Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
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].
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.
La folie de l'homme souille ses voies, et c'est Dieu qu'il accuse en son cœur.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Les richesses attirent à l'homme beaucoup d'amis; au contraire, le pauvre est délaissé même de l'ami qu'il a.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Le faux témoin ne sera pas impuni; celui qui appelle à tort en justice en portera la peine.
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 se prosternent en face des rois; tout méchant est pour l'homme un opprobre.
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].
Celui qui hait son frère pauvre est bien loin de l'amitié; c'est une bonne pensée qui fait approcher d'elle ceux qui la connaissent, et le sage la trouvera. Avoir fait beaucoup de mal entraîne à faire plus de mal encore; celui qui use de paroles provocatrices ne sera pas sauvé.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Celui qui possède la sagesse est ami de soi-même, et celui qui garde la prudence trouvera le bien.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Le faux témoin ne sera pas impuni; celui qui attise une méchanceté périra par elle.
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.
Les délices ne sont pas pour l'insensé; qu'un serviteur ne se mette pas à commander avec orgueil.
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 miséricordieux est patient; sa gloire retombe comme la punition sur le pécheur.
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].
La menace d'un roi est comme le rugissement du lion, et sa sérénité comme une rosée sur une prairie.
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].
Le fils insensé est la honte de son père; les vœux qu'une courtisane paye de ses faveurs ne sont pas purs.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Les pères partagent entre les enfants leur maison et leurs richesses; mais la femme bien en harmonie avec un homme vient du Seigneur.
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 crainte possède l'efféminé; l'âme de l'oisif est indigente.
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].
Garder les commandements, c'est sauver son âme; se négliger en sa voie, c'est courir à sa perte.
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).
Celui qui est miséricordieux envers les pauvres prête à usure au Seigneur; Dieu le rétribuera selon ce qu'il aura donné.
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].
Corrige ton fils; c'est ainsi qu'il sera ton espérance. Ne sois pas exalté en ton âme jusqu'à l'orgueil.
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 malveillant sera puni sévèrement; s'il nuit à autrui, il nuit aussi à son âme.
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.
Écoute, ô mon fils, les instructions de ton père pour être sage jusqu'à ta dernière heure.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
De nombreuses pensées roulent dans le cœur de l'homme; le conseil du Seigneur demeure dans tous les siècles.
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].
La miséricorde est un fruit pour l'homme; mieux vaut un mendiant juste qu'un riche trompeur.
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 du Seigneur est la vie de l'homme; celui qui n'a pas cette crainte habitera des lieux où la doctrine est inconnue.
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.
Celui qui cache ses mains sous son manteau, avec de mauvais desseins, n'aura garde de les porter à sa 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.
Les coups qui le flagellent rendent l'insensé plus réfléchi; mais si l'on reprend le sage, il comprend aussitôt la réprimande.
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Celui qui n'honore pas son père et repousse sa mère sera couvert de honte, et recevra un blâme.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Le fils qui néglige de garder les instructions de son père tramera de mauvais desseins.
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].
Celui qui répond pour un jeune insensé outrage la justice; la bouche des impies dévore l'iniquité.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Des fouets sont préparés pour les pervers, et des châtiments pour les insensés.
