Ecclesiastes 12

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Ary tsarovy ny Mpanao anao amin'ny andro fahatanoranao, dieny tsy mbola tonga ny andro mahory, ary tsy mbola mihatra ny taona izay hanaovanao hoe; Tsy sitrako izao;

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

dieny tsy mbola maizina ny masoandro sy ny fahazavana sy ny volana sy ny kintana, ary tsy mbola mitambatra indray ny rahona, rehefa latsaka ny ranonorana;

In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

fa amin'izay dia hangovitra ny mpiandry trano, ary hanjoko ny lehilahy matanjaka, ary hitsahatra ny ankizivavy mpitoto, satria efa vitsy ireo, ary ho maizina ny vehivavy mitsirika eo am-baravarankely,

And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

ary hirindrina ny varavarana kopa-droa mankeny an-dalambe, rehefa malemy ny feon'ny fikosoham-bary; ary ho taitra ny olona, raha vao maneno ny voronkely, ary halemy feo ny zazavavy mpihira rehetra;

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

ary koa, hatahotra ny fiakarana izy, ary toa hisy zava-mahatahotra eny an-dalana; ary hamony ny hazo amygdala, ary ny valala aza ho tonga mavesatra, ary ny voan-tsimperifery aza tsy hanan-kery intsony fa mandroso ho any amin'ny tranony mandrakizay ny olona, ary ny mpisaona mandehandeha eny an-dalambe

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

dieny tsy mbola mivaha ny kofehy volafotsy, ary tsy mbola vaky ny vilia volamena fitoeran-diloilo, ary tsy mbola rava ny barika eo an-doharano, ary tsy mbola tapaka ny kodia eo an-davaka famorian-drano,

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

ka ny vovoka dia hiverina amin'ny tany ho toy ny teo, fa ny fanahy kosa hiverina amin'Andriamanitra, Izay nanome iny.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

Zava-poana dia zava-poana, hoy Mpitoriteny, eny, zava-poana ny zavatra rehetra!

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Ary koa, satria hendry Mpitoriteny, dia nampianatra ny olona fahalalana izy; eny, nandinika sy nieritreritra ary nandahatra ohabolana maro izy.

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

Mpitoriteny nitady hahita teny mahafinaritra; ary izay mahitsy no voasorany, dia tenin'ny fahamarinana.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Ny tenin'ny hendry dia toy ny fanindronan-omby sy toy ny hombo voatsatoka, ry mpanangona, omen'ny mpiandry iray izy;

And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

ary he koa, anaka! minoa anatra ianao; fa tsy misy farany ny manao boky maro, ary manasatra ny tena ny fianarana be.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Ary rehefa re izany rehetra izany, dia izao no faran'ny teny: Andriamanitra no atahory, ary ny didiny no tandremo, fa izany no tokony hataon'ny olona rehetra.

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Fa ny atao rehetra dia ho entin'Andriamanitra ho amin'ny fitsarana ny zava-miafina rehetra, na soa na ratsy.