¹ Apanso ndinaganiziranso za kuponderezana konse kumene kumachitika pansi pano. Ndipo taonani, misozi ya anthu oponderezedwa, ndipo analibe wowatonthoza! Owaponderezawo anali ndi mphamvu, ndipo panalibe wowatonthoza! ² Kotero ine ndinati iwo amene anafa kale ali opambana kuposa amoyo, amene akadali amoyo. ³ Komabe, wamwayi kwambiri kuposa onsewa ndi amene sanakhalebe ndi moyo, amene sanawonepo zoyipa zilizonse zomwe zikuchitika pansi pano. ⁴ Kenako ndinawona kuti ntchito iliyonse ndi ntchito iliyonse yaluso idasilira mnansi wako. Izinso ndi zopanda pake, monga kuthamangitsa mphepo. ⁵ Wopusa amapinda manja ake osagwira ntchito, chotero chakudya chake ndi thupi lake. ⁶ Koma phindu lochepa pamakhala ntchito yabwinopo kuposa kukhala ndi manja awiri oti ungokhala ndi ntchito yoweta mphepo. ⁷ Ndinabwerera ndipo ndinaona chinthu chopanda tanthauzo pansi pano. ⁸ Pali mtundu wamwamuna yemwe ali yekha. Alibe munthu, alibe mwana wamwamuna kapena mchimwene wake, komabe ntchito zake zonse sizidzatha, ndipo maso ake sakhutira ndi chuma. Amadzifunsa, "Ndikuvutikira ndani ndikundimana zosangalatsa?" Izinso zilibe tanthauzo — vuto loipa. ⁹ Anthu awiri amagwira ntchito bwino kuposa m'modzi; palimodzi atha kupeza malipiro abwino pantchito yawo. ¹⁰ Pakuti akagwa, wina akhoza kum'dzutsa bwenzi lake. Komabe, chisoni chimatsatira amene amakhala yekhayekha akagwa ngati palibe womunyamula. ¹¹ Awiri akagona pamodzi, akhoza kufunda; ¹² Munthu m'modzi yekha akhoza kugonjetsedwa, koma awiri akhoza kupirira chiwembu, ndipo chingwe cha zingwe zitatu sichiduka msanga. ¹³ Kuli bwino kukhala mnyamata wosauka koma wanzeru kuposa mfumu yakale komanso yopusa yomwe singadziwenso kumvera machenjezo. ¹⁴ Izi ndi zoona ngakhale mnyamatayo atakhala mfumu kuchokera kundende, kapena ngakhale atabadwa wosauka muufumu wake. ¹⁵ Ndinaona aliyense wamoyo amene anali kuyenda pansi pa dzuŵa, pamodzi ndi mnyamata amene anali kudzuka kuti alowe m'malo mwake. ¹⁶ Palibe malekezero kwa anthu onse omwe akufuna kumvera mfumu yatsopano, koma pambuyo pake ambiri aiwo sadzamuyamikiranso. Zowonadi izi zilibe tanthauzo, monga kuthamangitsa mphepo.