Ecclesiastes 11:1-10
11 Torowem* bred blo iu lo olketa wata, bikos bihaen staka day bae iu faendem datwan moa.
2 Sharem wanem iu garem lo sevenfala or eitfala pipol, bikos iu no savve wat kaen trabol* nao bae happen lo earth.
3 Sapos olketa cloud fulap witim wata, bae olketa pourim kam rain lo earth. And sapos wanfala tree foldaon lo south saed or lo north saed, ples wea tree hia foldaon lo hem nao ples wea hem bae leidaon.
4 Man wea lukluk lo wind bae no plantim eni seed, and man wea lukluk lo olketa cloud bae no harvestim eni samting.
5 Lo sem wei wea iu no savve hao nao brith blo laef* hem waka insaed lo olketa bon blo baby wea stap insaed* wanfala babule woman, iu no savve tu lo waka blo tru God, wea duim evri samting.
6 Plantim olketa seed blo iu lo morning and no letem hand blo iu for rest go kasem evening, bikos iu no savve which wan nao bae grow, nogud diswan or datwan or tufala evriwan bae grow.
7 Laet hem naes samting, and hem gud for tufala eye lukim sun.
8 Bikos sapos man hem laef for staka year, hem gud for hem enjoyim evri samting hia. Bat hem mas tingim dat olketa day blo darkness olketa staka. Evri samting wea bae happen hem iusles nomoa.
9 Young man, iu hapi taem iu young yet, and heart blo iu mas hapi lo olketa day wea iu young. Duim samting wea heart blo iu laekem and go lo ples wea eye blo iu leadim iu lo hem. Bat iu mas savve dat tru God bae judgem iu followim evri samting hia.
10 So aotem eni samting wea bae mekem heart blo iu for wari, and avoidim eni samting wea bae spoelem body* blo iu, bikos young laef and strong wea iu garem hem iusles nomoa.
Olketa footnote
^ Or, “Sendem go.”
^ Or, “nogud samting.”
^ Diswan savve minim tu holy spirit blo God.
^ Heb., “bon insaed basket blo baby blo.”
^ Heb., “flesh.”
