Pwovèb 25
1 Men kèk lòt pwovèb wa Salomon. Se moun nan palè Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida a, ki te kouche yo sou papye.
Also these [are] [the] proverbs of Solomon which they copied [the] men of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah.
2 Bondye konnen lè pou l' kite nou konprann, se sa ki fè pouvwa li. Wa yo toujou ap chache konprann, se sa ki fè moun respekte yo.
[is] [the] glory of God to conceal a matter and [is the] glory of kings to search out a matter.
3 Menm jan ou pa konnen wotè syèl la ak fondè tè a, se konsa tou ou pa ka konnen sa k'ap pase nan tèt yon wa.
Heaven for height and earth for depth and [the] heart of kings there not [is] inquiry.
4 Wete tout vye kras ki nan ajan an. Efèv la ap ba ou yon bèl travay byen fèt.
Remove dross from silver and it came out for the metalsmith a vessel.
5 Wete tout mechan bò kote wa a, gouvènman l' lan ap chita byen chita. p'ap gen lenjistis.
Remove [the] wicked before a king so it may be established in righteousness throne his.
6 Pa fè grandizè devan wa a. Pa chita nan plas grannèg yo.
May not you claim honor before a king and in [the] place of great [people] may not you stand.
7 Pito yo di ou moute pi wo, pase pou yo fè ou bay plas la, pou ou ta wont devan chèf la.
For [is] better to say to you come up here than to set low you before a noble [person] whom they have seen eyes your.
8 Sa ou wè ak je ou, pa prese al rapòte l' lajistis. Si apre sa, yon lòt temwen kanpe pou demanti ou, lè sa a kisa ou va fè?
May not you go forth to contest a lawsuit quickly lest what? will you do at end its when puts to shame you neighbor your.
9 Lè ou gen kont ak yon moun, regle zafè nou san nou pa mete lòt moun ladan li. Pa mete sekrè l' deyò.
Own case your conduct with neighbor your and [the] secret of another [person] may not you reveal.
10 Paske, lè moun konnen ou pa ka kenbe sekrè, y'a fè ou wont. Y'a ba ou move non.
Lest he should bring shame you [one who] hears and evil report your not it will turn back.
11 Lè ou bay bon pawòl ki tonbe daplon se tankou yon moso lò byen travay yo plake sou yon moso ajan.
Apples of gold in settings of silver a word spoken on proper times its.
12 Lè yon moun ki gen bon konprann rale zòrèy moun ki gen tande, se tankou zanno ak kolye ki fèt ak bon lò ou mete sou ou.
An earring of gold and an ornament of pure gold [one who] reproves wise on an ear listening.
13 Yon komisyonè ki p'ap twonpe moun ki voye l' la, se tankou yon bon vè dlo byen fre w'ap bwè nan mitan chalè rekòt. L'ap remoute kouraj mèt li.
[is] like [the] cold of Snow - on a day of harvest an envoy faithful to [those who] sent him and [the] life of masters his he will restore.
14 Moun ki toujou ap pwomèt san yo pa janm kenbe pwomès yo, se tankou nwaj ak van ki pa janm pote lapli.
Clouds and wind and [is] rain there not a person [who] boasts in a gift of falsehood.
15 Lè ou pa fè kòlè fasil, ou jwenn jwen pou fè chèf la kwè sa ou vle. Konsa tou, ak pawòl dous, w'ap kraze tout antrav ou ta ka jwenn sou chemen ou.
By length of anger he will be persuaded a ruler and a tongue soft it will break bone.
16 Lè ou jwenn siwo myèl, bwè kantite ou ka bwè. Si ou pran twòp, l'a fè kè ou plen, l'a fè ou vonmi.
Honey you have found eat sufficiency your lest you should be surfeited with it and you will vomit up it.
17 Konsa tou, pa al rann vizit twò dri lakay zanmi ou, pou li pa bouke avè ou, pou l' pa rayi ou.
Make rare foot your from [the] house of neighbor your lest he should be surfeited with you and he will hate you.
18 Yon moun k'ap mache bay manti sou moun, se tankou yon makak chaplèt, yon nepe, yon flèch byen pwenti. Li ka touye ou.
A war-club and a sword and an arrow sharpened a person [who] testifies against neighbor his a witness of falsehood.
19 Jou malè, si ou mete konfyans ou sou moun trèt, se tankou si ou vle mòde ak dan pouri, osinon kouri sou pye foule.
A tooth broken and a foot slipped [the] trust of [one who] acts treacherously in a day of trouble.
20 Chante mereng pou yon moun ki nan lapenn, se tankou moun ki wete tout rad sou li nan fredi, se tankou si ou prije sitwon sou yon malenng.
[one who] removes A garment - on a day of coldness vinegar on soda and [one who] sings the songs to a heart sad.
21 Si lènmi ou grangou, ba li manje. Si li swaf dlo, ba li dlo pou l' bwè.
If [is] hungry [one who] hates you give to eat him food and if thirsty give to drink him water.
22 Lè sa a, w'a fè l' wont anpil. Seyè a va rekonpanse ou.
For burning coals you [will] snatch up on head his and Yahweh he will repay to you.
23 Tripotaj fè moun fè kòlè, menm jan nòde bay lapli.
A wind of [the] north it brings forth rain and faces indignant a tongue of secrecy.
24 Pito ou viv pou kont ou nan yon kwen galata pase pou w'ap viv nan yon kay ansanm ak yon fanm k'ap chache kont tout tan.
[is] good To dwell on [the] corner of a roof more than a woman of (contentions *Q(K)*) and a house of association.
25 Lè ou resevwa yon bon nouvèl ki soti nan peyi Jida, se tankou yon vè dlo fre pou yon moun ki sot moute mòn.
Water cool on a person weary and a report good from a land of distance.
26 Lè yon moun ki mache dwat kite yon mechan pran tèt li, se tankou yon sous dlo moun mache ladan l', se tankou yon pi yo sal.
A spring fouled and a fountain ruined a righteous [person] [who] sways before a wicked [person].
27 Twòp siwo myèl pa bon pou lasante. Konsa tou, pa chache pou moun nonmen non ou twòp.
To eat honey much not [is] good and [the] search of own honor their [is] an honor.
28 Si ou pa kapab kontwole kòlè ou, ou tankou yon lavil san ranpa. Y'ap anvayi l' fasil. Y'ap mete men sou ou fasil.
A city broken into there not [is] a wall a person whom not control [belongs] to spirit his.
