¹There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man:

¹[Ny fahantran'ny sasany noho ny tsy ahitany soa amin'ny zavatra ananany] Misy ratsy efa hitako atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro, ary mitambesatra amin'ny olona izany:

²A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil disease.

²dia olona izay omen'Andriamanitra vola aman-karena sy voninahitra, ka tsy misy tsy ananany na inona na inona iriny, nefa tsy omen'Andriamanitra fahefana hihinana amin'izany izy, fa olon-kafa no homana azy; zava-poana sy ratsy mahory koa izany.

³If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he [is] the untimely birth.`

³Na dia misy miteraka zaza zato aza sady tratrantitra, ka efa maro ny andro niainany, nefa tsy mba voky soa ny fanahiny, sady tsy mba alevina akory ny fatiny, dia hoy izaho: Ny tsy tonga volana dia tsara kokoa noho izy.

⁴For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,

⁴Fa toa zava-poana no nihavian'io, ary mandeha ao amin'ny maizina izy, sady ho voasaron'ny aizina ny anarany,

⁵Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that.

⁵ary koa, tsy nahita na nahalala ny masoandro akory izy, mahita fitsaharana bebe kokoa noho ilay teo izy.

⁶And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?

⁶Eny, na dia tratra arivo taona indroa aza izy, nefa tsy nahita soa, tsy ho any amin'ny fitoerana iray ihany va no alehan'izy rehetra?

⁷All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

⁷Ny fisasarana rehetra ataon'ny olona dia ho an'ny vavany ihany, nefa tsy mety afa-po ny faniriany.

⁸For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

⁸Fa inona no soa azon'ny hendry noho ny adala? Inona no azon'ny malahelo izay mahay mitondra tena eo imason'ny velona?

⁹Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

⁹Ny fahitan'ny maso dia mahafinaritra noho ny firenirenin'ny faniriana. Zava-poana sy misambo-drivotra foana koa izany.[Na: Homan-drivotra]

¹⁰What [is] that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it [is] man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.

¹⁰Izay efa teo dia voalaza anarana hatry ny fony ela, ary fantatra fa ny olona dia tsy mahazo mifandahatra amin'izay mahery noho izy.

¹¹For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?

¹¹Fa maro ny zavatra mahabe ny zava-poana, koa inona no soa azon'ny olona?Fa iza no mahalala izay mahasoa ny olona amin'izao fiainana izao, dia ny andro vitsy mandalo foana izay laniny toy ny fihelin'ny aloka? Fa iza no hahalaza amin'ny olona izay zavatra ho avy any aoriany atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro?

¹²For who knoweth what [is] good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

¹²Fa iza no mahalala izay mahasoa ny olona amin'izao fiainana izao, dia ny andro vitsy mandalo foana izay laniny toy ny fihelin'ny aloka? Fa iza no hahalaza amin'ny olona izay zavatra ho avy any aoriany atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro?