Proverbs 25
1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
Also these [are] [the] proverbs of Solomon which they copied [the] men of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah.
2 The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
[is] [the] glory of God to conceal a matter and [is the] glory of kings to search out a matter.
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
Heaven for height and earth for depth and [the] heart of kings there not [is] inquiry.
4 Take away dross from silver, And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
Remove dross from silver and it came out for the metalsmith a vessel.
5 Take away the wicked before a king, And his throne is established in righteousness.
Remove [the] wicked before a king so it may be established in righteousness throne his.
6 Do not honor yourself before a king, And do not stand in the place of the great.
May not you claim honor before a king and in [the] place of great [people] may not you stand.
7 For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.
For [is] better to say to you come up here than to set low you before a noble [person] whom they have seen eyes your.
8 Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, What do you do in its latter end, When your neighbor causes you to blush?
May not you go forth to contest a lawsuit quickly lest what? will you do at end its when puts to shame you neighbor your.
9 Plead your cause with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
Own case your conduct with neighbor your and [the] secret of another [person] may not you reveal.
10 Lest the hearer put you to shame, And your evil report not turn back.
Lest he should bring shame you [one who] hears and evil report your not it will turn back.
11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
Apples of gold in settings of silver a word spoken on proper times its.
12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
An earring of gold and an ornament of pure gold [one who] reproves wise on an ear listening.
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
[is] like [the] cold of Snow - on a day of harvest an envoy faithful to [those who] sent him and [the] life of masters his he will restore.
14 Clouds and wind without rain, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Clouds and wind and [is] rain there not a person [who] boasts in a gift of falsehood.
15 A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
By length of anger he will be persuaded a ruler and a tongue soft it will break bone.
16 You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
Honey you have found eat sufficiency your lest you should be surfeited with it and you will vomit up it.
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
Make rare foot your from [the] house of neighbor your lest he should be surfeited with you and he will hate you.
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
A war-club and a sword and an arrow sharpened a person [who] testifies against neighbor his a witness of falsehood.
19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
A tooth broken and a foot slipped [the] trust of [one who] acts treacherously in a day of trouble.
20 Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on natron, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
[one who] removes A garment - on a day of coldness vinegar on soda and [one who] sings the songs to a heart sad.
21 If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
If [is] hungry [one who] hates you give to eat him food and if thirsty give to drink him water.
22 For you are putting coals on his head, And YHWH gives repayment to you.
For burning coals you [will] snatch up on head his and Yahweh he will repay to you.
23 A north wind brings forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
A wind of [the] north it brings forth rain and faces indignant a tongue of secrecy.
24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
[is] good To dwell on [the] corner of a roof more than a woman of (contentions *Q(K)*) and a house of association.
25 [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
Water cool on a person weary and a report good from a land of distance.
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
A spring fouled and a fountain ruined a righteous [person] [who] sways before a wicked [person].
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
To eat honey much not [is] good and [the] search of own honor their [is] an honor.
28 A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
A city broken into there not [is] a wall a person whom not control [belongs] to spirit his.
