Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Plus enviable est un pauvre, marchant dans son intégrité, qu’un homme aux lèvres perverses, et qui est un sot.
2 Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
Etre dépourvu d’un esprit réfléchi est un mal; trop précipiter ses pas, c’est manquer le but.
3 Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
L’Homme, par sa folie, gâte sa destinée, et c’est contre le Seigneur qu’il s’emporte.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
La richesse grossit la foule des amis; le pauvre se voit délaissé de son meilleur ami.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Un témoin mensonger ne l’est pas impunément; qui débite des faussetés n’échappe pas au châtiment.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Beaucoup recherchent la faveur d’un homme généreux; tout le monde est ami de celui qui donne des cadeaux.
7 [Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
Le pauvre est antipathique à tous ses frères; à plus forte raison voit-il s’éloigner de lui ses amis! II les poursuit de ses paroles: ce ne sont plus les mêmes.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Acquérir de l’intelligence, c’est s’aimer soi-même; s’attacher au bon sens, c’est atteindre le bonheur.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Un témoin mensonger ne l’est pas impunément; qui débite des faussetés se perd.
10 It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
II n’est pas dans l’ordre qu’un sot mène une vie de plaisir, encore moins qu’un esclave prime les grands.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
L’Homme de sens maîtrise sa colère; c’est son honneur de dédaigner l’offense.
12 When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
Le courroux du roi, c’est comme le rugissement du lion; sa faveur est comme la rosée sur l’herbe.
13 Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
Un fils sot est une calamité pour son père; les récriminations d’une femme sont comme une gouttière qui ne cesse de couler.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Maison et fortune sont un héritage des parents, une femme sensée est un don de l’Eternel.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
La paresse plonge dans la torpeur; un caractère indolent souffre de la faim.
16 Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
Observer le devoir, c’est protéger son âme: qui est indifférent à sa direction périt.
17 When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
Donner au pauvre c’est prêter à Dieu, qui paie à chacun son dû.
18 Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
Reprends ton fils tant qu’il y a de l’espoir; mais ne t’emporte pas jusqu’à le faire succomber sous tes coups.
19 Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
L’Homme facilement irritable s’attire un châtiment; si vous croyez éloigner un mal, vous l’augmentez.
20 Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
Ecoute les conseils, accueille les remontrances, pour que finalement tu deviennes sage.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
Nombreuses sont les conceptions dans le cœur de l’homme; mais c’est le dessein de l’Eternel qui l’emporte.
22 People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
C’Est un désir chez l’homme d’être bon; mieux vaut être pauvre que menteur.
23 [Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
La crainte de l’Eternel est un gage de vie; grâce à elle on vit dans l’abondance, sans être visité par le malheur.
24 Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
Le paresseux introduit la main dans le plat: il ne la retire point, même pour la porter à la bouche.
25 If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
Donne des coups au persifleur, le sot en deviendra sage; fais de la morale à l’homme intelligent, il n’en appréciera que mieux le savoir.
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Un fils sans vergogne et sans pudeur désole son père, fait fuir sa mère.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Laisse tout, mon fils, pour écouter la morale, sous peine de dévier des leçons de la sagesse.
28 Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
Un témoin scélérat se joue de la justice; la bouche des méchants est avide d’iniquité.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Les châtiments sont tout prêts pour les railleurs, et les coups pour l’épaule du sot.
