Ecclesiastes 7 - Listen Online

¹ ORUKỌ rere dara jù ororo ikunra; ati ọjọ ikú jù ọjọ ibi enia lọ.

¹ A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

² O dara lati lọ si ile ọ̀fọ jù ati lọ si ile àse: nitoripe eyi li opin gbogbo enia; alãye yio si pa a mọ́ li aiya rẹ̀.

² It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

³ Ibinujẹ san jù ẹrín: nitoripe nipa ifaro oju a si mu aiya san.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

⁴ Aiya ọlọgbọ́n mbẹ ni ile ọ̀fọ; ṣugbọn aiya aṣiwère ni ile iré.

⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

⁵ O san lati gbọ́ ibawi ọlọgbọ́n jù ki enia ki o fetisi orin aṣiwère.

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶ Nitoripe bi itapàpa ẹgún labẹ ìkoko, bẹ̃li ẹrín aṣiwère: asan li eyi pẹlu.

⁶ For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

⁷ Nitõtọ inilara mu ọlọgbọ́n enia sinwin; ọrẹ a si ba aiya jẹ.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Opin nkan san jù ipilẹṣẹ rẹ̀ lọ: ati onisuru ọkàn jù ọlọkàn igberaga.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Máṣe yara li ọkàn rẹ lati binu, nitoripe ibinu simi li aiya aṣiwère.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Iwọ máṣe wipe, nitori kili ọjọ iṣaju ṣe san jù wọnyi lọ? nitoripe iwọ kò fi ọgbọ́n bere niti eyi.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

¹¹ Ọgbọ́n dara gẹgẹ bi iní, ati nipasẹ rẹ̀ ère wà fun awọn ti nri õrùn.

¹¹ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

¹² Nitoripe ãbò li ọgbọ́n, ani bi owo ti jẹ́ abò: ṣugbọn ère ìmọ ni pe, ọgbọ́n fi ìye fun awọn ti o ni i.

¹² For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

¹³ Wò iṣẹ Ọlọrun: nitoripe, tali o le mu eyini tọ́ ti on ṣe ni wiwọ?

¹³ Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?

¹⁴ Li ọjọ alafia, mã yọ̀, ṣugbọn li ọjọ ipọnju, ronu pe, bi Ọlọrun ti da ekini bẹ̃li o da ekeji, niti idi eyi pe ki enia ki o máṣe ri nkan ti mbọ̀ lẹhin rẹ̀.

¹⁴ In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

¹⁵ Ohun gbogbo ni mo ri li ọjọ asan mi: olõtọ enia wà ti o ṣegbé ninu ododo rẹ̀, ati enia buburu wà ti ọjọ rẹ̀ pẹ ninu ìwa buburu rẹ̀.

¹⁵ All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

¹⁶ Iwọ máṣe ododo aṣeleke; bẹ̃ni ki iwọ ki o máṣe fi ara rẹ ṣe ọlọgbọ́n aṣeleke: nitori kini iwọ o ṣe run ara rẹ?

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Iwọ máṣe buburu aṣeleke, bẹ̃ni ki iwọ ki o má ṣiwère; nitori kini iwọ o ṣe kú ki ọjọ rẹ ki o to pe?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁸ O dara ki iwọ ki o dì eyi mu; pẹlupẹlu iwọ máṣe yọ ọwọ rẹ kuro ninu eyi: nitori ẹniti o bẹ̀ru Ọlọrun ni yio yọ kuro ninu rẹ̀ gbogbo.

¹⁸ It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

¹⁹ Ọgbọ́n mu ọlọgbọ́n lara le jù enia alagbara mẹwa lọ ti o wà ni ilu.

¹⁹ Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

²⁰ Nitoriti kò si olõtọ enia lori ilẹ, ti nṣe rere ti kò si dẹṣẹ.

²⁰ For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

²¹ Pẹlupẹlu máṣe fiyesi gbogbo ọ̀rọ ti a nsọ; ki iwọ ki o má ba gbọ́ ki iranṣẹ rẹ ki o bu ọ.

²¹ Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

²² Nitoripe nigba pupọ pẹlu li aiya rẹ mọ̀ pe iwọ tikalarẹ pẹlu ti bu awọn ẹlomiran.

²² For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

²³ Idi gbogbo wọnyi ni mo fi ọgbọ́n wá; mo ni, emi o gbọ́n: ṣugbọn ọ̀na rẹ̀ jin si mi.

²³ All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

²⁴ Eyi ti o jinna, ti o si jinlẹ gidigidi, tali o le wá a ri?

²⁴ That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

²⁵ Mo fi aiya mi si i lati mọ̀, on ati wadi, on ati ṣe afẹri ọgbọ́n ati oye, on ati mọ̀ ìwa buburu wère, ani ti wère ati ti isinwin:

²⁵ I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

²⁶ Mo si ri ohun ti o korò jù ikú lọ, ani obinrin ti aiya rẹ̀ iṣe idẹkun ati àwọn, ati ọwọ rẹ̀ bi ọbára: ẹnikẹni ti inu Ọlọrun dùn si yio bọ lọwọ rẹ̀; ṣugbọn ẹlẹṣẹ li a o ti ọwọ rẹ̀ mu.

²⁶ And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

²⁷ Kiyesi i, eyi ni mo ri, bẹ̃li oniwasu wi, ni wiwadi rẹ̀ li ọkọkan lati ri oye.

²⁷ Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

²⁸ Ti ọkàn mi nwakiri sibẹ, ṣugbọn emi kò ri: ọkunrin kanṣoṣo ninu ẹgbẹrun ni mo ri; ṣugbọn obinrin kan ninu gbogbo awọn wọnni, emi kò ri.

²⁸ Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

²⁹ Kiyesi i, eyi nikanṣoṣo ni mo ri, pe, Ọlọrun ti da enia ni iduroṣinṣin; ṣugbọn nwọn ti ṣe afẹri ihumọkihumọ.

²⁹ Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.