¹Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

¹Ny olona tera-behivavy dia vitsy andro sady vontom-pahoriana.

²He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

²Mitsimoka tahaka ny voninkazo izy ka jinjana, ary mihelina tahaka ny aloka izy ka tsy mitoetra.[Na: malazo]

³Yet dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

³kanefa amin'izay toy izany foana no ampihiratanao ny masonao? ka dia izay izaho avy no entinao hifandahatra aminao amin'ny fitsarana![Na: fitsaranao]

⁴Who can bring a clean [man] out of the unclean? Not one!

⁴Aiza no misy madio ateraky ny tsy madio? Tsy misy na dia iray akory aza.

⁵If his days are determined, if the number of his months is with thee, [and] thou hast appointed his bounds which he must not pass,

⁵Raha voafetra ny androny, ary voatendrinao ny isan'ny volana iainany, ary asianao fefy tsy azony ihoarana,

⁶Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

⁶Dia mihodina tsy hanatrika azy Hianao, mba hitsaharany, ka hifaliany amin'ny androny toy ny mpikarama.[Na: hotaperany]

⁷For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;

⁷Fa azo antenaina ny hazo, satria na dia kapaina aza izy, dia mbola hitsimoka indray, ka tsy maintsy hisy ny solofony;

⁸Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,

⁸Na dia efa tonga antitra ao amin'ny tany aza ny fakany, ary maty ao amin'ny vovoka ny fotony,

⁹Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant.

⁹Raha mahare ny fofon-drano izy, dia hitsimoka indray. Ka handrahaka tahaka ny hazo tanora nambolena.

¹⁰But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?

¹⁰Fa ny olona kosa maty ka miampatra; Eny, miala aina ny olona, ary aiza izy?

¹¹The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:

¹¹Ny rano miala eo amin'ny kamory, ary ny ony mihena ka ritra,

¹²So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep.

¹²Ary toy izany koa ny olona; mandry izy ka tsy hitsangana intsony; Eny, mandra-paha-tsy hisian'ny lanitra dia tsy hahatsiaro izy na hofohazina amin'ny torimasony.

¹³Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me, --

¹³Enga anie ka hanafina ahy any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita Hianao Ka hampiery ahy mandra-pahafaky ny fahatezeranao! Ary hanendry fetr'andro ho ahy, dia hahatsiaro ahy [Heb. Sheola]

¹⁴(If a man die, shall he live [again]?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come:

¹⁴Raha maty ny olona, moa ho velona indray va izy? Raha izany, dia hiandry mandritra ny andro fanafihako aho, mandra-pahatongan'ny fahafahako.[Na: fiovako]

¹⁵Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

¹⁵Dia hiantso Hianao, ary izaho hamaly Anao; ary mba halahelo ny asan'ny tananao Hianao.

¹⁶For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

¹⁶Fa ankehitriny manisa ny diako Hianao; Tsy mitsikilo ny fahotako va Hianao?

¹⁷My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity.

¹⁷Efa voaisy tombo-kase ny kitapo misy ny fahadisoako; Ary voazaitranao ny heloko.

¹⁸And indeed a mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place;

¹⁸Kanefa na dia ny tendrombohitra aza, raha mianjera, dia mihalevona; Ary ny vatolampy dia afindra hiala amin'ny fitoerany;

¹⁹The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

¹⁹Lanin'ny rano ny vato; ary indaosin'ny riaka ny vovo-tany: Toy izany no fanimbanao ny fanantenan'ny zanak'olombelona.

²⁰Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth away; thou changest his countenance, and dismissest him.

²⁰Mandresy azy ho mandrakizay Hianao, ka lasa izy; Manova ny tarehiny Hianao ka mampandeha azy.

²¹His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, and he perceiveth it not.

²¹Omem-boninahitra ny zanany nefa tsy fantany; Ary mietry ireo, nefa tsy hitany.Ny mihatra amin'ny tenany ihany no mampanaintaina azy, ary ny mihatra amin'ny tenany ihany no mampalahelo ny fanahiny.

²²But his flesh hath pain for himself alone, and his soul mourneth for himself.

²²Ny mihatra amin'ny tenany ihany no mampanaintaina azy, ary ny mihatra amin'ny tenany ihany no mampalahelo ny fanahiny.