Proverbs 22
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Yon bon non pi bon pase tout richès; e favè Bondye, pase ajan ak lò.
2 The rich and the poor meet together. Jehovah is the maker of them all.
Rich la ak malere a mare ansanm; se SENYÈ a ki fè yo tout.
3 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Sila ki reflechi, wè mal e kache kò li; men ensanse yo antre ladann e jwenn pinisyon.
4 The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches and honor and life.
Rekonpans pou imilite avèk lakrent SENYÈ a se richès, bon repitasyon, ak lavi.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Pikan ak pèlen se nan chemen a pèvès yo; sila ki veye nanm li, va rete lwen yo.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Leve yon timoun nan chemen li ta dwe ale, e lè li vin gran, li p ap kite li; menm lè l granmoun, li p ap kite li.
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Rich yo domine sou pòv yo, e moun ki prete vin esklav a sila k ap bay prè a.
8 He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Sila ki simen inikite a va rekòlte vanite; e baton kòlè li a va detwi.
9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Sila ki bay ak men louvri va beni; paske li bay manje a malere.
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out, yea, strife and reproach will cease.
Mete moun k ap moke moun yo deyò, e diskisyon an prale tou; wi, konfli ak dezonore moun ap sispann.
11 He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips, the king will be his friend.
Sila ki renmen kè ki san tach e ki pale ak gras, va zanmi a wa a.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
Zye a SENYÈ a konsève konesans; men Li boulvèse pawòl moun malveyan yo.
13 The sluggard says, There is a lion outside. I shall be slain in the streets.
Parese a di: “Gen yon lyon deyò a; m ap mouri nan lari!”
14 The mouth of interloping women is a deep pit. He who is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall in it.
Bouch a fanm adiltè a se yon fòs byen fon; sila ke SENYÈ a modi va tonbe ladann.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Foli mare nan kè a yon timoun; baton disiplin nan va retire sa mete lwen li.
16 He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, and he who gives to a rich man, comes only to want.
Sila ki oprime malere a pou ogmante tèt li; ni sila k ap fè kado a rich yo, va rive nan povrete.
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
Apiye zòrèy ou pou tande pawòl a saj yo; epi aplike ou a konesans mwen.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.
Paske sa va byen agreyab pou ou si ou kenbe yo anndan ou, pou yo toujou prè sou lèv ou.
19 That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
Pou konfyans ou kapab nan SENYÈ a, mwen te enstwi ou jodi a, menm ou menm nan.
20 Have I not written to thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge,
Èske mwen pa t ekri ou trant bèl bagay, de konsèy ak konesans yo?
21 to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?
Pou fè ou konnen vrè pawòl verite yo, pou ou kab byen reponn sila ki te voye ou a?
22 Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
Pa vòlè malere a paske li pòv, ni kraze aflije nan pòtay la;
23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.
paske, SENYÈ a va plede ka yo e pran lavi a sila ki vòlè yo.
24 Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,
Pa asosye ak yon nonm ki livre a kòlè; oswa ale ak yon moun kolerik,
25 lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
sinon, ou va aprann mès li yo e jwenn yon pèlen pou tèt ou.
26 Be thou not one of those who strike hands, or of those who are sureties for debts.
Pa konte pami sila ki sèvi kon garanti yo, pami sila ki fè sekirite pou dèt yo.
27 If thou have not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Si ou pa gen mwayen pou ou kab peye, poukisa ou ta kite l rale kabann nan sòti anba ou?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Pa deplase ansyen bòn ke papa zansèt nou yo te mete a.
29 See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Èske ou wè yon nonm byen abil nan travay li? Li va kanpe devan wa yo; li p ap oblije kanpe devan nenpòt kalite vye moun.
