Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
Le vin est moqueur, la cervoise tumultueuse; qui par eux se laisse étourdir, n'est pas sage.
2 Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
Tel le rugissement d'un lion, telle est l'épouvante que répand un roi. Qui s'emporte contre lui, pèche contre soi.
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
C'est une gloire pour l'homme de cesser une querelle: mais tout insensé s'exaspère.
4 [If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
Parce qu'il fait froid, le paresseux ne laboure pas; à la moisson il mendiera, et n'obtiendra rien.
5 [Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
Le projet dans le cœur de l'homme est sous une eau profonde; mais l'intelligent va l'y puiser.
6 Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
Plusieurs hommes proclament chacun leur bonté; mais un homme fidèle, qui le trouvera?
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
Le juste marche dans son innocence; heureux les enfants qu'il laisse!
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
Le roi qui siège sur son tribunal, par son regard met tout mal en fuite.
9 There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
Qui dira: J'ai gardé mon cœur pur, et de péché je ne me suis point souillé?
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
Double poids, double mesure, sont l'un et l'autre l'abomination de l'Éternel.
11 Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
Déjà dans ce qu'il fait, l'enfant montre ce qu'il est, si sa conduite sera pure et droite.
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
L'oreille qui entend, et l'œil qui voit, par l'Éternel furent formés l'un et l'autre.
13 If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
N'aime pas le dormir, afin de ne pas perdre ce que tu as! Aie les yeux ouverts, et tu auras abondance de pain!
14 People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
Mauvais! mauvais! dit l'acheteur; mais en s'en allant il se félicite.
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Il y a de l'or et beaucoup de perles; mais des lèvres sensées sont une vaisselle de prix.
16 If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
Prends-lui son manteau, car il a cautionné autrui; et nantis-loi de lui plutôt que de l'étranger.
17 People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
Le pain du mensonge est doux à l'homme; mais sa bouche finit par se trouver pleine de gravier.
18 When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
C'est la réflexion qui donne à un plan de la consistance; et sans circonspection ne fais point la guerre.
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
Il révèle les secrets celui qui va médisant; et de celui qui tient ses lèvres ouvertes, ne fais pas ta société.
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
De quiconque maudit son père et sa mère, le flambeau s'éteint au sein des ténèbres.
21 If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
Un héritage abominable à son origine ne finira point par être béni.
22 Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
Ne dis pas: Je rendrai le mal pour le mal! Compte sur l'Éternel, c'est lui qui t'aidera.
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
Le double poids est l'abomination de l'Éternel; et la balance fausse n'est pas une chose bonne.
24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
C'est l'Éternel qui règle la marche des humains; l'homme! comment découvrirait-il sa voie?
25 You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
Il y a péril pour l'homme à précipiter les choses saintes, et à ne réfléchir qu'après le vœu prononcé.
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
Un roi sage fait avec le van le triage des méchants, et fait passer sur eux la roue qui foule le blé.
27 Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
Un flambeau allumé par l'Éternel, telle est l'âme de l'homme, qui sonde les profondeurs de son intérieur.
28 Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
L'amour et la fidélité sont la garde du roi, et par l'amour il donne un étai à son trône.
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
La parure des jeunes hommes, c'est leur vigueur; et la gloire des vieillards, leurs cheveux blancs.
30 When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
Les meurtrissures purifient le méchant, les coups qui pénètrent au fond des entrailles.
