Pwovèb 4
1 Tande, O fis yo, enstriksyon a yon papa, e fè atansyon pou ou kab reyisi jwenn bon konprann,
Hear, all of you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 Paske mwen bay ou bon konsèy; pa abandone enstriksyon mwen.
For I give you good doctrine, forsake all of you not my law.
3 Lè m te yon jenn timoun ak papa m, byen jenn e sèl fis devan zye a manman m,
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 Alò, li te enstwi mwen e te di mwen: “Kite kè ou kenbe fèm a pawòl mwen; kenbe lòd mwen yo pou ou viv.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Vin ranmase sajès! Ranmase bon konprann! Pa bliye, ni pa vire kite pawòl a bouch mwen yo.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Pa abandone li e li va pwoteje ou; renmen li e li va veye sou ou.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.
7 Men sa ki kòmansman sajès la: Ranmase sajès! Epi avèk sa ou rasanble a, chache bon konprann.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.
8 Mete valè li wo e li va fè ou leve; li va bay ou onè si ou anbrase l.
Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honour, when you do embrace her.
9 Li va poze sou tèt ou yon kouwòn lagras; li va prezante ou avèk yon kouwòn byen bèl.”
She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.
10 Tande, fis mwen an, vin dakò ak pawòl mwen yo, e lane lavi ou yo va vin byen long.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.
11 Mwen te dirije ou nan chemen sajès la; mwen te kondwi ou nan pa ladwati yo.
I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.
12 Lè ou mache, pa ou yo p ap jennen; epi si ou kouri, ou p ap glise tonbe.
When you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not stumble.
13 Pran enstriksyon; pa lage menm. Pwoteje li paske li se lavi ou.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is your life.
14 Pa antre nan chemen mechan yo, e pa avanse nan vwa malfektè yo.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Evite li, pa pase kote li; vire kite li e ale byen lwen.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16 Paske, yo p ap kab dòmi si yo pa fè mal; epi dòmi vin vòlè soti nan zye yo si yo pa fè lòt glise tonbe.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 Paske yo manje pen a malveyan yo e bwè diven vyolans.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 Men pa a moun dwat yo se tankou limyè granmmaten ki briye pi fò e pi fò jiskaske li vin fè jou nèt.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
19 Chemen mechan yo tankou tenèb; yo pa konnen sou kisa pou yo tonbe.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20 Fis mwen an, prete atansyon a pawòl mwen yo; panche zòrèy ou vè diskou mwen yo.
My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings.
21 Pa kite yo vin disparèt devan zye ou; kenbe yo nan fon kè ou.
Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 Paske yo se lavi a sila ki jwenn yo, ak lasante a tout kò yo.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Veye sou kè ou ak tout dilijans; paske de li, sous lavi yo koule.
Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Mete lwen de ou yon bouch manti e mete tout pawòl foub byen lwen ou.
Put away from you a perverse mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.
25 Kite zye ou gade tou dwat devan e kite vizyon ou konsantre devan nèt.
Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.
26 Veye wout pye ou konn pran e tout chemen ou yo va byen etabli.
Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
27 Pa vire ni adwat ni agoch; fè pye ou vire kite mal.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.
