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 du lendemain; car tu ne sais pas ce que ce 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 pas ta propre bouche; que ce soit 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 la colère d'un insensé est plus pesante 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 colère est cruelle; et la fureur est comme une inondation; 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].
Une réprimande ouverte vaut mieux 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 faites par celui qui aime, sont fidèles; mais les baisers de celui qui hait 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 les rayons de miel; mais celui qui a faim trouve doux même ce qui est amer.
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 qui erre loin de son nid, tel est l'homme qui s'éloigne de sa demeure.
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; telle est la douceur d'un ami dont le conseil vient du cœur.
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 ne va point dans la maison de ton frère au jour de ta détresse; car un bon voisin qui est près, vaut mieux qu'un 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, et je pourrai répondre à celui qui me fera 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 met à l'abri; mais les simples passent outre et en portent la peine.
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 un étranger, prends son vêtement; exige de lui un gage, 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].
Celui qui bénit son ami à haute voix, de bon matin, sera considéré 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 d'une 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.
Qui veut la retenir essaie d'arrêter le vent et de saisir de l'huile de sa main.
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 en aiguise un autre.
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 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 d'un homme répond à celui d'un autre 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; 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.
L'argent est éprouvé par le fourneau, l'or par le creuset; et l'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 un insensé dans un mortier, parmi du grain, avec un pilon, sa folie ne se détacherait pas de lui.
23 Take good care of your flocks of sheep and herds of cattle,
Applique-toi à connaître l'état de tes brebis et 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 les richesses ne durent pas toujours, et la couronne ne demeure 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 récolte, et 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 seront 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.
Et l'abondance du lait des chèvres sera pour ta nourriture, pour la nourriture de ta maison, et pour la vie de tes servantes.
