Pwovèb 27
1 Pa fè grandizè pou sa ou pral fè denmen. Ou wè jòdi, ou pa konn denmen.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Kite lòt moun pale byen pou ou. Pa fè sa ou menm. Kite etranje fè lwanj pou ou. Pa janm fè lwanj tèt pa ou.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Wòch lou, sab lou. Men, yo pa ka pi lou pase yon moun san konprann lè l' fache.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Lè yon moun ankòlè, li kraze brize. Men, ki moun ki ka kenbe tèt ak yon moun k'ap fè jalouzi?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Pito ou rale zòrèy yon moun kareman pase pou ou kite l' konprann sa li fè a pa anyen.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 Lè yon zanmi ap rale zòrèy ou, se byen ou li vle wè. Men, lè yon lènmi ap pase men l' nan kou ou, se twonpe l'ap twonpe ou.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 Lè vant moun plen, yo refize ata siwo myèl. Lè moun grangou vre, menm bagay anmè gou nan bouch.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
8 Yon moun ki lwen lakay li, se tankou yon zwezo ki byen lwen nich li.
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
9 Losyon ak lwil santi bon bay kè kontan. Konsèy yon bon zanmi remoute kouraj.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
10 Pa janm bliye zanmi ou, ni zanmi papa ou. Lè zafè ou pa bon, pa al lakay frè ou. Yon bon vwazen pi bon pase yon frè ki lwen.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 Pitit mwen, aprann gen bon konprann. Fè kè m' kontan. Konsa, m'a ka reponn moun k'ap kritike m' yo.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 Moun ki gen konprann, lè li wè malè ap vin sou li, li wete kò l'. Moun sòt pote lestonmak li bay, epi se li ki peye sa.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Si yon moun sòt jouk pou li asepte bay pawòl li pou dèt yon etranje, se pou yo sezi ata rad ki sou li jouk lòt la peye.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 Si ou di yon zanmi ou bonjou twò fò granmaten, se tankou si ou te ba li madichon.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 Yon fanm ki toujou ap chache kont, se tankou yon goutyè k'ap degoute lè lapli ap tonbe tout lajounen.
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 Si ou rive fè l' pe bouch li, w'a kenbe van ak men ou, w'a kenbe lwil ak dwèt ou tou!
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Menm jan fè file fè, konsa tou pou moun, yonn aprann nan men lòt.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 Moun ki pran swen yon pye rezen, se li ki va jwenn rezen pou li manje. Moun ki fè travay mèt li byen, y'a gen respè pou li.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 Lè ou gade nan glas, se pwòp figi ou ou wè ladan l'. Konsa tou, lè ou gade nan kè yon moun, ou wè ki moun li ye.
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
20 Menm jan toujou gen plas pou mò kote mò yo ye a, konsa tou, toujou gen plas pou lanvi nan kè moun. (Sheol h7585)
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Yo pase lò ak ajan nan dife pou wè si yo bon. Konsa tou, dapre jan yo nonmen non yon moun, yo ka di ki moun li ye.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Ou te mèt woule yon moun sòt anba baton tankou yo bat pwa, se pa sa k'ap fè l' kite sòt.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Chache konnen jan tout bèt ou yo ye. Pran swen yo.
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 Richès pa la pou tout tan. Ou ka pa rive pase tout byen ou bay pitit pitit ou.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 Lè ou koupe zèb, li pouse ankò. Konsa, toujou gen zèb sou mòn yo.
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 Mouton ou yo ap ba ou lenn pou fè rad met sou ou. Bouk kabrit yo ap rapòte ou lajan pou achte tè pou fè jaden.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 W'a jwenn kont lèt kabrit pou ou bwè ak fanmi ou ansanm ak moun k'ap sèvi lakay ou.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
