Pwovèb 15
1 Yon bon repons dous ap kalme yon moun ki ankòlè. Men, si ou reponn li rèd, w'ap fè l' pi eksite.
When people are angry with you, reply to them gently, and it will calm them; but if you reply harshly to them, it causes them to become more angry.
2 Pawòl ki soti nan bouch moun ki gen bon konprann fè ou anvi konnen tou. Men, pawòl ki soti nan bouch moun san konprann, se pawòl san sans.
When wise [people] speak [MTY], it causes those who hear what they say to want to know more; foolish people continually say [MTY] what is foolish.
3 Je Seyè a toupatou, l'ap veye tout moun, bon kou mechan.
Yahweh sees [MTY] [what is happening] everywhere; he observes what bad [people do] as well as what good [people do].
4 Bon pawòl yon zanmi bay lavi. Men, move pawòl demanbre.
Those who speak [MTY] kindly to people are [like] [MET] trees [whose fruit gives] life; speaking what is false causes people to (despair/feel very discouraged).
5 Moun fou pa koute lè papa yo ap pale yo. Men, moun ki gen bon konprann koute lè y'ap rale zòrèy yo.
Foolish children despise their parents when their parents correct/discipline them; wise children accept it.
6 Moun ki mache dwat ap toujou gen sa yo bezwen an kantite lakay yo. Men, tou sa mechan yo genyen se tèt chaje pou yo.
There are many valuable things in the houses of righteous [people]; the wealth of wicked [people] causes them to have troubles/difficulties.
7 Lè moun ki gen bon konprann yo ap pale, se konesans y'ap bay. Men, se pa menm bagay pou moun ki san konprann yo.
What wise [people] teach [MTY] causes others to know much more, [but] foolish people cannot teach others what is useful.
8 Seyè a pa ka sipòte lè mechan yo ap ofri bèt pou touye pou li. Men, sa fè l' plezi anpil lè moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap lapriyè nan pye l'.
Yahweh detests the sacrifices that are offered by wicked [people]; what delights/pleases him very much are the prayers of righteous/good [people].
9 Seyè a pa ka sipòte jan mechan yo ap viv la. Men, li renmen moun k'ap fè sa ki dwat devan li.
Yahweh hates/detests the behavior of wicked [people], but he loves those who always do what is righteous/just/fair.
10 Moun ki fè sa ki mal mèt pare tann pinisyon yo. Men, moun ki pa ka sipòte pou yo pini yo pa lwen mouri.
Those who do what is wrong will be severely punished; those who do not want to be corrected will die.
11 Seyè a konnen sa k'ap pase nan twou san fon an ak nan peyi kote mò yo ye a. Ou pa bezwen mande si l' pa konnen sa k'ap pase nan kè moun. (Sheol h7585)
Yahweh knows [what is happening in] the place where dead people [DOU] are, so he certainly knows [RHQ] what people are thinking. (Sheol h7585)
12 Moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz pa renmen moun rale zòrèy yo. Yo pa janm mande moun ki gen bon konprann konsèy.
Some people do not want to be corrected; they never go to wise [people to seek good advice from them].
13 Lè kè ou kontan, yo wè sa sou figi ou. Lè ou nan lapenn, ou kagou.
When people are happy, they have smiles on their faces; but when they are sad, [by looking at their faces we can see that] they are sad.
14 Yon moun ki gen konprann toujou ap chache gen konesans. Men, moun sòt pran plezi nan pale koze san sans.
Those who have good sense want to learn more; foolish people [MTY] are very satisfied with being foolish/ignorant.
15 Lè ou nan lafliksyon, chak jou se pwoblèm. Men, lè kè ou kontan, lavi se yon fèt pou ou.
Those who are oppressed constantly have difficulties, but those who (OR, if they) are happy, [it is as though] [MET] they are having a big feast every day.
16 Pito ou pa gen anpil byen men ou gen krentif pou Bondye pase pou ou rich epi pou ou nan tèt chaje.
Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
17 Pito ou manje mayi moulen blanch ak moun ki renmen ou pase pou ou manje vyann ou byen gra ak moun ki rayi ou.
Eating meals with [people whom you] love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with [people who] hate [each other and] having lots of good meat [to eat].
18 Yon moun ki gen san wo toujou ap pouse dife. Men, moun ki pa fè kòlè fasil toujou ap mete lapè.
Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
19 Lè ou parese, ou wè pwoblèm toupatou. Men, pou moun ki pa pè travay, pa gen pwoblèm ki pou rete l'.
Lazy people constantly [have difficulties] [MET]; [it is as though they are] walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working [will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking] on a level highway [MET].
20 Yon pitit byen elve fè kè papa l' kontan. Men, yon moun ki san konprann meprize manman l'.
Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
21 Moun ki san konprann kontan lè y'ap aji tankou moun fou. Men, moun ki gen konprann ap toujou fè sa ki dwat.
Foolish people are happy to [continually] act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
22 Lè ou pa pran konsèy, plan travay ou p'ap mache. Lè ou pran konsèy nan men anpil moun, ou mèt sèten travay ou ap mache byen.
If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many [good] advisors, we will succeed.
23 Ala kontan ou kontan lè ou jwenn yon bon repons pou ou bay! Ala bon sa bon lè ou jwenn yon pawòl ki tonbe daplon!
People rejoice when they are able to reply well to what others have asked them; [truly], it is very delightful to be able to say the right thing at the right time.
24 Moun ki gen konprann, se yon chemen moute y'ap swiv, chemen lavi a. Yo pa pran chemen desann, chemen lanmò a. (Sheol h7585)
Wise people walk on a road that leads up to a long life; they do not walk on a road that leads down to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
25 Seyè a ap disparèt moun awogan yo ansanm ak tout fanmi yo. Men, l'ap pwoteje kay fanm ki pèdi mari yo.
Yahweh tears down the houses of proud [people], but he protects the property of widows.
26 Seyè a pa ka sipòte lide mechan yo gen nan tèt yo. Men, sa fè l' plezi pou l' tande pawòl moun ki san repwòch.
Yahweh detests what wicked [people] are thinking [about doing]; [but] when people say what is kind, he considers those words to be pure.
27 Moun k'ap kouri dèyè lajan, se traka y'ap chache bay fanmi yo. Men, moun ki refize kite yo achte l' ap viv lontan.
Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live [for a long time].
28 Yon moun ki dwat kalkile anvan li bay repons. Men, mechan yo prese bay move pawòl.
Righteous/Good [people] think carefully before they answer [what others ask them]; wicked [people] very quickly say what is evil.
29 Lè mechan yo ap lapriyè, Seyè a pa sou bò yo. Men, li pare zòrèy li pou l' koute sa moun ki mache dwat yo ap di l'.
Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked [people request him to do]; he listens to righteous [people] when they pray.
30 Ou kontan lè ou wè moun ki kontan wè ou. Ou santi w'ap viv lè ou resevwa bon nouvèl.
If people have a smile on their faces, it makes them/others happy, and [when people hear] good news, it refreshes their spirits [MTY].
31 Moun ki koute lè y'ap rale zòrèy yo pou byen yo va jwenn yon plas nan sosyete moun ki gen bon konprann.
If people pay attention when [people] correct/warn them, they will become wise.
32 Moun ki refize mache sou prigad yo rayi tèt yo. Men, moun ki asepte lè yo rale zòrèy yo ap vin gen plis konprann.
If people refuse to listen [when others try] to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who (pay attention/heed) when [others] warn them (become wiser/acquire good sense).
33 Lè ou gen krentif pou Bondye, ou deja konprann anpil bagay. Lè ou soumèt devan Bondye, moun va fè lwanj ou.
If you revere Yahweh, you will learn how to become wise, but [only] after you become humble will [people] honor you.
