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

¹Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!

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

²As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

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

³Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.

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

⁴Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

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

⁵If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;

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

⁶Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.

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

⁷For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

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

⁸If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

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

⁹From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.

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

¹⁰And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?

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

¹¹Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.

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.

¹²And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.

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]

¹³O that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

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]

¹⁴If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.

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

¹⁵Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

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

¹⁶But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.

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

¹⁷Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.

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

¹⁸And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.

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

¹⁹Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.

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

²⁰Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.

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.

²¹Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

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

²²Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.`