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:

¹To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

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

²Both low and high, together rich and needy.

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

³My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.

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

⁴I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

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

⁵Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

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

⁶Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

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

⁷A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

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

⁸And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.

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

⁹And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

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

¹⁰For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

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]

¹¹Their heart [is]: Their houses [are] to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

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

¹²And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

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

¹³This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

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]

¹⁴As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.

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

¹⁵Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.

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

¹⁶Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

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

¹⁷For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

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

¹⁸For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)

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.

¹⁹It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.

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

²⁰Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!