Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Bon konprann bati kay li, li kanpe l' avèk sèt gwo poto.
2 She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Li fè yo pare bon vyann pou fè fèt, li fè bon konpoze ak diven, li ranje tab la byen ranje.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
Li rele sèvant li yo, li voye yo moute kote ki pi wo nan lavil la pou fè tout moun konnen nouvèl la, pou di yo:
4 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
Nou menm ki poko konn anyen, vini non! Li rele moun san konprann yo, l'ap di yo:
5 'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Vin manje manje mwen an non! Vin bwè bon diven mwen pare a non!
6 Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
Kite sòt! Vin aprann lavi! Vin mache nan chemen konesans.
7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
Si w'ap kouri dèyè yon moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz, l'ap joure ou mete sou li. Si w'ap rale zòrèy yon mechan, l'ap bat ou mete sou li.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Pa janm kouri dèyè yon moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz. L'a rayi ou. Men, si w'ap kouri dèyè yon moun ki gen konprann, l'a gen respè pou ou.
9 Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Si ou pale ak yon moun ki gen bon konprann, w'ap fè l' gen plis bon konprann toujou. Plis w'ap moutre yon nonm debyen, plis l'ap mete sou konesans li.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
Lè ou gen krentif pou Bondye, se lè sa a ou konmanse gen bon konprann. Si ou konnen ki moun Bondye ye, ou gen lespri.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Bon konprann ap fè ou viv lontan. L'ap fè ou wè plizyè lanne.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
Si ou gen bon konprann, premye moun k'ap pwofite sa se ou menm. Konsa tou, si w'ap pase konesans nan betiz, se ou menm tou k'ap peye konsekans lan pou kont ou.
13 The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
Moun sòt, se tankou yon fanm ki pale fò, ki pa konn anyen, ki pa wont anyen.
14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Li chita sou yon chèz devan papòt lakay li, li kage chèz li kote ki pi wo nan lavil la.
15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
L'ap rele moun ki sou wout yo, ki pa sou bò l'. L'ap di yo:
16 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
Vini jwenn mwen non, nou menm ki poko konn anyen! Li pale ak moun ki san konprann yo, li di yo:
17 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
Dlo kay moun toujou pi fre. Manje deyò toujou gen pi bon gou!
