Proverbes 28

1 Sans qu'on le poursuive, l'impie prend la fuite, mais le juste a l'assurance du jeune lion.

Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.

2 Par la révolte d'un pays, ses princes deviennent nombreux, mais si les hommes sont sages, et connaissent la droiture, [le prince] règne longtemps.

When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.

3 Un homme qui est pauvre, et opprime les petits, est une pluie qui balaie et ne laisse point de pain.

A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].

4 Ceux qui négligent la Loi, louent l'impie, mais ceux qui gardent la Loi, s'indignent contre lui.

Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.

5 Les hommes livrés au mal n'ont pas l'intelligence du juste, mais ceux qui cherchent l'Éternel, ont l'intelligence de tout.

Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.

6 Mieux vaut un pauvre qui marche dans son innocence, que celui qui tourne dans une double voie, et qui est riche.

It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.

7 Qui garde la Loi, est un fils intelligent, mais qui se plaît avec les prodigues, fait honte à son père.

Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.

8 Celui qui augmente son bien par l'usure et l'intérêt, l'amasse pour le bienfaiteur du pauvre.

When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.

9 De celui qui détourne l'oreille pour ne pas écouter la Loi, les prières aussi sont une abomination.

If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).

10 Celui qui entraîne le juste dans la mauvaise voie, tombera dans la fosse même qu'il a faite; mais les innocents auront le bien pour héritage.

Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).

11 A ses propres yeux le riche est sage, mais le pauvre intelligent le pénètre.

[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.

12 Quand les justes triomphent, il y a grande pompe; mais quand les impies s'élèvent, les hommes se cachent.

When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].

13 Celui qui cache ses fautes, ne prospère point; mais qui les confesse et les délaisse, obtient miséricorde.

Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.

14 Heureux l'homme qui vit toujours dans la crainte! mais qui endurcit son cœur, tombe dans le malheur.

[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.

15 Un lion rugissant et un ours affamé, c'est le prince impie d'un peuple pauvre.

Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].

16 Le prince privé de sens est un grand oppresseur; mais celui qui déteste la cupidité, règne longuement.

Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.

17 L'homme qui est sous le poids d'un meurtre, fuit jusques dans le tombeau, craignant d'être saisi.

Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.

18 Celui qui suit la voie innocente, sera sauvé; mais l'homme tortueux qui suit deux voies, tombera dans l'une.

Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.

19 Qui cultive son champ, sera rassasié de pain; et qui s'attache aux fainéants, sera rassasié d'indigence.

Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.

20 L'homme probe sera comblé de bénédictions, mais qui veut s'enrichir promptement, ne reste pas impuni.

[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.

21 Etre partial n'est point chose bonne; cependant pour une bouchée de pain, tel se rend criminel.

It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].

22 L'envieux court après la richesse, et ne voit pas l'indigence qui fond sur lui.

Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.

23 Celui qui reprend les hommes, finit par être mieux vu que le flatteur.

Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).

24 Celui qui a dépouillé son père ou sa mère, et dit: Ce n'est pas un crime! est camarade du brigand.

Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.

25 L'homme qui s'enfle, excite les querelles, mais qui se confie dans l'Éternel, aura l'abondance.

Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].

26 Celui qui se fie en son sens, est un fou; mais qui suit la voie de la sagesse, échappe.

Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).

27 Pour qui donne au pauvre, il n'y a point d'indigence, mais pour qui ferme ses yeux, grande malédiction.

Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.

28 Quand les impies s'élèvent, les hommes se cachent, mais quand ils périssent, les justes s'accroissent.

When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.