| | King James | | American std |
| 1 | A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. | La bonne réputation est préférable aux grandes richesses, et une bonne estime à l'argent et à l'or. | A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold. |
| 2 | The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. | Le riche et le pauvre se rencontrent; celui qui les a faits l'un et l'autre, c'est l'Éternel. | The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all. |
| 3 | A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. | L'homme bien avisé prévoit le mal, et se met à l'abri; mais les simples passent outre, et en portent la peine. | A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it. |
| 4 | By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. | Le fruit de l'humilité et de la crainte de l'Éternel, c'est la richesse, la gloire et la vie. | The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life. |
| 5 | Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. | Il y a des épines et des pièges dans la voie du pervers; celui qui garde son âme, s'en éloignera. | Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them. |
| 6 | Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. | Instruis le jeune enfant selon la voie qu'il doit suivre; lors même qu'il sera devenu vieux, il ne s'en éloignera point. | Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
| 7 | The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. | Le riche dominera sur les pauvres, et celui qui emprunte sera serviteur de l'homme qui prête. | The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender. |
| 8 | He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. | Celui qui sème la perversité, moissonnera la vanité, et la verge de sa fureur prendra fin. | He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail. |
| 9 | He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. | L'oeil bienfaisant sera béni, parce qu'il aura donné de son pain au pauvre. | He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
| 10 | Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. | Chasse le moqueur, et la dispute s'en ira, la querelle et l'outrage cesseront. | Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease. |
| 11 | He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. | Le roi est ami de celui qui aime la pureté du coeur, et qui a de la grâce dans ses discours. | He that loveth pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. |
| 12 | The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. | Les yeux de l'Éternel protègent la sagesse; mais il confond les paroles du perfide. | The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man. |
| 13 | The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. | Le paresseux dit: Le lion est là dehors; je serais tué par les rues. | The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets. |
| 14 | The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. | La bouche des étrangères est une fosse profonde; celui contre qui l'Éternel est irrité, y tombera. | The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. |
| 15 | Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. | La folie est attachée au coeur de l'enfant; mais la verge du châtiment l'éloignera de lui. | Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
| 16 | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. | Celui qui fait tort au pauvre pour s'enrichir, donne au riche, pour n'aboutir qu'à l'indigence. | He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want. |
| 17 | Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. | Prête ton oreille, et écoute les paroles des sages; applique ton coeur à ma science. | Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. |
| 18 | For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. | Car il est bon que tu les gardes au-dedans de toi, et qu'elles restent présentes sur tes lèvres. | For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips. |
| 19 | That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. | Je te le fais entendre aujourd'hui à toi-même, afin que ta confiance soit en l'Éternel. | That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee. |
| 20 | Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, | N'ai-je pas déjà écrit pour toi sur le conseil et sur la science, | Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, |
| 21 | That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? | Pour t'enseigner des choses sûres, des paroles de vérité; afin que tu répondes par des paroles de vérité à ceux qui te consultent? | To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? |
| 22 | Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: | Ne pille point le pauvre, parce qu'il est pauvre, et n'opprime point l'affligé à la porte. | Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: |
| 23 | For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. | Car l'Éternel plaidera leur cause, et pillera l'âme de ceux qui les auront pillés. | For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. |
| 24 | Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: | Ne sois point le compagnon de l'homme colèrique, et ne va point avec l'homme furieux; | Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: |
| 25 | Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. | De peur que tu n'apprennes ses voies, et qu'elles ne soient un piège pour ton âme. | Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul. |
| 26 | Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. | Ne sois point de ceux qui frappent dans la main, ni de ceux qui cautionnent pour les dettes. | Be thou not one of them that strike hands, [Or] of them that are sureties for debts. |
| 27 | If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? | Si tu n'avais pas de quoi payer, voudrais-tu qu'on prît ton lit de dessous toi? | If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
| 28 | Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. | Ne déplace point la borne ancienne que tes pères ont posée. | Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set. |
| 29 | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. | As-tu vu un homme habile dans son travail? Il sera au service des rois, et non à celui de gens d'une condition obscure. | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. |
