Proverbes 13
1 Un fils sage garde la doctrine de son père: mais un moqueur n’écoute pas quand on le reprend.
Children who are wise (pay attention/heed it) when their parents discipline/correct them; but foolish children do not pay attention when someone rebukes them [for their bad behavior].
2 En venu du fruit de sa bouche, l’homme sera rassasié de biens; mais l’âme des prévaricateurs est inique.
Good people are rewarded [IDM] for the good things [MET] that they say, but those who desire to deceive others are [very] eager to act violently.
3 Celui qui garde sa bouche, garde son âme; mais celui qui est inconsidéré dans ses paroles sentira le mal.
Those who are [very] careful about what they say [MTY] will live a long life; those who talk (without thinking/too much) will ruin themselves.
4 Le paresseux veut et ne veut pas; mais lame de ceux qui travaillent s’engraissera.
People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
5 La parole mensongère, le juste la détestera; mais l’impie confond et il sera confondu.
Righteous/Honest people hate/detest lies, but what wicked people do (is very disgraceful/stinks) [DOU].
6 La justice garde la voie de l’innocent; mais l’impiété supplante le pécheur.
The behavior [PRS] of those who always do what is right will protect them, but sinful [behavior will] ruin wicked people.
7 Il est tel qui paraît riche, quoiqu’il n’ait rien; et il est tel qui paraît pauvre, quoiqu’il jouisse de beaucoup de richesses.
Some people who have nothing pretend to be rich, but other people who are very rich pretend to be poor.
8 La rançon de l’âme d’un homme, ce sont ses richesses: mais celui qui est pauvre ne soutient pas un reproche.
Rich people are able to pay people who want to kill them, [with the result that they will be protected, not killed], but poor people [do not have to worry about that because] no one threatens to kill them.
9 La lumière des justes réjouit: mais la lampe des impies s’éteindra.
Righteous [people] are like a lamp [MET] that shines brightly, but wicked [people] are like [MET] a lamp that will [soon] be extinguished.
10 Entre les superbes, il y a toujours des querelles; mais ceux qui font tout avec conseil sont conduits par la sagesse.
[People] who are arrogant/proud [always] cause strife; those who are wise ask [other people] for good advice.
11 Le bien amassé à la hâte sera diminué; mais celui qui est recueilli peu à peu, à la main, sera multiplié.
Those who acquire a lot of money quickly [by doing what is wrong, probably] will lose it [quickly], but if people earn money slowly, the amount of money they have will increase.
12 L’espérance différée afflige l’âme; c’est un arbre de vie qu’un désir qui s’accomplit.
When people do not receive the things that they are expecting to receive, (it causes them to despair/they become very sad); but if you receive what you are desiring to get, that [will be like a tree] [MET] [whose fruit gives you] life (OR, that will cause you to be joyful).
13 Celui qui parle avec mépris de quelque chose s’engage lui-même pour l’avenir: mais celui qui craint le précepte demeurera en paix. Les âmes trompeuses s’égarent dans les péchés, mais les justes sont miséricordieux et compatissants.
Those who despise [the good] advice [that others give them] are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will (be secure/succeed).
14 La loi du sage est une source de vie, pour éviter la ruine de la mort.
What wise [people] teach is [like] a fountain whose [water] gives life [MET]; what they teach you will help you to escape when something dangerous is threatening to kill you [MET].
15 La bonne doctrine donne la grâce: sur le chemin des contempteurs est un précipice.
[People] respect those who have good sense, but those who cannot be trusted are on the road to being ruined/destroyed (OR, will have a lot of difficulties/troubles).
16 L’homme avisé fait tout avec conseil; mais celui qui est insensé laisse voir de la folie.
Those who have good sense always think carefully/wisely before they do something; foolish people show [by what they say and do] that they are foolish.
17 Le messager d’un impie tombera dans le mal; mais un envoyé fidèle est la santé.
Messengers who are not reliable cause trouble, but those who faithfully [deliver their messages] cause people to act peacefully.
18 Détresse et ignominie à celui qui abandonne la discipline. Mais celui qui acquiesce à celui qui réprimande sera glorifié.
Those who refuse to pay attention when others discipline/correct them will become poor and disgraced; [people] respect those who accept it when they are rebuked [for their bad behavior].
19 Un désir, s’il s’accomplit, réjouit l’âme; les insensés détestent ceux qui fuient les choses mauvaises.
It is delightful to receive what we desire; foolish people hate/refuse to turn away from doing evil.
20 Celui qui marche avec les sages sera sage; l’ami des insensés leur deviendra semblable.
Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who (are close friends of/associate with) foolish people will (regret it/be ruined).
21 Le mal poursuit les pécheurs; et aux justes seront donnés des biens en récompense.
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous [people].
22 L’homme vertueux laisse héritiers des fils et des petits-fils; et est réservé pour le juste le bien du pécheur.
When good people [die], their grandchildren inherit their money; but when sinners [die], the money that they had will end up in the hands of righteous [people].
23 Il y a beaucoup de fruits dans les novales des pères; et c’est pour d’autres qu’ils sont amassés sans jugement.
[Sometimes] poor [people’s] fields produce plenty of food, but unjust people take away all that food.
24 Celui qui épargne la verge hait son fils; mais celui qui l’aime le corrige fortement.
Those who do not punish their children [for bad behavior] do not [really] love them; those who love their children start to discipline them when the children are still young.
25 Le juste mange et remplit son âme; mais le ventre des impies est insatiable.
Righteous [people] have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked [people] [SYN] are [always] empty.
