Proverbs 25
1 These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Men kèk lòt pwovèb wa Salomon. Se moun nan palè Ezekyas, wa peyi Jida a, ki te kouche yo sou papye.
2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honors business.
Bondye konnen lè pou l' kite nou konprann, se sa ki fè pouvwa li. Wa yo toujou ap chache konprann, se sa ki fè moun respekte yo.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Menm jan ou pa konnen wotè syèl la ak fondè tè a, se konsa tou ou pa ka konnen sa k'ap pase nan tèt yon wa.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Wete tout vye kras ki nan ajan an. Efèv la ap ba ou yon bèl travay byen fèt.
5 Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Wete tout mechan bò kote wa a, gouvènman l' lan ap chita byen chita. p'ap gen lenjistis.
6 Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Pa fè grandizè devan wa a. Pa chita nan plas grannèg yo.
7 for [it is] better for you that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.
Pito yo di ou moute pi wo, pase pou yo fè ou bay plas la, pou ou ta wont devan chèf la.
8 Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.
Sa ou wè ak je ou, pa prese al rapòte l' lajistis. Si apre sa, yon lòt temwen kanpe pou demanti ou, lè sa a kisa ou va fè?
9 Whenever your friend shall reproach you, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
Lè ou gen kont ak yon moun, regle zafè nou san nou pa mete lòt moun ladan li. Pa mete sekrè l' deyò.
10 lest your friend continue to reproach you, so your quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to you like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do you keep for yourself, lest you be made liable to reproach; but take heed to your ways peaceably.
Paske, lè moun konnen ou pa ka kenbe sekrè, y'a fè ou wont. Y'a ba ou move non.
11 [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
Lè ou bay bon pawòl ki tonbe daplon se tankou yon moso lò byen travay yo plake sou yon moso ajan.
12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
Lè yon moun ki gen bon konprann rale zòrèy moun ki gen tande, se tankou zanno ak kolye ki fèt ak bon lò ou mete sou ou.
13 As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Yon komisyonè ki p'ap twonpe moun ki voye l' la, se tankou yon bon vè dlo byen fre w'ap bwè nan mitan chalè rekòt. L'ap remoute kouraj mèt li.
14 As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Moun ki toujou ap pwomèt san yo pa janm kenbe pwomès yo, se tankou nwaj ak van ki pa janm pote lapli.
15 In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Lè ou pa fè kòlè fasil, ou jwenn jwen pou fè chèf la kwè sa ou vle. Konsa tou, ak pawòl dous, w'ap kraze tout antrav ou ta ka jwenn sou chemen ou.
16 Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply you be filled, and vomit it up.
Lè ou jwenn siwo myèl, bwè kantite ou ka bwè. Si ou pran twòp, l'a fè kè ou plen, l'a fè ou vonmi.
17 Enter sparingly into your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.
Konsa tou, pa al rann vizit twò dri lakay zanmi ou, pou li pa bouke avè ou, pou l' pa rayi ou.
18 [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Yon moun k'ap mache bay manti sou moun, se tankou yon makak chaplèt, yon nepe, yon flèch byen pwenti. Li ka touye ou.
19 The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Jou malè, si ou mete konfyans ou sou moun trèt, se tankou si ou vle mòde ak dan pouri, osinon kouri sou pye foule.
20 As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Chante mereng pou yon moun ki nan lapenn, se tankou moun ki wete tout rad sou li nan fredi, se tankou si ou prije sitwon sou yon malenng.
21 If your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Si lènmi ou grangou, ba li manje. Si li swaf dlo, ba li dlo pou l' bwè.
22 for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you [with] good.
Lè sa a, w'a fè l' wont anpil. Seyè a va rekonpanse ou.
23 The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Tripotaj fè moun fè kòlè, menm jan nòde bay lapli.
24 [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Pito ou viv pou kont ou nan yon kwen galata pase pou w'ap viv nan yon kay ansanm ak yon fanm k'ap chache kont tout tan.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Lè ou resevwa yon bon nouvèl ki soti nan peyi Jida, se tankou yon vè dlo fre pou yon moun ki sot moute mòn.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Lè yon moun ki mache dwat kite yon mechan pran tèt li, se tankou yon sous dlo moun mache ladan l', se tankou yon pi yo sal.
27 [It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honor venerable sayings.
Twòp siwo myèl pa bon pou lasante. Konsa tou, pa chache pou moun nonmen non ou twòp.
28 As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Si ou pa kapab kontwole kòlè ou, ou tankou yon lavil san ranpa. Y'ap anvayi l' fasil. Y'ap mete men sou ou fasil.
