Proverbes 19
1 Mieux vaut le pauvre qui marche dans son intégrité, Que l’homme qui a des lèvres perverses et qui est un insensé.
Conducting our lives as we should [even though] we are poor is better than being foolish and telling lies.
2 Le manque de science n’est bon pour personne, Et celui qui précipite ses pas tombe dans le péché.
Being enthusiastic but not thinking carefully [about what we are about to do] is not good; doing things hastily can cause us a lot of trouble [IDM].
3 La folie de l’homme pervertit sa voie, Et c’est contre l’Éternel que son cœur s’irrite.
Some people are ruined as a result of their [own] foolish actions, and when that happens, they [SYN] angrily say that it is Yahweh’s fault.
4 La richesse procure un grand nombre d’amis, Mais le pauvre est séparé de son ami.
Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when [people become] poor, their friends [often] desert them.
5 Le faux témoin ne restera pas impuni, Et celui qui dit des mensonges n’échappera pas.
Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished [LIT]; they will not escape it.
6 Beaucoup de gens flattent l’homme généreux, Et tous sont les amis de celui qui fait des présents.
Many [people] try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone [wants to] be a friend of those who give gifts.
7 Tous les frères du pauvre le haïssent; Combien plus ses amis s’éloignent-ils de lui! Il leur adresse des paroles suppliantes, mais ils disparaissent.
[Even] the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; [even] if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends [again].
8 Celui qui acquiert du sens aime son âme; Celui qui garde l’intelligence trouve le bonheur.
Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
9 Le faux témoin ne restera pas impuni, Et celui qui dit des mensonges périra.
Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished [LIT]; they will be ruined.
10 Il ne sied pas à un insensé de vivre dans les délices; Combien moins à un esclave de dominer sur des princes!
It is not appropriate for foolish people to live (luxuriously/like rich people), and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.
11 L’homme qui a de la sagesse est lent à la colère, Et il met sa gloire à oublier les offenses.
Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive [things that people say to them].
12 La colère du roi est comme le rugissement d’un lion, Et sa faveur est comme la rosée sur l’herbe.
When a king is angry, [that causes people to be afraid of him], like the roar of a lion [causes people to be afraid] [SIM], but if he acts kindly toward people, [they like it just] like [they like] dew on the grass [in the morning].
13 Un fils insensé est une calamité pour son père, Et les querelles d’une femme sont une gouttière sans fin.
Foolish children [can] cause disasters to happen to their parents. A wife who constantly (nags/quarrels with) [her husband is as annoying as] water that continually drips [MET].
14 On peut hériter de ses pères une maison et des richesses, Mais une femme intelligente est un don de l’Éternel.
We [can] inherit a house or money from our parents [when they die], but only Yahweh [can] give someone a sensible wife.
15 La paresse fait tomber dans l’assoupissement, Et l’âme nonchalante éprouve la faim.
Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry [because of not earning money to buy food].
16 Celui qui garde ce qui est commandé garde son âme; Celui qui ne veille pas sur sa voie mourra.
Those who obey [God’s] commandments will remain alive [for a long time]; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die [while they are still young].
17 Celui qui a pitié du pauvre prête à l’Éternel, Qui lui rendra selon son œuvre.
When we give things to poor [people], [it is as though] we are lending to Yahweh, and he will (pay us back/reward us for what we did).
18 Châtie ton fils, car il y a encore de l’espérance; Mais ne désire point le faire mourir.
Discipline your children while [they are young], while you still hope that [they will learn to behave as they should]; [if you do not discipline them], you are helping them to destroy [themselves].
19 Celui que la colère emporte doit en subir la peine; Car si tu le libères, tu devras y revenir.
Those who (do not control their temper/quickly become very angry) will have to endure what happens as a result; [but] if we rescue them [from those troubles once], we will have to continue rescuing them.
20 Écoute les conseils, et reçois l’instruction, Afin que tu sois sage dans la suite de ta vie.
Pay attention when [people give you good] advice and learn from them, in order that you will become wise for the rest of your life.
21 Il y a dans le cœur de l’homme beaucoup de projets, Mais c’est le dessein de l’Éternel qui s’accomplit.
People plan to do many [kinds of things], but what will happen is what Yahweh has decided will happen.
22 Ce qui fait le charme d’un homme, c’est sa bonté; Et mieux vaut un pauvre qu’un menteur.
People want others to be loyal to them; it is better to be poor than to tell a lie [to a judge in court in order to get money].
23 La crainte de l’Éternel mène à la vie, Et l’on passe la nuit rassasié, sans être visité par le malheur.
[Those who have] an awesome respect for Yahweh will live [a long life]; they rest peacefully and are not harmed [during the night].
24 Le paresseux plonge sa main dans le plat, Et il ne la ramène pas à sa bouche.
Some people are extremely lazy; they put their hand in a dish [to take some food] but do not even lift the food up to their mouths.
25 Frappe le moqueur, et le sot deviendra sage; Reprends l’homme intelligent, et il comprendra la science.
If you punish someone who makes fun of those who are wise, those who (are naive/need to be instructed) will learn to do what is smart; if you rebuke those who are wise, they will [listen to what you say and] become wiser.
26 Celui qui ruine son père et qui met en fuite sa mère Est un fils qui fait honte et qui fait rougir.
Anyone who mistreats/abuses his father or forces his mother to leave the home is a child who is acting shamefully and disgracefully.
27 Cesse, mon fils, d’écouter l’instruction, Si c’est pour t’éloigner des paroles de la science.
My son, if you stop learning things, you will [soon] forget what [you already] know.
28 Un témoin pervers se moque de la justice, Et la bouche des méchants dévore l’iniquité.
Worthless witnesses [in court] make fun of [judges who try to] make fair decisions, and wicked people [enjoy] doing evil [like] they enjoy eating [good food] [MET].
29 Les châtiments sont prêts pour les moqueurs, Et les coups pour le dos des insensés.
[God] is ready to punish those who make fun [of him/religion]; those who do foolish things deserve to be flogged/whipped.
