Proverbes 11
1 La balance fausse est en horreur à l’Éternel, Mais le poids juste lui est agréable.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Quand vient l’orgueil, vient aussi l’ignominie; Mais la sagesse est avec les humbles.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 L’intégrité des hommes droits les dirige, Mais les détours des perfides causent leur ruine.
[People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
4 Au jour de la colère, la richesse ne sert à rien; Mais la justice délivre de la mort.
[Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 La justice de l’homme intègre aplanit sa voie, Mais le méchant tombe par sa méchanceté.
When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
6 La justice des hommes droits les délivre, Mais les méchants sont pris par leur malice.
[God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
7 A la mort du méchant, son espoir périt, Et l’attente des hommes iniques est anéantie.
When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
8 Le juste est délivré de la détresse, Et le méchant prend sa place.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Par sa bouche l’impie perd son prochain, Mais les justes sont délivrés par la science.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Quand les justes sont heureux, la ville est dans la joie; Et quand les méchants périssent, on pousse des cris d’allégresse.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 La ville s’élève par la bénédiction des hommes droits, Mais elle est renversée par la bouche des méchants.
When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
12 Celui qui méprise son prochain est dépourvu de sens, Mais l’homme qui a de l’intelligence se tait.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Celui qui répand la calomnie dévoile les secrets, Mais celui qui a l’esprit fidèle les garde.
Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
14 Quand la prudence fait défaut, le peuple tombe; Et le salut est dans le grand nombre des conseillers.
A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
15 Celui qui cautionne autrui s’en trouve mal, Mais celui qui craint de s’engager est en sécurité.
If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
16 Une femme qui a de la grâce obtient la gloire, Et ceux qui ont de la force obtiennent la richesse.
[People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
17 L’homme bon fait du bien à son âme, Mais l’homme cruel trouble sa propre chair.
Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
18 Le méchant fait un gain trompeur, Mais celui qui sème la justice a un salaire véritable.
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
19 Ainsi la justice conduit à la vie, Mais celui qui poursuit le mal trouve la mort.
Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
20 Ceux qui ont le cœur pervers sont en abomination à l’Éternel, Mais ceux dont la voie est intègre lui sont agréables.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Certes, le méchant ne restera pas impuni, Mais la postérité des justes sera sauvée.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Un anneau d’or au nez d’un pourceau, C’est une femme belle et dépourvue de sens.
[It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
23 Le désir des justes, c’est seulement le bien; L’attente des méchants, c’est la fureur.
When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
24 Tel, qui donne libéralement, devient plus riche; Et tel, qui épargne à l’excès, ne fait que s’appauvrir.
Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
25 L’âme bienfaisante sera rassasiée, Et celui qui arrose sera lui-même arrosé.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Celui qui retient le blé est maudit du peuple, Mais la bénédiction est sur la tête de celui qui le vend.
People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
27 Celui qui recherche le bien s’attire de la faveur, Mais celui qui poursuit le mal en est atteint.
If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
28 Celui qui se confie dans ses richesses tombera, Mais les justes verdiront comme le feuillage.
Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
29 Celui qui trouble sa maison héritera du vent, Et l’insensé sera l’esclave de l’homme sage.
Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
30 Le fruit du juste est un arbre de vie, Et le sage s’empare des âmes.
Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
31 Voici, le juste reçoit sur la terre une rétribution; Combien plus le méchant et le pécheur!
[Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
