Proverbs 29
1 Some people remain stubborn [IDM] [even] though they are often reproved/warned [about doing what is wrong], [but some day] they will be crushed/ruined, and nothing will be able to heal them.
Yon nonm ki fè tèt di apre anpil repwòch va vin kraze sibitman san remèd.
2 When righteous [people] are rulers, people are happy, but when wicked [people] rule, people (groan/are miserable).
Lè moun dwat yo vin ogmante, pèp la rejwi; men lè yon moun mechan gouvène, pèp la jemi.
3 Those who are eager to become wise cause their parents to be glad; those who spend their time with prostitutes will end up giving all their money to them.
Yon nonm ki renmen sajès fè papa l kontan; men sila ki pase tan l ak pwostitiye yo gate byen li.
4 When a king rules justly/fairly, he causes his nation to be strong, but a king who is concerned [only] with getting more money from the people ruins his nation.
Avèk jistis, wa a fè tout peyi a vin estab; men yon nonm ki aksepte kòb anba tab boulvèse li.
5 Those who (flatter others/say nice things to others [merely] to cause them to feel good) are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
Yon nonm ki flate vwazen li ap ouvri filè pou pla pye li.
6 Evil people will be trapped by the sins that they commit, but righteous/honest people will sing and be joyful/happy.
Pa transgresyon yon nonm mechan vin pran nan pyèj nèt; men moun dwat la va chante e rejwi.
7 Righteous/Good people know that poor [people] should be treated fairly/justly, [but] wicked people (are not concerned about/do not pay attention to) those matters at all.
Moun ladwati a gen kè pou dwa malere; men mechan an pa menm konprann afè sa a.
8 Those who make fun of [everything that is good say things that] cause [everyone in] the city to (be agitated/in turmoil); those who are wise enable [people] to remain calm.
Mokè yo, fè gwo vil la pran dife; men moun saj yo kalme kòlè.
9 If a wise person sues a foolish person, the foolish person merely laughs [at him] and yells [at him] and will not be quiet (OR, [the dispute will] not be resolved).
Lè yon nonm saj gen yon kont ak yon moun san konprann, moun san konprann nan anraje oswa ri, e nanpwen repo.
10 Those who murder others hate people who (are honest/always do what is right), but righteous [people] try to protect them.
Moun k ap vèse san rayi inosan an; men moun dwat yo pwoteje lavi li.
11 People who are wise are patient and restrain/control themselves when they are angry, but foolish people (quickly show others that they are very angry/do not restrain themselves at all).
Moun san konprann toujou fache; men yon nonm saj kenbe tèt li anba kontwòl.
12 If a ruler (pays attention to/believes) [people who tell] lies, all his officials will [also] become wicked.
Si gouvènè a prete atansyon a manti, tout minis li yo va vin mechan.
13 There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
Malere a ak opresè a gen yon bagay ki sanble; se SENYÈ a ki mete limyè nan zye tou de.
14 If kings judge poor [people] fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
Si yon wa jije pòv yo ak verite, twòn li va etabli jis pou tout tan.
15 If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they [do things that] cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
Baton ak repwòch bay sajès; men timoun ki fè sa li pito a mennen wont sou manman l.
16 When wicked [people] rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but [some day] those wicked people will (be defeated/no longer rule), and righteous [people] will see that happen.
Lè mechan yo vin plis, transgresyon yo ogmante; men moun dwat yo va wè tonbe yo.
17 If you discipline your children, they will no longer [do things that] will cause you to be worried; instead, they [will do things that] will delight you [SYN].
Korije fis ou e li va ba ou rekonfò; anplis, li va bay nanm ou gwo plezi.
18 When the people [of a nation] do not receive messages that come directly from God, they do not control their behavior. [God] is pleased with those who obey his laws.
Kote nanpwen vizyon, pèp la san fren; men byen kontan se sila ki kenbe lalwa a.
19 It is not possible to correct/discipline servants only by talking to them; they understand what you are saying, but they do not pay attention to it.
Pawòl sèl p ap ka enstwi yon esklav; paske malgre li konprann, li p ap reponn.
20 [God] can help/bless foolish people more easily [RHQ] than he can help/bless people who speak without thinking first.
Èske ou wè yon nonm ki pale vit san reflechi? Gen plis espwa pou moun fou a pase li menm.
21 If someone gives his servants everything that they want, starting from when they are young, some day those servants will take from him everything that he owns.
Sila ki byen swaye esklav li depi li piti a, nan lafen, twouve yon fis.
22 Those who [quickly] become angry cause [many] arguments, and they [also] commit many sins.
Yon nonm an kòlè pwovoke konfli e yon nonm ki plen fachèz fè anpil tò.
23 Proud people will be disgraced; those who are humble will be respected.
Ògèy a yon nonm va mennen li ba; men yon lespri enb va jwenn respè.
24 Those who help thieves [to steal] only hurt themselves; [when they are in court], they solemnly ask [God] to curse them [if they do not tell the truth], but they do not tell the truth [about the crime that was committed], [and as a result, God will curse them].
Sila ki fè konplo ak yon volè rayi pwòp lavi li; li pran sèman an men li pa pale anyen.
25 It is [like] a dangerous trap [MET] [for people] to be (afraid of/worried about) what others will think about them, but those who trust in Yahweh are safe/protected.
Lakrent a lòm mennen yon pèlen; men sila ki mete konfyans li nan SENYÈ a va leve wo.
26 Many [people] request rulers to do things to help them, but Yahweh is [the only one] who surely does for people what is fair/just.
Gen anpil moun k ap chache favè a sila ki gouvène a; men lajistis pou lòm va sòti nan SENYÈ a.
27 Righteous [people] hate/detest those who do what is evil, and wicked [people] hate [those whose behavior is always] good.
Tankou yon nonm enjis abominab a moun dwat, yon nonm ladwati abominab a mechan yo.
