箴言 25
1 以下也是所罗门的箴言，是犹大王希西家的人所誊录的。
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 将事隐秘乃 神的荣耀； 将事察清乃君王的荣耀。
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
3 天之高，地之厚， 君王之心也测不透。
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
4 除去银子的渣滓就有银子出来， 银匠能以做器皿。
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 除去王面前的恶人， 国位就靠公义坚立。
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
6 不要在王面前妄自尊大； 不要在大人的位上站立。
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 宁可有人说：请你上来， 强如在你觐见的王子面前叫你退下。
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 不要冒失出去与人争竞， 免得至终被他羞辱， 你就不知道怎样行了。
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 你与邻舍争讼， 要与他一人辩论， 不可泄漏人的密事，
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
10 恐怕听见的人骂你， 你的臭名就难以脱离。
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
11 一句话说得合宜， 就如金苹果在银网子里。
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 智慧人的劝戒，在顺从的人耳中， 好像金耳环和精金的妆饰。
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 忠信的使者叫差他的人心里舒畅， 就如在收割时有冰雪的凉气。
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 空夸赠送礼物的， 好像无雨的风云。
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
15 恒常忍耐可以劝动君王； 柔和的舌头能折断骨头。
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
16 你得了蜜吗？只可吃够而已， 恐怕你过饱就呕吐出来。
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 你的脚要少进邻舍的家， 恐怕他厌烦你，恨恶你。
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 作假见证陷害邻舍的， 就是大槌，是利刀，是快箭。
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 患难时倚靠不忠诚的人， 好像破坏的牙，错骨缝的脚。
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 对伤心的人唱歌， 就如冷天脱衣服， 又如硷上倒醋。
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 你的仇敌若饿了，就给他饭吃； 若渴了，就给他水喝；
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 因为，你这样行就是把炭火堆在他的头上； 耶和华也必赏赐你。
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 北风生雨， 谗谤人的舌头也生怒容。
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
24 宁可住在房顶的角上， 不在宽阔的房屋与争吵的妇人同住。
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
25 有好消息从远方来， 就如拿凉水给口渴的人喝。
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 义人在恶人面前退缩， 好像趟浑之泉，弄浊之井。
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
27 吃蜜过多是不好的； 考究自己的荣耀也是可厌的。
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 人不制伏自己的心， 好像毁坏的城邑没有墙垣。
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
