Pwovèb 16
1 Lèzòm fè lide nan kè yo. Men, dènye mo a nan men Bondye.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 Lèzòm mete nan lide yo tou sa yo fè bon. Men, pa bliye se Bondye k'ap jije sa ki nan kè yo.
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 Mande Seyè a pou l' beni tout travay w'ap fè, w'ap reyisi nan tou sa w'ap fè.
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 Tou sa Seyè a fè, li gen yon rezon ki fè l' fè li. Menm mechan an, li kreye l' pou l' ka pini l'.
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 Seyè a pa ka sipòte moun k'ap gonfle lestonmak yo sou moun. Wè pa wè, l'ap fè yo peye sa.
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 Si ou pa janm vire do bay Bondye, si ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou, Bondye va padonnen peche ou yo. Lè yon moun gen krentif pou Bondye, l'ap evite fè sa ki mal.
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 Lè yon moun ap viv yon jan ki fè Seyè a plezi, Seyè a ap fè ata lènmi l' yo aji byen avè l'.
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 Pito ou fè ti pwofi nan fè sa ki dwat pase pou ou fè gwo benefis nan fè sa ki mal.
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 Lèzòm fè plan travay yo nan kè yo. Men, se Seyè a k'ap dirije sa y'ap fè a.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 Lè yon wa pale, se tankou si se te Bondye ki pale. Lè l'ap jije, li p'ap janm rann move jijman.
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 Seyè a mande pou yo sèvi ak bon balans pou peze. Li pa vle pou yo sèvi ak move mezi nan kòmès.
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 Wa yo pa ka sipòte lè moun ap fè mechanste, paske tout fòs yon gouvènman se lè li defann dwa tout moun.
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 Wa a kontan ak tout moun ki di verite. Li renmen moun ki pa nan bay manti.
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 Lè wa a move, atansyon, moun ka mouri! Moun ki gen bon konprann ap toujou chache fè kè wa a kontan.
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 Lè wa a kontan, se lavi pou tout moun. Lè li bay yon moun favè l', se tankou yon nwaj ki pote yon bon lapli prentan.
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 Pito ou gen bon konprann pase pou ou gen byen. Pito ou gen konesans pase ou gen lajan.
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 Moun ki mache dwat fè chemen yo yon jan pou yo pa fè sa ki mal. Gade kote w'ap mete pye ou pou ou pa mouri mal.
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 Lè ou gen lanbisyon, yo pa lwen kraze ou. Lè w'ap fè awogans, ou pa lwen mouri.
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 Pito ou mennen ti vi ak pòv malere yo pase pou ou nan separe ak awogan yo nan sa yo vòlò.
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 Moun k'ap repase nan tèt li tou sa yo moutre l' va wè zafè l' mache byen. Ala bon sa bon pou moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a!
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 Lè yon moun gen bon konprann, yo di li gen lespri. Lè ou pale byen sa fè ou gen plis konesans.
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 Moun ki gen bon konprann gen lavi. Men, moun sòt ap toujou sòt.
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 Yon moun ki gen bon konprann kalkile anvan li pale. Konsa pawòl li vin gen plis pèz.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 Bon pawòl se siwo myèl. Yo bon pou sante ou, yo dous pou nanm ou.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 Chemen ou kwè ki bon an, se li ki mennen ou tou dwat nan lanmò.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 Grangou fè ou travay rèd, paske ou bezwen manje pou ou mete nan bouch.
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 Mechan an toujou ap chache jan pou li fè moun mal. Ata pawòl nan bouch li boule tankou dife.
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 Ipokrit toujou ap pouse dife. Moun k'ap fè tripotay mete zanmi dozado.
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 Mechan an pran tèt kanmarad li, li fè l' fè sa ki pa bon.
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 Moun k'ap twenzi je yo sou moun, se moun ki gen move lide dèyè tèt yo. Moun k'ap fè siy sou moun, se moun ki sou move kou.
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 Cheve blan se bèl rekonpans. Moun ki mache dwat va viv lontan.
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 Pito ou aji ak pasyans pase pou ou fè fòs sou moun. Pito ou konn kontwole tèt ou pase pou ou gwo chèf lame k'ap mache pran lavil.
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 Moun tire kat pou yo konnen sa pou yo fè. Men, desizyon an se nan men Bondye li ye.
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
