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 point du jour de demain; car tu ne sais pas quelle chose le jour enfantera.
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 pas ta bouche; que ce soit l'étranger, et non pas 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 sablon est accablant; mais le dépit du fou est plus pesant que tous les deux.
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.
Il y a de la cruauté dans la fureur, et du débordement dans la colère; mais qui pourra subsister 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].
La correction ouverte vaut mieux qu'un amour secret.
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 plaies faites par celui qui aime, sont fidèles, et les baisers de celui qui hait, sont à craindre.
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.
L'âme rassasiée foule les rayons de miel; mais à l'âme qui a faim, toute chose amère est douce.
8 Anyone who wanders [far] from his home/family is like [SIM] a bird that is far from its nest.
Tel qu'est un oiseau s'écartant de son nid, tel est l'homme qui s'écarte 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 le parfum réjouissent le cœur, et il en est ainsi de la douceur d'un ami, laquelle vient d'un conseil cordial.
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.
Ne quitte point ton ami, ni l'ami de ton père, et n'entre point en la maison de ton frère au temps de ta calamité; [car] le voisin qui est proche, vaut mieux que le frère qui est loin.
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, afin que j'aie de quoi répondre à celui qui me fait des reproches.
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 bien avisé prévoit le mal, et se tient caché; [mais] les niais passent outre, et ils en payent l'amende.
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].
Quand quelqu'un aura cautionné pour l'étranger, prends son vêtement, et prends gage de lui pour l'étrangère.
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].
Celui qui bénit son ami à haute voix, se levant de grand matin, sera tenu comme s'il le maudissait.
15 [Having] a wife that is [constantly] nagging is as [bad as listening] to rain continually dripping on a rainy day.
Une gouttière continuelle au temps de la grosse pluie, et une femme querelleuse, c'est tout un.
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 veut retenir, retient le vent; et elle se fera connaître [comme] un parfum qu'il aurait dans sa main droite.
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 l'homme aiguise la face de son ami.
18 Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat; [similarly], servants who protect their master will be honored [by him].
[Comme] celui qui garde le figuier, mangera de son fruit; ainsi 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] à 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 sépulcre et le gouffre ne sont jamais rassasiés; aussi les yeux des hommes ne sont jamais satisfaits. (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.
Comme le fourneau est pour éprouver l'argent, et le creuset l'or; ainsi est à l'homme la bouche qui le loue.
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 le fou au mortier parmi du grain qu'on pile avec un pilon, sa folie ne se départira point de lui.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Sois soigneux à reconnaître l'état de tes brebis, et mets ton cœur aux parcs.
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 le trésor ne dure point à toujours, et la couronne n'est pas d'âge en âge.
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 se montre, et l'herbe paraît, et on amasse les herbes des montagnes.
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 sont le prix d'un champ;
27 and you will get enough milk from the [other] goats for you and your family and your female servants.
Et l'abondance du lait des chèvres [sera] pour ton manger, pour le manger de ta maison, et pour la vie de tes servantes.
