Proverbs 25
1 also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
2 glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
3 heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
4 to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
5 to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
6 not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
7 for pleasant to say to/for you to ascend: rise here/thus from to abase you to/for face noble which to see: see eye your
For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
8 not to come out: send to/for to contend quickly lest what? to make: do in/on/with end her in/on/with be humiliated [obj] you neighbor your
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9 strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10 lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11 apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12 ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13 like/as coolness snow in/on/with day harvest envoy be faithful to/for to send: depart him and soul lord his to return: rescue
As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21 if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22 for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23 spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24 pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27 to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
28 city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
