¹{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:

¹[Ny fahafoanan'ny harena amam-boninahitra] Ho an'ny mpiventy hira. Nataon'ny Koraita. Salamo. Mandrenesa izao, ry firenena rehetra; mihainoa, ry mponina rehetra amin'izao tontolo izao:

²Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.

²Na ny ambany, na ny ambony, na ny manan-karena, na ny malahelo.

³My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:

³Ny vavako hiteny fahendrena; ary ny fieritreretan'ny foko dia fahalalana.

⁴I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.

⁴Hanongilana ny sofiko hihaino oha-teny aho, ary hanonona teny saro-pantarina ampiarahiko amin-dokanga.

⁵Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --

⁵Nahoana no hatahotra amin'ny andro fahoriana aho, nony manodidina ahy ny haratsian'ny mpamingana ahy,

⁶They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...

⁶Dia izay matoky ny hareny, Sy mirehareha amin'ny haben'ny fananany?

⁷None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

⁷Tsy misy mahavotra ny rahalahiny akory, na mahazo manome an'Andriamanitra izay avony,

⁸(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)

⁸(Fa sarotra avotra ny ainy ka tsy azo atao mandrakizay),

⁹That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.

⁹Mba ho velona mandrakizay izy, ka tsy ho latsaka ao amin'ny lavaka.[Na: ho tratry no lò]

¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

¹⁰Fa hita fa maty ihany ny olon-kendry; ary ny adala sy ny ketrina samy levona, ka mamela ny fananany ho an'ny hafa.

¹¹Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

¹¹Araka ny heviny dia ataony fa ho mandrakizay ny tranony, ary ny fonenany hahatratra ny taranaka fara mandimby; araka ny anarany no anononany ny taniny.[Na: Ankalazaina ny anarany eny amin'ny tany maro]

¹²Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

¹²Nefa na dia manana voninahitra aza ny olona, dia tsy maharitra izy; tahaka ny biby izay samy tsy maintsy ho faty izy.

¹³This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.

¹³Izany no falehan'ny olona adala; ary ny taranany mandimby azy mankasitraka ny teniny.

¹⁴Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.

¹⁴Tahaka ny fanangona ondry no fanangona azy any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita; ny fahafatesana no mpiandry azy; ary hanapaka azy ny mahitsy nony maraina; ary ny bikany ho levona any amin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita, ka tsy hisy fonenany.[Heb: Sheola]

¹⁵But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.

¹⁵Fa Andriamanitra kosa hamonjy ny aiko amin'ny herin'ny fiainan-tsi-hita,3 satria handray ahy Izy.[Na: Rehefa azony aho]

¹⁶Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:

¹⁶Aza matahotra ianao, raha misy olona tonga manan-karena, ka mitombo ny voninahitry ny tranony;

¹⁷For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁷Fa tsy hitondra na inona na inona izy, raha maty; tsy mba hidina hanaraka azy ny voninahiny.

¹⁸Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, -- and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --

¹⁸Na dia miarahaba tena aza izy, raha mbola velona - Fa hidera anao ny olona, raha manisy soa ny tenanao ianao -

¹⁹It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.

¹⁹Dia hankany amin'ny razany izy, tsy hahita ny mazava intsony mandrakizay ireny.Izay olona manana voninahitra, nefa tsy manan-tsaina, dia tahaka ny biby izay samy tsy maintsy ho faty.

²⁰Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

²⁰Izay olona manana voninahitra, nefa tsy manan-tsaina, dia tahaka ny biby izay samy tsy maintsy ho faty.