Proverbs 17
1 Betere is a drie mussel with ioye, than an hous ful of sacrifices with chidyng.
Pito ou manje yon grenn bannann chèch ak kè poze pase pou ou fè gwo fèt nan mitan dezagreman.
2 A wijs seruaunt schal be lord of fonned sones; and he schal departe eritage among britheren.
Yon esklav ki gen konprann va chèf sou yon pitit ki fè papa l' wont. L'a jwenn pa l' nan eritaj papa a tankou tout pitit.
3 As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.
Se dife sèl ki ka fè ou konnen si lò osinon ajan ou genyen an se bon kalite. Konsa tou, se Seyè a sèl ki konnen sa ki nan kè moun.
4 An yuel man obeieth to a wickid tunge; and a fals man obeieth to false lippis.
Mechan yo toujou prèt pou koute moun k'ap di move pawòl. Zòrèy mantò yo toujou louvri pou koute moun k'ap bay manti.
5 He that dispisith a pore man, repreueth his maker; and he that is glad in the fallyng of another man, schal not be vnpunyschid.
Lè w'ap pase yon pòv malere nan betiz, se Bondye ki fè l' la w'ap derespekte. Moun ki kontan lè malè rive yon lòt, Bondye ap pini l'.
6 The coroun of elde men is the sones of sones; and the glorie of sones is the fadris of hem.
Pitit pitit se rekonpans granmoun. Manman ak papa se kontantman pitit.
7 Wordis wel set togidere bisemen not a fool; and a liynge lippe bicometh not a prince.
Yon moun sòt pa ka di anyen ki bon. Konsa tou, yon moun serye pa nan bay manti.
8 A preciouse stoon moost acceptable is the abiding of hym that sekith; whidur euere he turneth hym silf, he vndurstondith prudentli.
Moun ki sèvi ak lajan pou pran tèt moun konprann lajan se wanga. Yo kwè se pou yo reyisi nan tou sa y'ap fè.
9 He that helith trespas, sekith frenschipis; he that rehersith bi an hiy word, departith hem, that ben knyt togidere in pees.
Si ou vle moun renmen ou, padonnen lè yo fè ou mal. Si w'ap mache repete bagay moun fè ki mal, w'ap mete zanmi dozado.
10 A blamyng profitith more at a prudent man, than an hundryd woundis at a fool.
Lè ou fè yon moun ki gen konprann repwòch, sa touche kè l'. Men, ata san kout baton p'ap chanje yon moun sòt.
11 Euere an yuel man sekith stryues; forsothe a cruel aungel schal be sent ayens hym.
Mechan toujou ap fè rebelyon, men y'a voye yon sanmanman regle avè l'.
12 It spedith more to meete a femal bere, whanne the whelpis ben rauyschid, than a fool tristynge to hym silf in his foli.
Pito ou kontre ak yon manman lous k'ap chache pitit li pase pou ou tonbe sou yon moun fou foli moute.
13 Yuel schal not go a wei fro the hous of hym, that yeldith yuels for goodis.
Si ou aji mal avèk moun ki fè ou byen, malè ap toujou rive lakay ou.
14 He that leeueth watir, is heed of stryues; and bifor that he suffrith wrong, he forsakith dom.
Lè yon kont pete, se tankou dlo ki kase dig kannal. Anvan batay mete pye, chape kò ou.
15 Bothe he that iustifieth a wickid man, and he that condempneth a iust man, euer ethir is abhomynable at God.
Se de kalite moun Seyè a pa ka sipòte: moun k'ap kondannen inonsan ak moun k'ap pran pou mechan yo.
16 What profitith it to a fool to haue richessis, sithen he mai not bie wisdom? He that makith his hous hiy, sekith falling; and he that eschewith to lerne, schal falle in to yuels.
Yon moun sòt te mèt gen kont lajan nan men l', li p'ap janm ka gen konesans. Li pa gen konprann.
17 He that is a frend, loueth in al tyme; and a brother is preuyd in angwischis.
Yon bon zanmi p'ap janm trayi. Jou malè l'ap tankou yon frè pou ou.
18 A fonned man schal make ioie with hondis, whanne he hath bihiyt for his frend.
Fòk yon moun pèdi tèt li nèt pou l' garanti dèt yon lòt moun.
19 He that bithenkith discordis, loueth chidingis; and he that enhaunsith his mouth, sekith fallyng.
Moun ki renmen chache kont renmen fè sa ki mal. Moun k'ap pale avèk awogans, se moun k'ap mache ak sèkèy yo anba bra yo.
20 He that is of weiward herte, schal not fynde good; and he that turneth the tunge, schal falle in to yuel.
Yon moun ki pa gen bon lide nan tèt li p'ap janm gen kè kontan. Moun ki gen move lang ap toujou nan traka.
21 A fool is borun in his schenschipe; but nether the fadir schal be glad in a fool.
Se lapenn pou yon papa ki fè yon pitit ki san konprann. Papa yon pitit sòt p'ap janm gen kè kontan.
22 A ioiful soule makith likinge age; a sorewful spirit makith drie boonys.
Kè kontan bay lasante. Men, lè ou kagou, w'ap deperi sou pye.
23 A wickid man takith yiftis fro the bosum, to mys turne the pathis of doom.
Malveyan pran lajan nan men moun pou enpoze jistis fèt.
24 Wisdom schyneth in the face of a prudent man; the iyen of foolis ben in the endis of erthe.
Yon moun ki gen bon konprann toujou ap chache konesans. Men, moun sòt pa konn sa li vle.
25 A fonned sone is the ire of the fadir, and the sorewe of the modir that gendride hym.
Yon timoun ki san konprann, se chagren pou papa l', se gwo lapenn pou manman l' ki fè l'.
26 It is not good to brynge in harm to a iust man; nether to smyte the prince that demeth riytfuli.
Se pa jistis pou inonsan peye pou koupab. Pa gen jistis lè yo bat moun ki pa fè mal.
27 He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit.
Moun ki gen konesans pa nan pale anpil. Moun ki rete dousman se moun ki gen konprann.
28 Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he `schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.
Moun ki gen lespri pa janm cho pou pale. Men moun sòt, lè yo rete ak bouch yo fèmen, yo pase pou moun ki gen konprann.
