Pwovèb 26
1 Tankou lanèj nan sezon chalè a, tankou lapli nan sezon rekòlt, se konsa respè pa merite rive sou yon moun ensanse.
Like snow - in the summer and like rain at the harvest so not [is] suitable for a fool honor.
2 Tankou yon ti zwazo k ap sove ale, tankou yon ti iwondèl nan vòl li, se konsa yon madichon san koz p ap poze.
Like bird for fluttering like swallow for flying so a curse without cause (to him *Q(K)*) it will come.
3 Yon fwèt se pou chwal la, yon brid pou bourik la, ak baton pou do a moun ensanse a.
A whip for horse a bridle for a donkey and a rod for [the] back of fools.
4 Pa reponn yon moun ensanse selon foli li, oswa ou va vin tankou li.
May not you answer a fool according to foolishness his lest you should become like him also you.
5 Reponn yon moun ensanse selon foli li merite, pou l pa vin saj nan pwòp zye li.
Answer a fool according to foolishness his lest he should be wise in own eyes his.
6 Li koupe pwòp pye li, e bwè vyolans, ki voye yon mesaj pa men a moun ensanse a.
[one who] cuts off Feet violence [one who] drinks [one who] sends words by [the] hand of a fool.
7 Tankou janm ki initil pou moun bwate a, se konsa yon pwovèb nan bouch a moun ensanse.
They hang down legs from a lame [person] and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
8 Tankou yon moun ki mare wòch anndan fistibal se konsa sila ki bay respè a moun ensanse a.
As ties a stone in a sling so [one who] gives to a fool honor.
9 Tankou yon pikan ki tonbe nan men yon moun k ap bwè gwòg, se konsa yon pwovèb nan bouch a moun ki ensanse.
Thorn[s] it goes up in [the] hand of a drunkard and a proverb in [the] mouth of fools.
10 Tankou moun ak banza k ap blese tout moun, se konsa sila ki anplwaye moun ensanse a, ak sila ki anplwaye sila k ap pase pa aza a.
An archer [who] wounds everyone and [one who] hires a fool and [one who] hires [those who] pass by.
11 Tankou yon chen ki retounen nan vomi li, se konsa yon moun ensanse kap repete foli li.
Like a dog [which] returns to own vomit its a fool [who] repeats foolishness his.
12 Èske ou wè yon moun ki saj nan pwòp zye li? Gen plis espwa pou moun fou pase li menm.
You see a person wise in own eyes his hope [belongs] to a fool more than him.
13 Parese a di: “Gen yon lyon nan lari a! Yon lyon nan plas la!”
He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the road a lion [is] between the open places.
14 Tankou pòt la vire sou gon li, se konsa parese a sou kabann li.
The door it turns on hinge[s] its and a sluggard on bed his.
15 Parese a fouye men l nan plato a; men l twò fatige pou fè l ankò rive nan bouch li.
He hides a sluggard hand his in the dish he is weary to bring back it to mouth his.
16 Parese a pi saj nan pwòp zye li pase sèt moun ki kab reponn ak bon konprann.
[is] wise A sluggard in own eyes his more than seven [people] [who] bring back discernment.
17 Tankou yon moun ki pran yon chen pa zòrèy, se konsa sila k ap pase pa aza a, pou l gaye nan goumen ki pa apatyen a li menm nan.
[one who] takes hold On [the] ears of a dog a passer by [who] becomes angry on a dispute [which] not [belongs] to him.
18 Tankou yon moun fou k ap jete bwa dife, flèch ak lanmò,
Like a madman who throws burning arrows arrows and death.
19 se konsa nonm ki tronpe vwazen li an pou di: “Èske se pa blag mwen t ap fè?”
So a person [who] he deceives neighbor his and he says ¿ not jesting [was] I.
20 Akoz mank bwa, dife a etenn; lè ti koze sispann, rayisman vin kalme.
With not wood it is extinguished a fire and with not a slanderer it becomes quiet strife.
21 Tankou chabon tou limen anvè sann cho, ak bwa anvè dife, se konsa yon moun tchenpwèt chofe pwoblèm pou limen konfli.
Charcoal to burning coals and wood to fire and a person of (contentions *Q(K)*) to kindling strife.
22 Pawòl a moun k ap chichote nan zòrèy moun nan, vin tankou bèl ti mòso delika. Yo desann rive jis nan pati pi fon kò a.
[the] words of A slanderer [are] like delicacies and they they go down [the] chambers of [the] belly.
23 Tankou veso ki fèt ak tè ki kouvri ak yon kouch ajan, se konsa lèv ki brile ak yon kè ki mechan.
Silver of dross overlaid on earthenware lips burning and a heart of evil.
24 Yon nonm malonèt, kache sa pou l pa parèt sou lèv li; men nan kè l, li fè depo desepsyon.
(With lips his *Q(K)*) he disguises himself [one who] hates and in inner being his he puts deceit.
25 Lè l pale byen dous, pa kwè l; paske, gen sèt abominasyon nan kè l.
If he will make favorable voice his may not you trust in him for seven abominations [are] in heart his.
26 Malgre rayisman kouvri kò l ak riz, mechanste li va devwale devan asanble a.
It covers itself hatred with deception it will be revealed wickedness his in [the] assembly.
27 Sila ki fouye fòs la va tonbe ladann, e sila ki woule wòch la, sou li menm l ap retounen.
[one who] digs A pit in it he will fall and [one who] rolls a stone to him it will return.
28 Yon lang ki bay manti, rayi sila li kraze yo, e zèv a lang flatè a se dega.
A tongue of falsehood it hates crushed [people] its and a mouth flattering it makes stumbling.
