Proverbs 11
1 Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
Les balances fausses sont en abomination au Seigneur; le poids juste Lui est agréable.
2 [People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
Où est l'orgueil, il y aura confusion; la bouche des humbles s'exercent à la sagesse.
3 [People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
Le juste en mourant laisse des regrets; la mort des impies cause l'indifférence ou la joie.
4 [Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
L'équité trace des voies irréprochables; l'impiété trébuche contre l'injustice.
6 [God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
L'équité des hommes droits les sauve; les pervers sont pris dans leur propre perdition.
7 When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
L'espérance des justes ne meurt pas avec eux; l'orgueil des impies ne leur survit point.
8 [Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
Le juste échappe aux chasseurs d'hommes; à sa place, l'impie leur est livré.
9 Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
La bouche de l'impie tend un piège aux citoyens; l'intelligence du juste les guide dans la bonne voie.
10 When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
Grâce aux justes, une cité prospère;
11 When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
au contraire, elle est renversée par la bouche des impies.
12 It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
L'insensé se joue des citoyens; un homme prudent ramène le calme.
13 Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
L'homme à la langue double divulgue les conseils de l'assemblée; l'homme fidèle garde le secret sur les affaires.
14 A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
Ceux qui n'ont point de gouvernail tombent comme des feuilles. Le salut réside dans une grande puissance.
15 If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
Le méchant fait le mal, même quand il se rapproche du juste; il n'aime pas son renom de fermeté.
16 [People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
La femme gracieuse fait la gloire de son mari; la femme qui hait la justice est un trône de déshonneur. Les paresseux manquent de richesses; les forts travaillent à en amasser.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
L'homme charitable fait du bien à son âme; l'homme sans pitié perd son corps.
18 If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
L'impie fait des œuvres iniques; la race des justes recueille la récompense de la vérité.
19 Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
Un fils juste est né pour la vie; ce que poursuit l'impie mène à la mort.
20 Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
Les voies tortueuses sont en abomination au Seigneur; mais Il agrée tous ceux qui sont irréprochables dans leurs voies.
21 It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
Celui qui, dans une pensée injuste, met sa main dans la main d'autrui ne sera point impuni; au contraire, qui sème la justice en récoltera le digne salaire.
22 [It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
Tel est un pendant d'oreille au museau d'une truie; telle est la beauté chez la femme sans sagesse.
23 When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
Le désir du juste est bon sans réserve; l'espérance des impies périra.
24 Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
Il en est qui, en distribuant leurs biens, les augmentent; il en est qui, même en s'amusant, s'appauvrissent.
25 Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
Toute âme simple est bénie; l'homme irascible n'est pas honoré.
26 People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
Que celui qui amasse du blé le tienne en réserve pour les peuples; la bénédiction est sur la tête de celui qui en fait part à autrui.
27 If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
Celui qui médite le bien cherche une grâce salutaire; celui qui songe au mal le recueillera pour lui-même.
28 Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
Celui qui se fie en sa richesse tombera; celui qui s'attache aux choses justes fleurira.
29 Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
Celui qui ne s'occupe pas de sa propre maison n'aura que le vent pour héritage; l'insensé sera le serviteur du sage.
30 Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
Du fruit de la justice naît l'arbre de vie; les âmes des pervers seront emportées avant le temps.
31 [Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
Si le juste est difficilement sauvé, que penser de l'impie et du pécheur?
