Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
Pa fè grandizè pou sa ou pral fè denmen. Ou wè jòdi, ou pa konn denmen.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Kite lòt moun pale byen pou ou. Pa fè sa ou menm. Kite etranje fè lwanj pou ou. Pa janm fè lwanj tèt pa ou.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
Wòch lou, sab lou. Men, yo pa ka pi lou pase yon moun san konprann lè l' fache.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
Lè yon moun ankòlè, li kraze brize. Men, ki moun ki ka kenbe tèt ak yon moun k'ap fè jalouzi?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Pito ou rale zòrèy yon moun kareman pase pou ou kite l' konprann sa li fè a pa anyen.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
Lè yon zanmi ap rale zòrèy ou, se byen ou li vle wè. Men, lè yon lènmi ap pase men l' nan kou ou, se twonpe l'ap twonpe ou.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
Lè vant moun plen, yo refize ata siwo myèl. Lè moun grangou vre, menm bagay anmè gou nan bouch.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Yon moun ki lwen lakay li, se tankou yon zwezo ki byen lwen nich li.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Losyon ak lwil santi bon bay kè kontan. Konsèy yon bon zanmi remoute kouraj.
10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
Pa janm bliye zanmi ou, ni zanmi papa ou. Lè zafè ou pa bon, pa al lakay frè ou. Yon bon vwazen pi bon pase yon frè ki lwen.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
Pitit mwen, aprann gen bon konprann. Fè kè m' kontan. Konsa, m'a ka reponn moun k'ap kritike m' yo.
12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Moun ki gen konprann, lè li wè malè ap vin sou li, li wete kò l'. Moun sòt pote lestonmak li bay, epi se li ki peye sa.
13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
Si yon moun sòt jouk pou li asepte bay pawòl li pou dèt yon etranje, se pou yo sezi ata rad ki sou li jouk lòt la peye.
14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
Si ou di yon zanmi ou bonjou twò fò granmaten, se tankou si ou te ba li madichon.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Yon fanm ki toujou ap chache kont, se tankou yon goutyè k'ap degoute lè lapli ap tonbe tout lajounen.
16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
Si ou rive fè l' pe bouch li, w'a kenbe van ak men ou, w'a kenbe lwil ak dwèt ou tou!
17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Menm jan fè file fè, konsa tou pou moun, yonn aprann nan men lòt.
18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
Moun ki pran swen yon pye rezen, se li ki va jwenn rezen pou li manje. Moun ki fè travay mèt li byen, y'a gen respè pou li.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Lè ou gade nan glas, se pwòp figi ou ou wè ladan l'. Konsa tou, lè ou gade nan kè yon moun, ou wè ki moun li ye.
Menm jan toujou gen plas pou mò kote mò yo ye a, konsa tou, toujou gen plas pou lanvi nan kè moun. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Yo pase lò ak ajan nan dife pou wè si yo bon. Konsa tou, dapre jan yo nonmen non yon moun, yo ka di ki moun li ye.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
Ou te mèt woule yon moun sòt anba baton tankou yo bat pwa, se pa sa k'ap fè l' kite sòt.
23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Chache konnen jan tout bèt ou yo ye. Pran swen yo.
24 For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Richès pa la pou tout tan. Ou ka pa rive pase tout byen ou bay pitit pitit ou.
25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
Lè ou koupe zèb, li pouse ankò. Konsa, toujou gen zèb sou mòn yo.
26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
Mouton ou yo ap ba ou lenn pou fè rad met sou ou. Bouk kabrit yo ap rapòte ou lajan pou achte tè pou fè jaden.
27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
W'a jwenn kont lèt kabrit pou ou bwè ak fanmi ou ansanm ak moun k'ap sèvi lakay ou.
