Proverbs 25
1 Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
以下也是所羅門的箴言，是猶大王希西家的人所謄錄的。
2 [We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
將事隱祕乃上帝的榮耀； 將事察清乃君王的榮耀。
3 [It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
天之高，地之厚， 君王之心也測不透。
4 [If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
除去銀子的渣滓就有銀子出來， 銀匠能以做器皿。
5 [Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
除去王面前的惡人， 國位就靠公義堅立。
6 When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
不要在王面前妄自尊大； 不要在大人的位上站立。
7 it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
寧可有人說：請你上來， 強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下。
8 Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
不要冒失出去與人爭競， 免得至終被他羞辱， 你就不知道怎樣行了。
9 If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
你與鄰舍爭訟， 要與他一人辯論， 不可洩漏人的密事，
10 If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
恐怕聽見的人罵你， 你的臭名就難以脫離。
11 Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
一句話說得合宜， 就如金蘋果在銀網子裏。
12 When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
智慧人的勸戒，在順從的人耳中， 好像金耳環和精金的妝飾。
13 A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
忠信的使者叫差他的人心裏舒暢， 就如在收割時有冰雪的涼氣。
14 When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
空誇贈送禮物的， 好像無雨的風雲。
15 If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
恆常忍耐可以勸動君王； 柔和的舌頭能折斷骨頭。
16 If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
你得了蜜嗎？只可吃夠而已， 恐怕你過飽就嘔吐出來。
17 Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
你的腳要少進鄰舍的家， 恐怕他厭煩你，恨惡你。
18 To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
作假見證陷害鄰舍的， 就是大槌，是利刀，是快箭。
19 Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
患難時倚靠不忠誠的人， 好像破壞的牙，錯骨縫的腳。
20 Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
對傷心的人唱歌， 就如冷天脫衣服， 又如鹼上倒醋。
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
你的仇敵若餓了，就給他飯吃； 若渴了，就給他水喝；
22 doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
因為，你這樣行就是把炭火堆在他的頭上； 耶和華也必賞賜你。
23 When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
北風生雨， 讒謗人的舌頭也生怒容。
24 It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
寧可住在房頂的角上， 不在寬闊的房屋與爭吵的婦人同住。
25 Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
有好消息從遠方來， 就如拿涼水給口渴的人喝。
26 When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
義人在惡人面前退縮， 好像詵渾之泉，弄濁之井。
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
吃蜜過多是不好的； 考究自己的榮耀也是可厭的。
28 People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
人不制伏自己的心， 好像毀壞的城邑沒有牆垣。
