¹So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

¹[Ny manjo ny olona noho ny fampahorian'ny sasany azy, sy ny lolom-po, sy ny fitoerany irery ary ny ataon'ny mpitondra azy] Dia hitako koa ny fampahoriana rehetra atao atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro; ary indro ny ranomason'ny ampahorina, sady tsy nisy mpanony azy; ary loza no ataon'ny tanan'ny mpampahory azy, sady tsy nisy mpanony.

²Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

²Ary ny maty izay efa maty ela dia nataoko ho sambatra noho ny velona izay mbola velona,

³Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

³nefa tsara indray noho izy roa tonta aza ny tsy ary, izay tsy nahita ny ratsy atao atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro akory.

⁴Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

⁴Ary hitako ny fisasarana rehetra sy ny fahaizan-javatra rehetra, fa avy amin'ny fifampialonan'ny olona izany. Zava-poana sy misambo-drivotra foana koa izany.[Na: Homan-drivotra]

⁵The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

⁵Ny adala manohon-tanana ka homana ny tenany.

⁶Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

⁶Tsara ny eran-tànan'ila misy fiadanana noho ny eran-tànan-droa misy fisasarana sady misambo-drivotra foana.[Na: Tsara ny fiadanana eran-tànan'ila noho ny fisasarana,][Na: Homan-drivotra]

⁷Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

⁷Ary izao koa no zava-poana hitako atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro:

⁸There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

⁸Misy mitoetra irery ka tsy mana-namana, eny, tsy manan-janaka na rahalahy aza, nefa tsy misy farany ny fisasarany rehetra, ary ny masony tsy afa-po amin'ny harena, hanaovany hoe: Ho an'iza no isasarako sy tsy ampananako soa ny fanahiko? Zava-poana sy asa mahareraka koa izany.

⁹Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

⁹Tsara ny roa noho ny iray; fa misy valiny tsara ny fisasarany.

¹⁰For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

¹⁰Raha misy lavo izy, dia arenin'ny namany; fa mahantra ny lavo izay tsy manana namana hanarina azy.

¹¹Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

¹¹Ary koa, raha miara-mandry ny roa, dia mafana izy; fa hatao ahoana no hampahafana ny irery?

¹²And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

¹²Raha misy maharesy ny irery aza, ny roa tsy ho leony tsy akory; ary ny mahazaka telo olana tsy mora tapahina.

¹³Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

¹³Aleo zatovo malahelo hendry toy izay mpanjaka antitra adala ka tsy laitra anarina intsony;

¹⁴For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

¹⁴fa avy ao an-tranomaizina no nivoahany hanjaka, na dia nateraka tamin'alahelo tamin'ny fanjakany aza izy. [na: fa na dia nateraka tamin'ny fanjakany aza izy, dia tamin'alahelo ihany]

¹⁵I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

¹⁵Hitako ny miaina rehetra izay miriaria atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro manotrona ilay zazalahy dia ilay faharoa izay mitsangana handimby ny teo.

¹⁶There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

¹⁶Tsy hita isa ny olona rehetra, dia izay rehetra anjakany; nefa izay any aoriana tsy mba hifaly aminy; fa zava-poana sy misambo-drivotra foana koa izany.[Na: Homan-drivotra][Ny mety hatao amin'Andriamanitra na amin'ny fivavahana na amin'ny voady] Tandremo ny tongotrao, raha mankao an-tranon'Andriamanitra ianao; fa ny manatona hihaino no tsara noho ny fanateran'ny adala fanatitra; fa tsy fantatr'ireny ho manao ratsy izy.

¹⁷[Ny mety hatao amin'Andriamanitra na amin'ny fivavahana na amin'ny voady] Tandremo ny tongotrao, raha mankao an-tranon'Andriamanitra ianao; fa ny manatona hihaino no tsara noho ny fanateran'ny adala fanatitra; fa tsy fantatr'ireny ho manao ratsy izy.