Proverbs 28
1 Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
Les méchants fuient quand personne ne les poursuit; mais les justes sont aussi audacieux qu'un lion.
2 When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
Dans la rébellion, un pays a plusieurs chefs, mais l'ordre est maintenu par un homme de compréhension et de connaissance.
3 A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
Un homme dans le besoin qui opprime les pauvres est comme une pluie battante qui ne laisse aucune récolte.
4 Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
Ceux qui abandonnent la loi louent les méchants; mais ceux qui gardent la loi les combattent.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Les hommes mauvais ne comprennent pas la justice; mais ceux qui cherchent Yahvé le comprennent parfaitement.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Meilleur est le pauvre qui marche dans son intégrité que celui qui est pervers dans ses voies, et il est riche.
7 Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
Celui qui observe la loi est un fils sage; mais celui qui est le compagnon des gloutons fait honte à son père.
8 When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
Celui qui augmente sa richesse par des intérêts excessifs le recueille pour celui qui a pitié des pauvres.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Celui qui détourne son oreille pour ne pas entendre la loi, même sa prière est une abomination.
10 Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
Celui qui fait égarer les justes dans une voie mauvaise, il tombera dans son propre piège; mais les irréprochables hériteront du bien.
11 [Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
Le riche est sage à ses propres yeux; mais le pauvre qui a de l'intelligence voit à travers lui.
12 When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
Quand les justes triomphent, il y a une grande gloire; mais quand les méchants se lèvent, les hommes se cachent.
13 Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
Celui qui cache ses péchés ne prospère pas, mais celui qui les confesse et y renonce trouve la miséricorde.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Heureux l'homme qui craint toujours; mais celui qui endurcit son cœur tombe dans le malheur.
15 Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
Comme un lion qui rugit ou un ours qui charge, ainsi qu'un souverain méchant sur des gens sans défense.
16 Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
Un dirigeant tyrannique manque de jugement. Celui qui déteste le gain mal acquis aura de longs jours.
17 Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
L'homme qui est tourmenté par la culpabilité du sang sera un fugitif jusqu'à la mort. Personne ne le soutiendra.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Celui qui marche sans reproche est en sécurité; mais celui qui a des manières perverses tombera soudainement.
19 Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
Celui qui travaille sa terre aura de la nourriture en abondance; mais celui qui poursuit des fantasmes aura son lot de pauvreté.
20 [God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
Un homme fidèle est riche en bénédictions; mais celui qui est désireux de s'enrichir ne restera pas impuni.
21 It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
Faire preuve de partialité n'est pas bon, mais un homme fera le mal pour un morceau de pain.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Un homme avare se précipite après les richesses, et ne sait pas que la pauvreté l'attend.
23 Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
Celui qui réprimande un homme trouvera plus de faveur par la suite. que celui qui flatte avec la langue.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Celui qui vole son père ou sa mère et dit: « Ce n'est pas mal ». est un partenaire avec un destructeur.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Celui qui est avide suscite des querelles; mais celui qui se confie en Yahvé prospérera.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Celui qui se confie en lui-même est un insensé; mais celui qui marche dans la sagesse est en sécurité.
27 Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
Celui qui donne aux pauvres ne manque de rien; mais celui qui ferme les yeux aura de nombreuses malédictions.
28 When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
Quand les méchants se lèvent, les hommes se cachent; mais quand ils périssent, les justes prospèrent.
