Pwovèb 11
1 Seyè a pa vle wè moun k'ap sèvi ak fo balans. Li kontan ak moun ki sèvi ak bon mezi.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Kote ki gen lògèy wont pa lwen. Men, moun ki soumèt devan Bondye, se yo ki gen bon konprann.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 Moun k'ap mache dwat yo konnen sa pou yo fè, paske se moun serye yo ye. Men, moun k'ap mache bay moun koutba, yo gen pou yo fini mal, paske se bakonyè yo ye.
[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 Jou malè, richès pa ka sèvi ou anyen. Men, si ou se moun serye, sa ka sove lavi ou.
[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 Yon moun k'ap mache dwat ap viv san pwoblèm, paske li serye. Men, mechan yo ap tonbe nan pwòp pèlen mechanste yo.
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 Lè yon moun serye fè sa ki dwat, sa ap sove l'. Men, moun k'ap mache bay moun koutba, y'ap pran nan move jwèt y'ap fè a.
[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 Lè yon mechan mouri, sa l' t'ap tann lan mouri ansanm avè l'. Konfyans li te mete nan byen li yo pa sèvi l' anyen.
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 Jou malè, moun ki mache dwat ap jwenn pwoteksyon. Sa ki pou ta rive l' la, se mechan an li rive.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Moun ki san respè pou Bondye ap touye moun ak lang yo. Men, konesans ap sove moun k'ap mache dwat yo.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Lè sa mache pou moun serye yo, tout moun lavil la gen kè kontan. Konsa tou, lè mechan yo mouri, se kontantman pou tout moun.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Se bèl bagay pou yon lavil lè li gen moun serye ladan l'. Men, mechan yo ap detwi l' ak lang yo.
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 Avili yon frè parèy ou, se bagay moun san konprann fè. Yon moun lespri konnen pou l' pe bouch li.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Moun k'ap mache fè tripotay mete tout sekrè deyò. Men, moun ki toujou kenbe pawòl yo, kè yo se kòfrefò.
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 Lè pa gen moun ki konn gouvènen, peyi a pa ka mache. Men, lè gen anpil moun k'ap bay bon konsèy, peyi a sove.
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 Lè ou pwomèt pou ou peye dèt yon moun ou pa konnen, w'a gen pou règrèt sa pita. L'a pi bon pou ou si ou refize bay garanti pou yon lòt.
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 Tout moun va fè lwanj yon fanm ki gen bon karaktè. Konsa tou, gason ki gen kouraj nan travay ap jwenn ak kòb li.
[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 Lè ou gen bon kè, se yon byen ou fè pou tèt ou. Men, moun ki san pitye yo, se tèt yo y'ap fè tò.
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 Mechan yo kwè y'ap fè benefis. Men, moun k'ap fè sa ki dwat yo toujou jwenn rekonpans yo.
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 Yon moun ki soti pou fè sa ki dwat ap toujou viv. Men, moun k'ap chache fè sa ki mal gen pou yo mouri.
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 Seyè a pa vle wè moun k'ap mache pye gaye. Men, li pran plezi l' ak moun k'ap mache dwat nan chemen yo.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Wè pa wè, yo gen pou yo pini mechan yo. Men, tout moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap sove.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Yon bèl fanm ki nan dezòd se yon bèl zanno lò nan nen kochon.
[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 Lè moun k'ap mache dwat yo jwenn sa yo te vle a, se kontantman pou tout moun. Men, lè se mechan yo ki jwenn sa yo t'ap tann lan, sa pa fè pesonn plezi.
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 Moun ki bay san gad dèyè, sa pa anpeche yo vin pi rich. Men, moun ki penng, se pòv y'ap vin pi pòv.
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 Lè ou bay ak kè kontan, ou p'ap janm manke anyen. Lè ou manje ak moun, ou pa janm rete grangou.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Pèp la ap madichonnen moun k'ap sere manje nan depo pou pri a ka moute. Men, l'ap fè lwanj pou moun k'ap vann manje a nan mache.
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 Moun k'ap chache fè sa ki byen ap jwenn favè Bondye. Men, moun k'ap kouri dèyè malè, se malè ki pou rive l'.
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 Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen yo ap tonbe tankou fèy chèch. Men, moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap pouse tankou boujon.
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 Yon nonm ki mete dezòd nan fanmi li, lakòz madanm li ansanm ak tout pitit li yo nan tou sa ki pa bon. Moun san konprann ap toujou esklav moun ki gen bon konprann.
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 Lè ou mache dwat, sa fè moun viv. Lè ou gen bon konprann, ou sove lòt moun.
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 Gade! Moun ki mache dwat jwenn rekonpans yo isit sou latè. Men, nou pa bezwen mande si moun k'ap fè mechanste ak moun k'ap viv nan peche p'ap jwenn ak pa yo tou!
[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].
