Livre des Proverbes 18

JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Qui vit à l'écart suit son bon plaisir, contre tout conseil il s'emporte.	1 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
2 Le sot ne prend pas plaisir à être intelligent, mais à étaler son sentiment.	2 A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
3 Quand vient la méchanceté, vient aussi l'affront, avec le mépris, l'opprobre.	3 The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
4 Des eaux profondes, voilà les paroles de l'homme: un torrent débordant, une source de sagesse.	4 Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
5 Il n'est pas bon de favoriser le méchant, pour débouter le juste dans un jugement.	5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
6 Les lèvres du sot vont au procès et sa bouche appelle les coups.	6 The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
7 La bouche du sot est sa ruine et ses lèvres un piège pour sa vie.	7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
8 Les dires du calomniateur sont de friands morceaux qui descendent jusqu'au fond des entrailles.	8 The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
9 Quiconque est paresseux à l'ouvrage, celui-là est frère du destructeur.	9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.
10 Une tour forte: le nom de Yahvé! le juste y accourt et il est hors d'atteinte.	10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.
11 La fortune du riche, voilà sa place forte: c'est une haute muraille, pense-t-il.	11 The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about.
12 Avant la ruine, le coeur humain s'élève, avant la gloire, il y a l'humilité.	12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
13 Qui riposte avant d'écouter, c'est pour lui folie et confusion.	13 He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.
14 L'esprit de l'homme peut endurer la maladie, mais l'esprit abattu, qui le relèvera?	14 The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
15 Coeur intelligent acquiert la science, l'oreille des sages recherche le savoir.	15 A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction.
16 Le don que fait un homme lui ouvre la voie et le met en présence des grands.	16 A man's gift enlargeth his may, and maketh him room before princes.
17 On donne raison au premier qui plaide, que survienne un adversaire, il le démasque.	17 The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
18 Le sort met fin aux querelles et décide entre les puissants.	18 The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty.
19 Un frère offensé est pire qu'une ville fortifiée et les querelles sont comme les verrous d'undonjon.	19 A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
20 Du fruit de sa bouche l'homme rassasie son estomac, du produit de ses lèvres il se rassasie.	20 Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him.
21 Mort et vie sont au pouvoir de la langue, ceux qui la chérissent mangeront de son fruit.	21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
22 Trouver une femme, c'est trouver le bonheur, c'est obtenir une faveur de Yahvé.	22 He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked.
23 Le pauvre parle en suppliant, le riche répond durement.	23 The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly.
24 Il y a des amis qui mènent à la ruine, il y en a qui sont plus chers qu'un frère.	24 A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.