Proverbs 27
1 Boast not of to-morrow; for you know not what the next day shall bring forth.
Pa fè grandizè pou sa ou pral fè denmen. Ou wè jòdi, ou pa konn denmen.
2 Let your neighbor, and not your own mouth, praise you; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Kite lòt moun pale byen pou ou. Pa fè sa ou menm. Kite etranje fè lwanj pou ou. Pa janm fè lwanj tèt pa ou.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Wòch lou, sab lou. Men, yo pa ka pi lou pase yon moun san konprann lè l' fache.
4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Lè yon moun ankòlè, li kraze brize. Men, ki moun ki ka kenbe tèt ak yon moun k'ap fè jalouzi?
5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Pito ou rale zòrèy yon moun kareman pase pou ou kite l' konprann sa li fè a pa anyen.
6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Lè yon zanmi ap rale zòrèy ou, se byen ou li vle wè. Men, lè yon lènmi ap pase men l' nan kou ou, se twonpe l'ap twonpe ou.
7 A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Lè vant moun plen, yo refize ata siwo myèl. Lè moun grangou vre, menm bagay anmè gou nan bouch.
8 As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Yon moun ki lwen lakay li, se tankou yon zwezo ki byen lwen nich li.
9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Losyon ak lwil santi bon bay kè kontan. Konsèy yon bon zanmi remoute kouraj.
10 Your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; and when you are in distress go not into your brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
Pa janm bliye zanmi ou, ni zanmi papa ou. Lè zafè ou pa bon, pa al lakay frè ou. Yon bon vwazen pi bon pase yon frè ki lwen.
11 Son, be wise, that your heart may rejoice; and remove you from yourself reproachful words.
Pitit mwen, aprann gen bon konprann. Fè kè m' kontan. Konsa, m'a ka reponn moun k'ap kritike m' yo.
12 A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Moun ki gen konprann, lè li wè malè ap vin sou li, li wete kò l'. Moun sòt pote lestonmak li bay, epi se li ki peye sa.
13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
Si yon moun sòt jouk pou li asepte bay pawòl li pou dèt yon etranje, se pou yo sezi ata rad ki sou li jouk lòt la peye.
14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
Si ou di yon zanmi ou bonjou twò fò granmaten, se tankou si ou te ba li madichon.
15 On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
Yon fanm ki toujou ap chache kont, se tankou yon goutyè k'ap degoute lè lapli ap tonbe tout lajounen.
16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Si ou rive fè l' pe bouch li, w'a kenbe van ak men ou, w'a kenbe lwil ak dwèt ou tou!
17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Menm jan fè file fè, konsa tou pou moun, yonn aprann nan men lòt.
18 He that plants a fig tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honored.
Moun ki pran swen yon pye rezen, se li ki va jwenn rezen pou li manje. Moun ki fè travay mèt li byen, y'a gen respè pou li.
19 As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Lè ou gade nan glas, se pwòp figi ou ou wè ladan l'. Konsa tou, lè ou gade nan kè yon moun, ou wè ki moun li ye.
20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
Menm jan toujou gen plas pou mò kote mò yo ye a, konsa tou, toujou gen plas pou lanvi nan kè moun. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Yo pase lò ak ajan nan dife pou wè si yo bon. Konsa tou, dapre jan yo nonmen non yon moun, yo ka di ki moun li ye.
22 Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
Ou te mèt woule yon moun sòt anba baton tankou yo bat pwa, se pa sa k'ap fè l' kite sòt.
23 Do you thoroughly know the number of your flock, and pay attention to your herds.
Chache konnen jan tout bèt ou yo ye. Pran swen yo.
24 For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Richès pa la pou tout tan. Ou ka pa rive pase tout byen ou bay pitit pitit ou.
25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and you shall cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Lè ou koupe zèb, li pouse ankò. Konsa, toujou gen zèb sou mòn yo.
26 that you may have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that you may have lambs.
Mouton ou yo ap ba ou lenn pou fè rad met sou ou. Bouk kabrit yo ap rapòte ou lajan pou achte tè pou fè jaden.
27 [My] son, you have from me words very useful for your life, and for the life of your servants.
W'a jwenn kont lèt kabrit pou ou bwè ak fanmi ou ansanm ak moun k'ap sèvi lakay ou.
