প্রবচন 25
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 ৭ উচ্চপদস্থ ব্যক্তিৰ উপস্থিতিত অপদস্থ হোৱাতকৈ, “ইয়ালৈ আহাঁ”, এই বুলি তেওঁ তোমাক কোৱা ভাল। তোমাৰ সাক্ষ্য কি আছিল,
For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
8 ৮ বিচাৰত বেগাই গৈ উপস্থিত নহ’বা; কাৰণ যেতিয়া তোমাৰ চুবুৰীয়াই তোমাক লাজ দিব, তেতিয়া শেষত তুমি কি কৰিবা?
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself], and disclose not the secret of another:
10 ১০ তোমাৰ কথা যিজনে শুনে, তেওঁ তোমাক লাজত পেলাব, আৰু দুষ্ট লোকে তোমাৰ বিষয়ে গোচৰ দিলে গুপুতে নাথাকিব।
Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
A word fitly spoken is [like] apples of gold in baskets of silver.
[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 ১৩ শস্য দোৱাৰ সময়ত হিমৰ চেঁচা যেনে, বিশ্বাসী বাৰ্ত্তাবাহক পঠোৱা সকলৰ বাবে তেনে; তেওঁ তেওঁৰ মালিকৰ আত্মা সতেজ কৰে;
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him; for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
[As] clouds and wind without rain, [so is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee; lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.
18 ১৮ যিজনে চুবুৰীয়াৰ বিৰুদ্ধে মিছা সাক্ষ্য দিয়ে, তেওঁ যুদ্ধত ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা গদা, বা তৰোৱাল, বা তীক্ষ্ন কাঁড়ৰ দৰে।
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 ২০ কোনো এজনে মনৰ বেজাৰত গীত গোৱা যেনে, জাৰ কালিত কপোৰ সোলোকাই থোৱা মানুহ, বা খাৰৰ ওপৰত দিয়া ভিনেগাৰো তেনে।
[As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21 ২১ তোমাৰ শত্ৰু যদি ক্ষুধাতুৰ হয়, তেনেহ’লে তেওঁক আহাৰ খাবলৈ দিয়া; আৰু তেওঁ যদি তৃষ্ণাতুৰ হয়, তেনেহ’লে তেওঁক পানী খাবলৈ দিয়া।
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 ২২ কিয়নো সেইদৰে কৰিলে, তুমি তেওঁৰ মুৰত জ্বলি থকা আঙঠা বেলচাৰে আঁতৰাই দিয়া হ’ব, আৰু যিহোৱাই তোমাক পুৰস্কাৰ দিব।
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
The north wind bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 ২৬ ঘোলা পানীৰ নিজৰা, বা নষ্ট হৈ যোৱা ভুমুক যেনে, দুষ্ট লোকৰ সন্মুখত ভাল মানুহো থৰক-বৰক হোৱাও তেনে।
[As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [so is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
It is not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search out their own glory is [not] glory.
He whose spirit is without restraint is [like] a city that is broken down and hath no wall.
