Proverbs 19
1 Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
Pi bon se yon malere ki mache ak entegrite pase sila ak bouch konwonpi ki ensanse a.
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].
Anplis, li pa bon pou gen gwo kouraj, san konesans, ni pou prese rive fè fo pa.
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.
Foli a yon nonm fè chemen l gate; e kè li anraje kont SENYÈ a.
4 Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
Richès fè zanmi ogmante anpil; men malere pèdi zanmi li yo.
5 Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
Yon fo temwen pa prale san pinisyon; e sila ki fè manti a, p ap chape.
6 Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
Anpil moun va chache favè a yon moun jenere ak men ouvri; tout moun se zanmi a sila ki bay kado.
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].
Tout frè a malere yo a rayi li; konbyen, anplis, pou zanmi l kouri kite l. L ale jwenn yo ak pawòl plede, men yo fin ale.
8 Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
Sila ki twouve sajès renmen pwòp nanm li. Sila ki kenbe ak bon konprann nan va jwenn sa ki bon.
9 Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
Yon fo temwen pa prale san pinisyon; epi sila ki bay manti a, va peri.
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.
Lavi alèz pa fèt pou moun ensanse; bokou mwens pou yon esklav ta gen otorite sou prens yo.
11 Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
Yon nonm ak bon konprann lan nan kòlè; se glwa li pou bliye yon transgresyon.
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].
Kòlè a wa a se tankou yon lyon k ap rele fò; men favè li se tankou lawouze sou zèb vèt.
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].
Se yon fis plen foli k ap detwi papa l, e yon madanm k ap diskite a se tankou dlo kap degoute san rete.
14 We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
Kay ak byen se eritaj ki sòti nan papa; men yon fanm pridan sòti nan SENYÈ a.
15 Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
Parès va voye yon pwofon somèy sou moun, e yon nonm ki pa travay, va soufri grangou.
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].
Sila ki kenbe kòmandman an kenbe nanm li, men sila ki enpridan nan kondwit va mouri.
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).
Yon moun ki fè gras a yon malere prete a SENYÈ a, e Li va bay li rekonpans pou bon zèv li a.
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].
Bay fis ou a disiplin pandan gen espwa; pa chache lanmò li.
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.
Yon nonm ak gwo kòlè va pote pinisyon li; paske si ou pwoteje moun nan ou va oblije fè l ankò.
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.
Koute konsèy e aksepte disiplin pou ou kab vin saj pou tout rès vi ou.
21 People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
Plan nan kè lòm yo anpil; men se konsèy SENYÈ a ki kanpe.
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].
Sa ki dezirab nan yon nonm se yon kè ki dous. Pito yon nonm ta malere pase li ta yon mantè.
23 [Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
Lakrent SENYÈ a dirije a lavi pou fè moun dòmi ak kè satisfè, san kontamine ak mal.
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.
Parese a fouye men l nan plato a; men li refize rale l rive nan bouch li.
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.
Frape yon mokè pou moun san konprann nan vin gen lespri; repwòch a yon moun bon konprann, va fè l genyen konesans.
26 Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
Sila ki atake papa li e chase manman l ale, se yon fis ki fè wont ak dega patou.
27 My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
Sispann koute disiplin, fis mwen an e ou va pèdi chemen konesans.
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].
Yon temwen ki fè dezòd moke lajistis; e bouch mechan an gaye inikite.
29 [God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
Gen desizyon jijman pou mokè yo; ak kou pou do a moun ensanse yo.
