Pwovèb 9
1 Bon konprann bati kay li, li kanpe l' avèk sèt gwo poto.
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 Li fè yo pare bon vyann pou fè fèt, li fè bon konpoze ak diven, li ranje tab la byen ranje.
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 Li rele sèvant li yo, li voye yo moute kote ki pi wo nan lavil la pou fè tout moun konnen nouvèl la, pou di yo:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 Nou menm ki poko konn anyen, vini non! Li rele moun san konprann yo, l'ap di yo:
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 Vin manje manje mwen an non! Vin bwè bon diven mwen pare a non!
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Kite sòt! Vin aprann lavi! Vin mache nan chemen konesans.
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Si w'ap kouri dèyè yon moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz, l'ap joure ou mete sou li. Si w'ap rale zòrèy yon mechan, l'ap bat ou mete sou li.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Pa janm kouri dèyè yon moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz. L'a rayi ou. Men, si w'ap kouri dèyè yon moun ki gen konprann, l'a gen respè pou ou.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Si ou pale ak yon moun ki gen bon konprann, w'ap fè l' gen plis bon konprann toujou. Plis w'ap moutre yon nonm debyen, plis l'ap mete sou konesans li.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Lè ou gen krentif pou Bondye, se lè sa a ou konmanse gen bon konprann. Si ou konnen ki moun Bondye ye, ou gen lespri.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 Bon konprann ap fè ou viv lontan. L'ap fè ou wè plizyè lanne.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Si ou gen bon konprann, premye moun k'ap pwofite sa se ou menm. Konsa tou, si w'ap pase konesans nan betiz, se ou menm tou k'ap peye konsekans lan pou kont ou.
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Moun sòt, se tankou yon fanm ki pale fò, ki pa konn anyen, ki pa wont anyen.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Li chita sou yon chèz devan papòt lakay li, li kage chèz li kote ki pi wo nan lavil la.
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 L'ap rele moun ki sou wout yo, ki pa sou bò l'. L'ap di yo:
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 Vini jwenn mwen non, nou menm ki poko konn anyen! Li pale ak moun ki san konprann yo, li di yo:
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 Dlo kay moun toujou pi fre. Manje deyò toujou gen pi bon gou!
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
18 Men, moun ki pran nan pawòl fanm sa a pa konnen lè yo mete pye lakay li se papye lanmò yo yo senyen. Depi yo antre lakay li, yo deja mouri. (Sheol h7585)
But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
