Proverbs 25
1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Wọ̀nyí ni àwọn òwe mìíràn tí Solomoni pa, tí àwọn ọkùnrin Hesekiah ọba Juda dà kọ.
2 God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.
Ògo Ọlọ́run ní láti fi ọ̀rọ̀ kan pamọ́; láti rí ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ kan ni ògo àwọn ọba.
3 Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
Bí ọ̀run ṣe ga tó tí ayé sì jì bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó ṣòro láti mọ èrò ọkàn ọba.
4 Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
Mú ìdàrọ́ kúrò lára fàdákà ohun èlò yóò sì jáde fún alágbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà.
5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.
Mú ènìyàn búburú kúrò níwájú ọba a ó sì fìdí ìtẹ́ rẹ múlẹ̀ nípasẹ̀ òdodo.
6 Don't try to make yourself look great before the king, and don't pretend to be among the important people,
Má ṣe gbé ara rẹ ga níwájú ọba, má sì ṣe jìjàdù ààyè láàrín àwọn ènìyàn pàtàkì,
7 for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,
ó sàn kí ó wí fún ọ pé, “Gòkè wá síyìn-ín,” ju wí pé kí ó dójútì ọ́ níwájú ènìyàn pàtàkì.
8 don't rush to take legal action, for what are you going to do in the end when your neighbor shows you're wrong and humiliates you?
Ohun tí o ti fi ojú ara rẹ rí má ṣe kánjú gbé e lọ sílé ẹjọ́ nítorí kí ni ìwọ yóò ṣe ní ìgbẹ̀yìn bí aládùúgbò rẹ bá dójútì ọ́?
9 Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,
Bí o bá ń ṣe àwíjàre rẹ níwájú aládùúgbò rẹ, má ṣe tú àṣírí tí ẹlòmíràn ní lọ́dọ̀ rẹ,
10 otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.
àìṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ ẹni tí ó gbọ́ ọ le dójútì ọ́ orúkọ búburú tí ìwọ bá sì gba kì yóò tán láéláé.
11 Advice given at the right time is like golden apples set in silver.
Ọ̀rọ̀ tí a sọ ní àkókò tí ó yẹ ó dàbí èso wúrà nínú àpẹẹrẹ fàdákà.
12 Constructive criticism from the wise to someone who listens is like a gold ring and a necklace of fine gold.
Bí i yẹtí wúrà tàbí ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ti wúrà dáradára ni ìbáwí ọlọ́gbọ́n fún etí tí ó bá fetísílẹ̀.
13 Faithful messengers are as refreshing to their master as cold snow on a hot harvest day.
Bí títutù òjò yìnyín ní àsìkò ìkórè ni ìránṣẹ́ tí ó jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ sí àwọn tí ó rán an ó ń tu ọ̀gá rẹ̀ nínú.
14 Someone who boasts about a gift they never give is like cloud and wind without rain.
Bí ojú ṣíṣú àti afẹ́fẹ́ láìsí òjò ni ènìyàn tí ń yangàn nípa ẹ̀bùn tí kò fún ni.
15 If you're patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
Nípa sùúrù a lè yí ọba lọ́kàn padà ahọ́n tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ rírọ̀ sí egungun.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough, for if you eat too much, you'll be sick.
Bí ìwọ bá rí oyin, jẹ ẹ́ ní ìwọ̀nba bí o bá jẹ ẹ́ jù, ìwọ yóò sì bì í.
17 Don't set foot in your neighbors' homes too often, otherwise they'll get fed up with you and hate you.
Má ṣe máa lọ sí ilé aládùúgbò rẹ nígbà gbogbo tàbí kí ó máa lọ síbẹ̀ lálọ jù, yóò sì kórìíra rẹ.
18 Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
Bí ọ̀pá, idà tàbí ọ̀kọ̀ tí ó mú ni ènìyàn tí ó jẹ́rìí èké lòdì sí aládùúgbò rẹ̀.
19 Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.
Bí eyín tí ó bàjẹ́ tàbí ẹsẹ̀ tí ó rọ ni ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé lórí aláìṣòótọ́ ní àsìkò ìdààmú.
20 Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.
Bí ẹni tí ó bọ́ra kalẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ tí òtútù mú, tàbí, bí ọtí kíkan tí a dà sí ojú ọgbẹ́, ní ẹni tí ń kọ orin fún ẹni tí ọkàn rẹ̀ bàjẹ́.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.
Bí ebi bá ń pa ọ̀tá rẹ, fún un ní oúnjẹ jẹ; bí òǹgbẹ bá ń gbẹ ẹ́, fún un ní omi mú.
22 This will make him ashamed as if he had burning coals piled on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Nípa ṣíṣe báyìí, ìwọ yóò wa ẹ̀yín iná lé e lórí Olúwa yóò sì san ọ ní ẹ̀san rẹ̀ fún ọ.
23 In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.
Bí afẹ́fẹ́ gúúsù ti í mú òjò wá, bí ahọ́n tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀yìn ṣe ń mú ojú ìbínú wá.
24 It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.
Ó sàn láti gbé ní ibi igun kan lórí òrùlé ju láti bá aya oníjà gbé ilé pọ̀.
25 Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
Bí omi tútù sí ọkàn tí ń ṣe àárẹ̀ ni ìròyìn ayọ̀ láti ọ̀nà jíjìn.
26 Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Bí ìsun tí ó di àbàtà tàbí kànga tí omi rẹ̀ bàjẹ́ ni olódodo tí ó fi ààyè gba ènìyàn búburú.
27 It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
Kò dára láti jẹ oyin àjẹjù, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò pọ́n ni lé láti máa wá ọlá fún ara ẹni.
28 Someone without control is as exposed as a town whose walls have been breached.
Bí ìlú tí odi rẹ̀ ti wó lulẹ̀ ni ènìyàn tí kò le kó ara rẹ̀ ní ìjánu.
