Pwovèb 27
1 Pa fè grandizè pou sa ou pral fè denmen. Ou wè jòdi, ou pa konn denmen.
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
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 man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Wòch lou, sab lou. Men, yo pa ka pi lou pase yon moun san konprann lè l' fache.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation 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?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to 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 open rebuke than hidden love.
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.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 Lè vant moun plen, yo refize ata siwo myèl. Lè moun grangou vre, menm bagay anmè gou nan bouch.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a 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 that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Losyon ak lwil santi bon bay kè kontan. Konsèy yon bon zanmi remoute kouraj.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
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 bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
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 sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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 his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 Si ou di yon zanmi ou bonjou twò fò granmaten, se tankou si ou te ba li madichon.
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 Yon fanm ki toujou ap chache kont, se tankou yon goutyè k'ap degoute lè lapli ap tonbe tout lajounen.
A continual dropping on a rainy day 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!
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Menm jan fè file fè, konsa tou pou moun, yonn aprann nan men lòt.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
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.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
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.
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the 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)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never 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.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Ou te mèt woule yon moun sòt anba baton tankou yo bat pwa, se pa sa k'ap fè l' kite sòt.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Chache konnen jan tout bèt ou yo ye. Pran swen yo.
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
24 Richès pa la pou tout tan. Ou ka pa rive pase tout byen ou bay pitit pitit ou.
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 Lè ou koupe zèb, li pouse ankò. Konsa, toujou gen zèb sou mòn yo.
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
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.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
27 W'a jwenn kont lèt kabrit pou ou bwè ak fanmi ou ansanm ak moun k'ap sèvi lakay ou.
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
