Proverbs 25
1 These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Pa inge kutu pac soakas lal Solomon, su sifilpa simla sin mwet sim lal Tokosra Hezekiah lun Judah.
2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Kut akfulatye God ke ma El okanla liki kut, ac kut akfulatye tokosra uh ke ma elos aketeya nu sesr.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Kom tia ku in etu nunak lun sie tokosra. Nunak lal uh fulat oana yen engyeng uh ac loal oana meoa uh.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Eisla ma fohkfok liki silver, na mwet orekma kac uh fah ku in sang orala ma na oasku se.
5 Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Eisla mwet pwapa koluk liki ye mutal tokosra, na tokosrai lal fah eteyuk ke nununku suwohs.
6 Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Nimet sifacna akfulatye kom ye mutun tokosra, ku tu yen sin mwet fulat.
7 for [it is] better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
Ac wo in supweyuk kom nu ke sie nien muta fulat, liki na in fwackot nu sum kom in sang nien muta lom nu sin sie su fulat liki kom.
8 Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
Nimet sulaklak in utyak nu in nununku in tukakin ma kom liye uh. Sie mwet loh fin utyak tukum in fahkak lah kom tafongla, na mea kom ac oru?
9 Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
Kom, ac mwet tulan lom, fin tia insese ke kutu ma, sifacna aksuwosyela inmasrlomtal, ac nimet sramsramkin nu saya.
10 lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Fin tia ouinge, mwet nukewa ac etu lah kom tia ku in karinganang ma oal in srumunyuk, ac mwekin lom ac tiana wanginla.
11 [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
Sie nunak ma aketeyuki wo el arulana saok oana gold nasnas ma oakiyuki ke sie tefuro silver.
12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
Kas in sensenkakin sin sie mwet ma oasr etauk la nu sin sie su insewowo in lohng, saok liki ring gold ku mwe naweyuk su orekla ke gold nasnas.
13 As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Sie mwet roso su ku in lulalfongyuk el mwe insewowo nu sel su supwalla, oana kof oyohu ke pacl fol uh.
14 As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Mwet su orala wulela ac tia akfalye, elos oana pukunyeng ac eng ma wangin af kac.
15 In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Kas fisrasr ac kulang ku in kutongya alein upa, oayapa ku in kifasla nunak lun mwet leum uh.
16 Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Nimet kang honey yohk liki ma fal — ac oru kom wohtla.
17 Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
Nimet mutwata fususla nu yurin mwet tulan lom; el ac ku in totola sum ac srungakomla.
18 [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Sie mwet su fahkak kas kikiap lain kutena mwet, oapana ke el sang sie cutlass faksilya, ku puokilya ke sak in anwuk, ku pisrkilya ke soko osra in pisr kosroh.
19 The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Kom fin epahl nu sin sie mwet soaru ke pacl ma upa uh sikyak, na oana ke kom mongo ke soko wihs furareyak, ku fahsr ke sie nia sukapasla.
20 As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Kom fin yuk on in srital nu sin sie mwet su arulana fohsak nunak la, ac oapana ke kom eisla nuknuk liki sie mwet ke pacl mihsrisr, ku sang sohl nu ke sie kinet.
21 If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Mwet lokoalok lom fin masrinsral, sang mongo nal; el fin malu, sang kof nimal.
22 for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee [with] good.
Tuh ke kom oru ouinge el ac arulana mwekinla sum, ac LEUM GOD El ac fah moli nu sum.
23 The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Lesrik pwanak kasrkusrak, oana ke eng tuh epang me uh use af.
24 [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Ac wo in muta fin mangon lohm uh, liki in muta in lohm uh wi sie mutan torkaskas.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Ke kom ac lohng sie pweng na wo yen loesla me, ac oana ke kom nim kof oyohu ke pacl kom arulana malu.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Sie mwet suwoswos su srifeyukla sin sie mwet koluk, el oana sie unon in kof loslos su aktaekyeyukla, ku sie lufin kof pwasinla.
27 [It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Tia wo in kang honey yokla, ac oapana ke kom suk in nuna kaksakinyuk kom.
28 As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Kom fin tia ku in sifacna leum fom, kom ac oana sie siti su wangin pot kac — fisrasr in kunausyukla.
