Proverbes 22
1 Une bonne renommée vaut mieux que de grandes richesses; la bonne grâce vaut mieux que l'or et l'argent.
(Having a good reputation/Being honored by people) is better than having a lot of money; being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].
2 Le riche et le pauvre se sont rencontrés; c'est le Seigneur qui les a créé tous les deux.
There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.
3 L'homme habile, en voyant le pervers sévèrement châtié, se corrige lui- même; les imprudents passent outre, et sont punis à leur tour.
Those who have good sense realize [that there is something] dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.
4 La crainte du Seigneur fait naître la sagesse, et les biens, et la gloire, et la vie.
The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
5 Les chausse-trapes et les filets sont dans les voies tortueuses; mais celui qui garde son âme les évitera.
Because of the things that wicked people do, [they have difficulties/troubles] that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
7 Les riches commanderont aux pauvres, et des serviteurs prêteront à usure à leurs propres maîtres.
Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend [money to them].
8 Qui sème la méchanceté récoltera le malheur, et il recevra le châtiment de ses œuvres. Dieu bénit l'homme joyeux et libéral; mais le mauvais semeur sera puni par la vanité même de ses travaux.
[If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow]; [similarly], if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET]; and if you try to harm/oppress people [because you are angry with them], you will not be able to harm them.
9 Celui qui a pitié des pauvres sera lui-même nourri; car il a donné de son pain au mendiant. Celui qui donne des présents se prépare victoire et honneur; mais il perd l'âme de ceux qui les acceptent.
[God] will bless those who are generous [IDM], those who give some of their food to poor [people].
10 Chassez de l'assemblée l'homme de pestilence; la discorde en sortira avec lui; car, lorsqu'il s'y assied, il la déshonore tout entière.
If you get rid of those who make fun of [everything that is good], there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting [other people].
11 Le Seigneur aime les cœurs saints, et tous les innocents Lui sont agréables; un roi gouverne à la parole.
If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.
12 Les yeux du Seigneur surveillent la doctrine; le pervers méprise Sa parole.
Yahweh [SYN] (watches over/takes care of) [those who have] good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
13 Le paresseux apporte des excuses, et dit: Il y a un lion sur le chemin, et des assassins dans les rues.
Lazy people [remain in their houses]; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street [to go to work]!”
14 La bouche des méchants est un profond abîme; celui qui hait le Seigneur y tombera. Il y a devant l'homme des voies mauvaises, et il n'aime pas s'en détourner; cependant il est nécessaire d'éviter toute voie mauvaise et tortueuse.
What (wives who commit adultery/immoral women) say [to men] [MTY] is [like] a deep pit [MET] [into which those men fall]; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
15 La folie est attachée au cœur du jeune homme; la verge et la discipline sont loin de lui.
Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they [will] (stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should).
16 Celui qui trompe l'indigent augmente ses biens; mais il les diminue en faisant des présents au riche.
Those who oppress poor [people] in order to become rich, and those who give [a bribe] to rich [people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them], will just lose their money.
17 Incline ton oreille aux discours du sage; sois attentif à mes paroles; affermis ton cœur sur elles, afin que tu saches qu'elles sont bonnes.
[Now] listen [MTY] to what wise [people] have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
18 Si tu les déposes en ton cœur, elles réjouiront ton cœur et tes lèvres.
It will be good to (keep these things in your minds/always remember them), because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them [to others].
19 Que ton espérance soit dans le Seigneur, et qu'Il te fasse connaître Sa voie.
[I want you to] trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
20 Grave ces choses trois fois sur la face de ton cœur, afin de posséder la sagesse et la science.
I have written [RHQ] 30 (sayings/things that wise people have said) from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know [many good/useful things].
21 C'est pour cela que je t'enseigne la parole véritable et la doctrine bonne à suivre, afin que tu répondes les paroles de la vérité à ceux qui se présenteront devant toi.
From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you [to school] (OR, give a good answer [to those who ask you questions]).
22 Ne fais pas violence au pauvre, car il est dans le besoin; devant les portes de la ville, ne méprise point l'homme sans appui;
[It is easy to] rob poor [people] who are helpless [and cannot defend themselves, but] never [do that]; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,
23 car le Seigneur Lui-même plaidera sa cause; et ainsi tu mettras ton âme en un sûr asile.
because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.
24 Ne sois pas le compagnon d'un orgueilleux; ne demeure pas avec un ami porté à la colère;
Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
25 de peur que tu n'apprennes leurs voies, et que tu n'en reçoives des filets pour ton âme.
because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.
26 Ne t'engage pour personne, même par crainte de déplaire;
If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
27 car si tu n'as pas de quoi payer, ils te prendront ta couverture sur les flancs.
because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely [RHQ] [come and] take away [everything you own], even your bed.
28 Ne déplaces pas les bornes que, de tout temps, les pères ont posées.
Do not [steal some of your neighbors’ land by] removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
29 Il convient que l'homme clairvoyant et habile au travail s'approche des rois, mais non qu'il s'approche des pervers.
Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings [because the kings will want people like that to work for them].
