Proverbs 10
1 These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
Men pwovèb wa Salomon yo: Yon pitit ki gen bon konprann fè kè papa l' kontan. Men, yon pitit san konprann bay manman l' lapenn.
2 Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
Byen ou rive fè nan move kondisyon p'ap rapòte ou anyen. Men, lè ou serye, ou sove lavi ou.
3 Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
Seyè a p'ap kite moun ki mache dwat soufri grangou. Men, l'ap anpeche mechan an jwenn sa li anvi a.
4 Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Parese fè ou pòv, men travay di fè ou rich.
5 Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
Yon nonm ki wè lwen ranmase rekòt li lè rekòt la pare. Men, se yon wont pou moun ki pase tou tan rekòt la ap dòmi.
6 Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
benediksyon Bondye ap chita sou yon nonm debyen. Pawòl yon moun mechan p'ap janm kite ou wè jan l' mechan.
7 After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
Y'ap toujou chonje yon nonm debyen, y'a fè lwanj pou li. Men, talè konsa non mechan an ap sèvi jouman.
8 Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
Moun ki gen bon konprann koute konsèy yo ba li. Men, moun k'ap pale tankou moun fou pa lwen mouri.
9 Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
Yon nonm serye pa janm bezwen pe anyen. Men, yo gen pou yo bare moun k'ap fè vis.
10 Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
Moun k'ap twenzi je yo sou moun, se moun k'ap voye wòch kache men. Men, moun ki pale kare anpeche kont.
11 What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
Pawòl ki soti nan bouch moun k'ap mache dwat yo bay lavi. Men, pawòl yon moun mechan p'ap janm kite ou wè jan l' mechan.
12 When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
Lè ou gen renmen nan kè ou, ou padonnen tout peche. Men, lè ou rayi moun, ou toujou ap chache kont.
13 Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
Moun lespri pale bon pawòl. Men, pou moun san konprann, se baton nan dèyè yo.
14 Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
Moun ki gen bon konprann toujou ap aprann. Men, lè moun san konprann ap pale, malè pa lwen.
15 The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
Byen yon moun rich, se pwoteksyon li. Men, depi yon nonm pòv, nanpwen pwoteksyon pou li.
16 If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
Travay moun k'ap mache dwat yo bay lavi. Lajan moun k'ap fe sa ki mal yo se pou malè yo.
17 Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
Moun ki koute lè yo rale zòrèy yo ap jwenn chemen lavi. Men, moun ki refize admèt lè yo antò pèdi chemen yo.
18 Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
Moun ki rayi moun nan kè yo, se moun ou pa ka fye. Tout moun k'ap mache fè tripotay se moun san konprann.
19 When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
Plis ou pale anpil, plis ou ka rive fè peche. Lè ou gen bonjan konprann ou kenbe bouch ou fèmen.
20 What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
Pawòl ki soti nan bouch moun k'ap mache dwat, se lò. Men, lide k'ap travay nan tèt yon mechan pa vo anyen.
21 What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
Pawòl ki soti nan bouch moun k'ap mache dwat ap pwofite anpil moun. Men, moun sòt yo ap mouri, paske yo pa gen konprann.
22 Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
benediksyon Bondye bay moun richès. Ou te mèt travay di ou pa ka mete anyen sou li.
23 Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
Lè moun san konprann ap fè sa ki mal, se tankou yon jwèt pou yo. Men, yon moun lespri pran plezi l' nan chache gen bon konprann.
24 Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
Yon moun ki mache dwat, Bondye va ba li tou sa l' ta renmen genyen. Men mechan an, se sa l' pè rive l' la k'ap rive l'.
25 When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
Depi move tan pase, mechan yo disparèt lamenm. Men, moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap toujou kanpe fèm.
26 We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
Pa janm voye parese fè komisyon pou ou. L'ap ennève ou menm jan sitwon fè dan moun gasi, menm jan lafimen fè je moun koule dlo.
27 If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
Krentif pou Bondye fè moun viv lontan. Men, mechan yo mouri anvan lè yo.
28 Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
Sa moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap tann lan va rive vre. Men, mechan yo p'ap janm jwenn sa y'ap tann lan.
29 Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
Chemen Bondye se yon pwoteksyon pou moun ki serye. Men, l'ap detwi moun k'ap fè mal yo.
30 Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
Yo p'ap janm ka fè moun k'ap mache dwat yo brannen. Men, mechan yo ap disparèt nan peyi a.
31 Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
Lè moun k'ap mache dwat yo ap pale, se bon koze yo bay. Men, moun k'ap pale mal yo ap disparèt.
32 Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
Moun k'ap mache dwat yo konn bèl pawòl pou yo di. Men, lang mechan yo, se kouto de bò.
