| | Louis Segond | King James | American std |
| 1 | Mieux vaut un morceau de pain sec, avec la paix, Qu'une maison pleine de viandes, avec des querelles. | Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. | Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. |
| 2 | Un serviteur prudent domine sur le fils qui fait honte, Et il aura part à l'héritage au milieu des frères. | A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. | A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. |
| 3 | Le creuset est pour l'argent, et le fourneau pour l'or ; Mais celui qui éprouve les coeurs, c'est l'Éternel. | The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. | The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts. |
| 4 | Le méchant est attentif à la lèvre inique, Le menteur prête l'oreille à la langue pernicieuse. | A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. | An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. |
| 5 | Celui qui se moque du pauvre outrage celui qui l'a fait ; Celui qui se réjouit d'un malheur ne restera pas impuni. | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. | Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished. |
| 6 | Les enfants des enfants sont la couronne des vieillards, Et les pères sont la gloire de leurs enfants. | Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. | Children`s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers. |
| 7 | Les paroles distinguées ne conviennent pas à un insensé ; Combien moins à un noble les paroles mensongères ! | Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. | Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince. |
| 8 | Les présents sont une pierre précieuse aux yeux de qui en reçoit ; De quelque côté qu'ils se tournes, ils ont du succès. | A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. | A bribe is [as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. |
| 9 | Celui qui couvre une faute cherche l'amour, Et celui qui la rappelle dans ses discours divise les amis. | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. | He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends. |
| 10 | Une réprimande fait plus d'impression sur l'homme intelligent Que cent coups sur l'insensé. | A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. | A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool. |
| 11 | Le méchant ne cherche que révolte, Mais un messager cruel sera envoyé contre lui. | An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. | An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| 12 | Rencontre une ourse privée de ses petits, Plutôt qu'un insensé pendant sa folie. | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. | Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly. |
| 13 | De celui qui rend le mal pour le bien Le mal ne quittera point la maison. | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. | Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house. |
| 14 | Commencer une querelle, c'est ouvrir une digue ; Avant que la dispute s'anime, retire-toi. | The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. | The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling. |
| 15 | Celui qui absout le coupable et celui qui condamne le juste Sont tous deux en abomination à l'Éternel. | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. | He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah. |
| 16 | A quoi sert l'argent dans la main de l'insensé ? A acheter la sagesse ?... Mais il n'a point de sens. | Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? | Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding? |
| 17 | L'ami aime en tout temps, Et dans le malheur il se montre un frère. | A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. | A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity. |
| 18 | L'homme dépourvu de sens prend des engagements, Il cautionne son prochain. | A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. | A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor. |
| 19 | Celui qui aime les querelles aime le péché ; Celui qui élève sa porte cherche la ruine. | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. | He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. |
| 20 | Un coeur faux ne trouve pas le bonheur, Et celui dont la langue est perverse tombe dans le malheur. | He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. | He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. |
| 21 | Celui qui donne naissance à un insensé aura du chagrin ; Le père d'un fou ne peut pas se réjouir. | He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. | He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy. |
| 22 | Un coeur joyeux est un bon remède, Mais un esprit abattu dessèche les os. | A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. | A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones. |
| 23 | Le méchant accepte en secret des présents, Pour pervertir les voies de la justice. | A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. | A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice. |
| 24 | La sagesse est en face de l'homme intelligent, Mais les yeux de l'insensé sont à l'extrémité de la terre. | Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. | Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. |
| 25 | Un fils insensé fait le chagrin de son père, Et l'amertume de celle qui l'a enfanté. | A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. | A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him. |
| 26 | Il n'est pas bon de condamner le juste à une amende, Ni de frapper les nobles à cause de leur droiture. | Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. | Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness. |
| 27 | Celui qui retient ses paroles connaît la science, Et celui qui a l'esprit calme est un homme intelligent. | He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. | He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. |
| 28 | L'insensé même, quand il se tait, passe pour sage ; Celui qui ferme ses lèvres est un homme intelligent. | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. | Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent. |
