, li ninnau âtinac chi châbil, ninye nak lix naßleb li ruchichßochß mâcßaß na-oc cuiß. Chixjunil mâcßaß na-oc cuiß.

⁹And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

⁹Lâin ninnau âtinac chi châbil ut cuan innaßleb. Quintzol cuib chi us ut quintzßil rix li naßleb. Ut quinqßueheb ajcuiß xnaßleb li tenamit ut quinye saß xxiqueb re nak teßxtau xyâlal. Ut nabal li proverbios quintzßîba.

¹⁰The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹⁰Quinqßue inchßôl chixsicßbal ruheb li âtin re nak tintzßîba li naßleb aßin chi tzßakal re ru riqßuin châbil âtin.

¹¹The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

¹¹Li naßleb li nequeßxye li cuanqueb xnaßleb nacßanjelac chiku joß nak nacßanjelac li kßes rußuj cheß re xberesinquil li bôyx. Li châbil naßleb qßuebil ke xban li tzßakal Pastor li na-iloc ke. Nacana saß kachßôl. Chanchan li claux li natßojeß saß li cheß.

¹²And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

¹²Qßuehomak retal. Nabal li naßleb cuan saß ruchichßochß. Moco narakeß ta xtzßîbanquil. Abanan mâcßaß rajbal xtzolbal chixjunil li cßaßak re ru aßan. Li tzoloc chi nabal, aßan nalubtesin.

¹³Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

¹³Riqßuin li âtin aßin tinrak li âtinac saß li hu aßin: nak chexucuâk ru li Dios ut chebânuhak li cßaßru naxye saß lix chakßrab xban nak aßin li kßaxal tento xbânunquil.Li Dios târakok âtin saß kabên riqßuin chixjunil li cßaßru nakabânu, usta chi mukmu nakabânu. Târakok âtin saß kabên riqßuin chixjunil li nakabânu, usta us, usta incßaß us.

¹⁴For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

¹⁴Li Dios târakok âtin saß kabên riqßuin chixjunil li cßaßru nakabânu, usta chi mukmu nakabânu. Târakok âtin saß kabên riqßuin chixjunil li nakabânu, usta us, usta incßaß us.