Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about [what you will do] tomorrow, because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.
Ne te vante pas du lendemain, Car tu ne sais pas ce qu’un jour peut enfanter.
2 Do not praise yourself [MTY, PRS]; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
Qu’un autre te loue, et non ta bouche, Un étranger, et non tes lèvres.
3 [It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy] stones or [a pail full of] sand, but doing something stupid/foolish [can cause] great [pain to other people’s spirits.]
La pierre est pesante et le sable est lourd, Mais l’humeur de l’insensé pèse plus que l’un et l’autre.
4 It is cruel to be angry [with others], and our being angry sometimes destroys [others], but being jealous of someone is [RHQ] often more cruel than that.
La fureur est cruelle et la colère impétueuse, Mais qui résistera devant la jalousie?
5 It is better to correct someone openly than to show that you l don’t love that person [by not correcting him].
Mieux vaut une réprimande ouverte Qu’une amitié cachée.
6 If a friend criticizes you, [he is a good friend and] you can trust him; but if one of your enemies kisses you, he is [probably wanting to] deceive you.
Les blessures d’un ami prouvent sa fidélité, Mais les baisers d’un ennemi sont trompeurs.
7 When someone’s stomach is full, he does not want to eat honey; but when someone is [very] hungry, he thinks that [even] bitter things taste sweet.
Celui qui est rassasié foule aux pieds le rayon de miel, Mais celui qui a faim trouve doux tout ce qui est amer.
8 Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
Comme l’oiseau qui erre loin de son nid, Ainsi est l’homme qui erre loin de son lieu.
9 [Putting olive] oil and perfume on a person’s skin causes him to feel good, but having a friend [who gives] good advice [is even better].
L’huile et les parfums réjouissent le cœur, Et les conseils affectueux d’un ami sont doux.
10 Do not neglect your friends or your parents’ friends; and at a time when you are experiencing a disaster, do not go to a relative [who lives far away to request his help]; someone who lives near you can help you more than relatives who live far away.
N’abandonne pas ton ami et l’ami de ton père, Et n’entre pas dans la maison de ton frère au jour de ta détresse; Mieux vaut un voisin proche qu’un frère éloigné.
11 My child/son, cause me to be happy by becoming wise, in order that I will [know how to] reply to those who would criticize me [about your behavior].
Mon fils, sois sage, et réjouis mon cœur, Et je pourrai répondre à celui qui m’outrage.
12 Those who have good sense will realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they will hide; those who do not have good sense [just] keep going, and later they will suffer because of [doing] that.
L’homme prudent voit le mal et se cache; Les simples avancent et sont punis.
13 [You deserve to] have your property taken from you if you [foolishly] promise to a stranger (OR, a strange woman) that you will pay what she owes if she is unable to pay it [DOU].
Prends son vêtement, car il a cautionné autrui; Exige de lui des gages, à cause des étrangers.
14 If you rise early in the morning and call out a greeting to your neighbor [while he is still sleeping], he will consider it to be a curse, [not a blessing].
Si l’on bénit son prochain à haute voix et de grand matin, Cela est envisagé comme une malédiction.
15 [Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
Une gouttière continue dans un jour de pluie Et une femme querelleuse sont choses semblables.
16 [Trying] to restrain/stop her [from doing that] is as [difficult] [SIM] [as trying] to stop the wind or [trying] to hold oil in your hand.
Celui qui la retient retient le vent, Et sa main saisit de l’huile.
17 [We can use one] iron tool to sharpen [another] iron [tool]; similarly [SIM], [when one person shares] what he is thinking, it can help other people [to think more clearly].
Comme le fer aiguise le fer, Ainsi un homme excite la colère d’un homme.
18 Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
Celui qui soigne un figuier en mangera le fruit, Et celui qui garde son maître sera honoré.
19 [When a person looks] in the water, he sees his own face; similarly [SIM], [when we look at] a person’s behavior, we know what he is thinking.
Comme dans l’eau le visage répond au visage, Ainsi le cœur de l’homme répond au cœur de l’homme.
20 [It is as though] the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to [die and] come there; and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, [too]. (Sheol h7585)
Le séjour des morts et l’abîme sont insatiables; De même les yeux de l’homme sont insatiables. (Sheol h7585)
21 [Workers put] silver and gold in a very hot furnace [to burn out what is impure], and [SIM] people learn [what we are really like when they see how we react when people] praise us.
Le creuset est pour l’argent, et le fourneau pour l’or; Mais un homme est jugé d’après sa renommée.
22 Even if you beat/crush a fool severely [like] [MET] you pulverize grain with a pestle, you [probably] will not be able to cause him to stop (being foolish/doing foolish things).
Quand tu pilerais l’insensé dans un mortier, Au milieu des grains avec le pilon, Sa folie ne se séparerait pas de lui.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Connais bien chacune de tes brebis, Donne tes soins à tes troupeaux;
24 because the money [that you acquired from selling animals previously] will not (last/stay with you) forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
Car la richesse ne dure pas toujours, Ni une couronne éternellement.
25 After you cut the hay [DOU] and [store it to feed the animals in the winter while] a new crop of hay is growing,
Le foin s’enlève, la verdure paraît, Et les herbes des montagnes sont recueillies.
26 you will be able to [shear the sheep and] make clothes from the wool, and you will get money from selling [some of] the goats to buy [more] land,
Les agneaux sont pour te vêtir, Et les boucs pour payer le champ;
27 and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
Le lait des chèvres suffit à ta nourriture, à celle de ta maison, Et à l’entretien de tes servantes.
