¹The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

¹[Fitarihan-teny milaza ny maha-zava-poana ny zavatra rehetra] Ny tenin'i Mpitoriteny, zanak'i Davida, mpanjaka tany Jerosalema.

²Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities! all is vanity.

²Zava-poana dia zava-poana, hoy Mpitoriteny, zava-poana dia zava-poana, eny, zava-poana ny zavatra rehetra!

³What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?

³Inona no soa azon'ny olona amin'ny fisasarany rehetra izay isasarany atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro?

⁴[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.

⁴Lasa ny taranaka iray, ary mandimby kosa ny taranaka iray; fa ny tany mbola maharitra mandrakizay.

⁵The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.

⁵Ny masoandro koa miposaka ary ny masoandro milentika sady miriotra ho any amin'ny fitoerana izay niposahany.

⁶The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.

⁶Mianatsimo ny rivotra, dia mihodina mianavaratra, mivezivezy mandrakariva izy ka miverimberina manodidina indray.

⁷All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full: unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.

⁷Ny renirano rehetra dia samy mankamin'ny ranomasina, nefa tsy tondraka ny ranomasina; any amin'izay falehan'ny renirano ihany no iverenany indray.

⁸All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

⁸Maivana ny teny rehetra, ka tsy misy olona mahalaza; ny maso tsy mamo mijery, ary ny sofina tsy mamo mihaino.[Heb. Feno fahasasarana][Na: Feno fahasasarana ny zavatra rehetra ka tsy hain'ny olona lazaina]

⁹That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.

⁹Izay efa teo ihany no ho tonga indray, ary izay efa natao ihany no mbola hatao indray fa tsy misy zava-baovao akory atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro.

¹⁰Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.

¹⁰Raha misy zavatra azo lazaina hoe: He! ity no vaovao, dia ilay efa teo ela tany amin'ny andro talohantsika ihany izany.

¹¹There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

¹¹Tsy misy fahatsiarovana ny taloha; ary ny ho avy koa dia tsy hotsarovan'izay handimby azy.

¹²I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹²[Ny tsy ahitana fahafaham-po, na dia amin'ny fitadiavam-pahendrena aza] Izaho Mpitoriteny dia mpanjakan'ny Isiraely tany Jerosalema;

¹³And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

¹³ary nampiasaiko ny foko mba hitady sy hikatsaka amim-pahendrena ny zavatra rehetra izay atao atỳ ambanin'ny lanitra; asa mahareraka omen'Andriamanitra hisasaran'ny zanak'olombelona izany.

¹⁴I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

¹⁴Efa hitako ny zavatra rehetra izay atao atỳ ambanin'ny masoandro; fa, indro, zava-poana sy misambo-drivotra foana izany rehetra izany.[Na: Homan-drivotra]

¹⁵That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

¹⁵Ny meloka tsy mety tonga mahitsy; ary ny tsy ao tsy mba azo isaina.[Na: ny tsi-fahampiana dia tsy tambo isaina]

¹⁶I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have become great and have acquired wisdom more than all they that have been before me over Jerusalem; and my heart hath seen much of wisdom and knowledge.

¹⁶Hoy izaho tamin'ny foko: Indro, izaho nahazo fahendrena be dia be mihoatra noho izay rehetra talohako teto Jerosalema; eny, ny foko nahita ny fahendrena sy ny fahalalana betsaka.

¹⁷And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.

¹⁷Ary nampiasaiko ny foko hahalala fahendrena sy hahalala fahaverezan-tsaina sy fahadalana; dia fantatro fa misambo-drivotra foana koa izany,[Na: Homan-drivotra]satria izay be fahendrena dia be alahelo, ary izay mitombo fahalalana dia mitombo fahoriana.

¹⁸For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

¹⁸satria izay be fahendrena dia be alahelo, ary izay mitombo fahalalana dia mitombo fahoriana.