Proverbs 25
1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
EIA no hoi na olelo akamai a Solomona, na na kanaka o Hezekia ke alii o ka Iuda i kakau hou iho.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
He mea nani i ke Akua ke huna i kekahi mea; He mea nani hoi i na'lii ke imi aku.
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
O ka lani he kiekie, o ka honua he hohonu, A o ka naau o na alii, he mau mea ike ole ia.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
E hookaawale aku i ka lepo o ke kala, A e puka mai kekahi ipu no ka mea hoohehee.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
E hookaawale aku i ka mea hewa mai ke alo aku o ke alii, A e paa iho no kona nohoalii ma ka pono.
6 Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Mai hookiekie ae imua o ke alii, A ma kahi o ka poe koikoi mai ku ae oe.
7 For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
No ka mea, he maikai ke olelo mai ia oe, e pii mai oe ia nei, Mamua o kou hoohaahaaia mai imua o ke alii, Ka mea a kou mau maka i nana aku ai.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Mai hiki wawe aku oe i ka hakaka, No ka mea, heaha kau e hana'i mahope aku, Ke hoohilahila mai kou hoanoho ia oe?
9 Debate your cause with your neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Me kou hoanoho oe e hoopaapaa aku ai, Mai hoike aku i ka mea ia hai;
10 Lest he that hears it put you to shame, and your infamy turn not away.
O henehene mai ia oe ka mea lohe, Aole e pau ka olelo ino mai nou.
11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
O na ohia gula ma na kii kala, Oia ka huaolelo i oleloia i ka wa pono.
12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover on an obedient ear.
He apo pepeiao gula, a he mea gula maemae e nani ai, Oia ka hoonaauao ana i ka pepeiao hoolohe.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
E like me ke anu o ka hau i ka wa e ohi ai, Pela ka elele oiaio i ka mea nana ia e hoounauna aku; Hooluolu oia i ka uhane o kona mau haku.
14 Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
O na ao a me ka makani ua ole, Oia ke kanaka e haanui ana no ka makana hoopunipuni.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Ma ka hoomanawanui i hoohuliia ai ke alii, O ke elelo akahai ke uhai aku i ka iwi.
16 Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Ua loaa anei ia oe ka meli? e ai iho e like me ka pono nou, O hookuku oe ia mea a e luai aku ia.
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of you, and so hate you.
Ua oki kou wawae i ka hele i ka hale o kou hoanoho, O luhi oia ia oe a e inaina mai no hoi.
18 A man that bears false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
O ka hamare a me ka pahikaua a me ka pua oioi, Oia ke kanaka hoike wahahee no kona hoanoho.
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
O ka niho i haiia, o ka wawae okupe, Oia ka paulele ana i ka mea lohe ole i ka wa popilikia.
20 As he that takes away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar on nitre, so is he that singes songs to an heavy heart.
O ka mea lawe aku i ke kapa i ka wa anu, A o ka vinega hoi ma ka paakai, Oia ke mele aku i ke mele i ka mea naau kaumaha.
21 If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Ina pololi kou enemi, e haawi aku ia ia i ka ai, Ina i makewai ia, e hoohainu ia ia i ka wai;
22 For you shall heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD shall reward you.
Pela no oe e kau aku ai i na nanahu wela maluna o kona poo, A na Iehova oe e uku mai.
23 The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
O ka makani akau, pale aku ia i ka ua, A o ka maka huhu hoi i ke elelo akiaki.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
E aho ka noho ana ma kahi kihi oluna o ka hale, Aole me ka wahine nuku wale ma ka hale kanaka.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
O ka wai huihui i ka mea makewai la, Oia ka olelo hooluolu mai ka aina loihi e mai.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
He punawai lepolepo, a he waipuna pilopilo, Oia ka mea pono e haule ana imua o ka mea hewa.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
O ka ai ana i ka meli a nui, aole ia he maikai, Pela hoi ka imi ana i ke kaulana nui loa.
28 He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
O ke kulanakauhale hiolo, aohe pa, Oia ke kanaka hoomalu ole i kona uhane iho.
