Pwovèb 12
1 Nenpòt moun ki renmen disiplin, renmen konesans, men sila ki rayi korije a, se bèt.
Those who want to know [what is right to do] want to be (disciplined/corrected) when they do what is wrong; it is foolish to not want to be (corrected/told that what you did is wrong).
2 Yon bon moun va jwenn favè SENYÈ a; men Bondye va kondane sila ki fè manèv mechanste a.
Yahweh is pleased with good people, but he condemns those who plan to harm [others].
3 Yon nonm p ap etabli ak mal la; men rasin moun dwat la p ap sòti menm.
People do not become secure/safe by doing what is wicked; righteous [people] will be very safe and secure [LIT] like [MET] a tree that has deep roots.
4 Yon bon madanm se kouwòn a mari li; men sila ki fè l wont lan se tankou pouriti nan zo li.
A good wife is one who causes her husband to be greatly honored, but a wife who does things that cause her husband to be ashamed [will destroy him] like [SIM] cancer [destroys] his bones.
5 Panse a moun dwat yo jis; men konsèy a mechan yo se desepsyon.
What righteous [people] want to do is [to treat people] fairly; what wicked [people] want to do is to deceive people.
6 Pawòl a mechan yo kouche tann pyèj pou vèse san; men bouch moun dwat yo va delivre yo.
What wicked [people] say is like a trap [MET] that kills [MTY] people [who pass by], but what righteous [people] say [MTY] rescues those whom [wicked people threaten to harm].
7 Mechan yo va boulvèse e vin disparèt; men kay a moun dwat yo va kanpe.
Wicked [people] will die [before they become old and we will see] them no more, but righteous people will live [for many years] and have many descendants.
8 Yon nonm ap twouve glwa selon entèlijans li; men sila ak panse pèvès la va meprize.
[People will] praise those who have good sense, but [people will] despise those (who are always thinking about doing evil things/whose thinking is twisted).
9 Meyè se sila ki enkoni a, men gen sèvitè, pase sila ki onore pwòp tèt li e manke pen an.
It is better to be a humble/ordinary person who has only one servant than to think that you are very important while you have nothing to eat.
10 Yon nonm ladwati gen respè pou lavi a bèt li; men konpasyon a mechan an se mechanste.
Righteous people take care of their domestic animals, but wicked people act cruelly [toward their animals].
11 Sila ki raboure tè li a va gen anpil pen; men sila ki swiv bagay san valè yo manke bon konprann.
Farmers who work hard in their fields will [produce good crops] that will give them plenty to eat, but those who waste their time working on worthless projects are foolish.
12 Moun mechan an vle pran piyaj a mechan yo; men rasin ladwati yo va donnen fwi li.
Wicked [people] desire to take away what [other] evil people have, but [Yahweh] enables righteous/godly [people] to be steadfast and productive [MET].
13 Yon moun mechan pyeje pa transgresyon lèv li; men moun dwat la va evite pwoblèm.
Evil people are trapped by the evil things that they say [MTY], but righteous [people] escape from trouble.
14 Yon nonm va satisfè avèk sa ki bon kon fwi a pawòl li, e zèv lamen a yon nonm va retounen kote li.
People are rewarded for [the good things] that they say [to others], and people are [also] rewarded for the good work that they do [MTY].
15 Chemen a yon moun fou bon nan zye li; men yon nonm saj koute konsèy.
Foolish people [always] think that what they are doing is right; wise people heed [other people when they give them good] advice.
16 Lè yon moun fou vekse, ou konnen sa vit; men sila ki saj la evite wont.
Foolish people quickly become angry when someone does something that they don’t like; but those who have good sense ignore it when others insult them.
17 Sila ki pale verite a pale sa ki dwat; men yon fo temwen twonpe.
[In the courtroom], honest people say what is true, but untruthful/dishonest people tell [nothing but] lies.
18 Genyen yon moun ki pale san pridans tankou sila k ap goumen ak nepe yo; men lang a saj la pote gerizon.
What some people say [hurts people badly], as much as [SIM] a sword can; but what wise [people] say (heals [others’ souls]/comforts others).
19 Lèv verite yo va etabli pou tout tan; men lang ki bay manti a rete pou yon moman.
When people tell [MTY] lies, others soon realize that what they said is not true [IDM]; but when people say what is true, others will remember that forever.
20 Desepsyon se nan kè a sila k ap fè manèv mechanste yo; men konseye lapè yo gen jwa.
Those who plan to do what is evil are always wanting to deceive [others], but things will go well for those who plan [to do] good things.
21 Nanpwen mal ki rive moun dwat yo; men mechan yo plen ak twoub.
Bad things [usually] [HYP] do not happen to righteous [people], but wicked [people] always have troubles.
22 Lèv ki manti a abominab a SENYÈ a; men sila ki aji nan fidelite, se plezi Li.
Yahweh detests those [MTY] who tell lies, but he is delighted with those who faithfully do what they promise that they will do.
23 Yon moun pridan kache sa li konnen; men kè moun san konprann pale jis nan foli.
Those with good sense do not reveal [all] that they know; foolish people show [clearly] by what they say that they (are ignorant/have not learned much).
24 Men a dilijan yo va kòmande; men parese a va fè kòve.
Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers [of others]; those who are lazy become slaves [of others.]
25 Gwo pwoblèm nan kè a yon moun peze li desann; men yon bon pawòl fè l leve.
When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
26 Moun ladwati a se yon gid a vwazen li; men chemen a mechan fè yo egare.
Godly/Righteous people try to [give good advice to] their friends (OR, try to make friends with others), but the manner in which wicked [people] live misleads their friends.
27 Yon nonm parese pa menm boukannen bèt lachas li, men pi presye nan sa yon nonm posede se dilijans.
Lazy people do not even [cook the meat of] the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
28 Nan chemen ladwati se lavi; e nan wout li nanpwen lanmò.
Those who (live righteously/continually do what is right) are [walking] on the road to a long life; (it is not a road to death/they will not die when they are still young).
