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 sans qu’on les poursuive, mais les justes ont de l’assurance comme 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 un pays en révolte, les chefs se multiplient; mais avec un homme intelligent et sage l’ordre se prolonge.
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 pauvre qui opprime les malheureux, c’est une pluie violente qui cause la disette.
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 le méchant, ceux qui l’observent s’irritent contre lui.
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 pervers ne comprennent pas ce qui est juste, mais ceux qui cherchent Yahweh comprennent tout.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Mieux vaut le pauvre dans son intégrité que l’homme aux voies tortueuses et qui 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 intelligent, mais celui qui nourrit les débauchés 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 ses biens par l’intérêt et l’usure les amasse 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).
Si quelqu’un détourne l’oreille pour ne pas écouter la loi, sa prière même 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 égare les hommes droits dans la voie mauvaise tombera lui-même dans la fosse qu’il a creusée; mais les hommes intègres posséderont le bonheur.
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.
L’homme riche est sage à ses yeux; mais le pauvre intelligent le connaît.
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, c’est une grande fête; quand les méchants se lèvent, chacun se cache.
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 fautes ne prospérera point, mais celui qui les avoue et les quitte obtiendra miséricorde.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Heureux l’homme qui est continuellement dans la crainte! Mais celui qui endurcit son cœur tombera 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].
Un lion rugissant et un ours affamé, tel est le méchant qui domine sur un peuple pauvre.
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.
Le prince sans intelligence multiplie l’oppression, mais celui qui hait la cupidité 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.
Un homme chargé du sang d’un autre fuit jusqu’à la fosse: ne l’arrêtez pas!
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Celui qui marche dans l’intégrité trouvera le salut, mais celui qui suit des voies tortueuses tombera pour ne plus se relever.
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 cultive son champ sera rassasié de pain, mais celui qui poursuit des choses vaines sera rassasié 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 sera comblé de bénédictions, mais celui qui a hâte de s’enrichir n’échappera pas à la faute.
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].
Il n’est pas bon de faire acception des personnes; pour un morceau de pain un homme devient criminel.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
L’homme envieux a hâte de s’enrichir; il ne sait pas que la disette viendra sur lui.
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 reprend quelqu’un trouve ensuite plus de faveur que celui qui rend sa langue flatteuse.
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 et sa mère, et qui dit: « Ce n’est pas un péché, » c’est le compagnon du brigand.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
L’homme cupide excite les querelles; mais celui qui se confie en Yahweh sera rassasié.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Celui qui a confiance dans son propre cœur est un insensé, mais celui qui marche dans la sagesse sera sauvé.
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 au pauvre n’éprouve pas la disette, mais celui qui ferme les yeux est chargé de 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 s’élèvent, chacun se cache; quand ils périssent, les justes se multiplient.
