Pwovèb 4
1 Tande, O fis yo, enstriksyon a yon papa, e fè atansyon pou ou kab reyisi jwenn bon konprann,
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Paske mwen bay ou bon konsèy; pa abandone enstriksyon mwen.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Lè m te yon jenn timoun ak papa m, byen jenn e sèl fis devan zye a manman m,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
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.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Vin ranmase sajès! Ranmase bon konprann! Pa bliye, ni pa vire kite pawòl a bouch mwen yo.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Pa abandone li e li va pwoteje ou; renmen li e li va veye sou ou.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Men sa ki kòmansman sajès la: Ranmase sajès! Epi avèk sa ou rasanble a, chache bon konprann.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Mete valè li wo e li va fè ou leve; li va bay ou onè si ou anbrase l.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Li va poze sou tèt ou yon kouwòn lagras; li va prezante ou avèk yon kouwòn byen bèl.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Tande, fis mwen an, vin dakò ak pawòl mwen yo, e lane lavi ou yo va vin byen long.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Mwen te dirije ou nan chemen sajès la; mwen te kondwi ou nan pa ladwati yo.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Lè ou mache, pa ou yo p ap jennen; epi si ou kouri, ou p ap glise tonbe.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Pran enstriksyon; pa lage menm. Pwoteje li paske li se lavi ou.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Pa antre nan chemen mechan yo, e pa avanse nan vwa malfektè yo.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Evite li, pa pase kote li; vire kite li e ale byen lwen.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
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 not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Paske yo manje pen a malveyan yo e bwè diven vyolans.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Men pa a moun dwat yo se tankou limyè granmmaten ki briye pi fò e pi fò jiskaske li vin fè jou nèt.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Chemen mechan yo tankou tenèb; yo pa konnen sou kisa pou yo tonbe.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Fis mwen an, prete atansyon a pawòl mwen yo; panche zòrèy ou vè diskou mwen yo.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Pa kite yo vin disparèt devan zye ou; kenbe yo nan fon kè ou.
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 Paske yo se lavi a sila ki jwenn yo, ak lasante a tout kò yo.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Veye sou kè ou ak tout dilijans; paske de li, sous lavi yo koule.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Mete lwen de ou yon bouch manti e mete tout pawòl foub byen lwen ou.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Kite zye ou gade tou dwat devan e kite vizyon ou konsantre devan nèt.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Veye wout pye ou konn pran e tout chemen ou yo va byen etabli.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Pa vire ni adwat ni agoch; fè pye ou vire kite mal.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
