1Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
1Huchiin ka kiheia ni nuaia nuaisiahna hiha om tengteng ka mu a: huan ngaiin, huchibanga nuaisiaha omte, lungmuanpa neiloute; huan amau nuaisiahte lamah thilhihtheihna a oma, himahleh lungmuanpa a neikei uh.
2Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
2Huaijiakin misite a sikhinsate a damlai dama om laite sangin ka phat jaw:
3Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
3A hi, a om khinsa nailou, ni nuaia nasep gilou hiha om mu khinsa nailoumi amau sangin ka ngaithupi jaw hi.
4Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
4Huchiin sepgimna leh nasep siamna tengteng, hiai jiaka mihing a inveng hajata omna ka muta hi. Hiai leng bangmahlou leh huih nungdelh ahi.
5The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
5Mihaiin a bante a khep khawma, amah sa a ne hi.
6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
6Khut dim nih sepgimna leh huih nungdelhna sangin, lungmuanna toh khut dim khat a hoihjaw hi.
7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
7Huchiin ka kiheia ni nuaia bangmahlou ka mu hi.
8There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
8Amah kiaa om khat ka mu a, nihna a neikeia; ahi, tapa a neikei, sanggampa leng a neikei; hinapiin lah a sepgim tawpna a om keia, hauhsaknain a mitte leng a lungkim tuan kei hi. Kua adia semgima, ka kha hoih tansak ka hia? a chi a. Hiai leng bangmahlou ahi, ahi, nakpi-a gimthuakna ahi.
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
9Khat sangin nih a hoihjaw; a sepgimna ua dinga kipahman hoih a neih jiak un.
10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.
10Puk le uh, khatin a lawm phong ding a hih jiakin: himahleh a puk chianga amah kiaa oma, amah phong ding midang neilou tung a gik hi.
11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
11Huailouin, nih a lup khawm un, lumna a thei uh: himahleh khat kia bangchiin a lum thei dia?
12If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
12Huan, mi khatin amah kiaa ompen zou leh, nihin amah a dou ding ua; huan khau zang guka hek a kitat mengmeng kei.
13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.
13Kumpipate leh hai, thuhilhna sang thei nawn lou sangin tuailai genthei leh pil a hoihjaw hi.
14For out of prison he came forth to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
14Suangkulh akipana kumpipa hi dinga hongpai khia lah a hingala; ahi, amah gam mahmaha gentheisaa piang ahi.
15I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.
15Ni nuaia vaka hing tengteng, tuailaite toh a om uh a hih leh, a nihna, a munah a ding chih ka muta hi.Mi tengteng, a amaute tunga a omna mahmah, bei chih a om keia: hinapiinlah tunung chia hongom dingte amahah a kipak kei ding uh. Chihtaktakin hiai leng bangmahlou leh huih nungdelh ahi.
16There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was—yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
16Mi tengteng, a amaute tunga a omna mahmah, bei chih a om keia: hinapiinlah tunung chia hongom dingte amahah a kipak kei ding uh. Chihtaktakin hiai leng bangmahlou leh huih nungdelh ahi.