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].
also these proverb Solomon which to proceed human Hezekiah king Judah
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.
glory God to hide word: thing and glory king to search word: thing
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.
heaven to/for height and land: country/planet to/for depth and heart king nothing search
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.
to remove dross from silver: money and to come out: produce to/for to refine article/utensil
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.
to remove wicked to/for face king and to establish: establish in/on/with righteousness throne his
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; )
not to honor to/for face king and in/on/with place great: large not to stand: stand
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].
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
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]
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
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].
strife your to contend with neighbor your and counsel another not to reveal: reveal
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).
lest to shame you to hear: hear and slander your not to return: return
11 Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
apple gold in/on/with figure silver: money word to speak: speak upon (right) time his
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.
ring gold and ornament gold to rebuke wise upon ear to hear: hear
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.
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
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.
mist and spirit: breath and rain nothing man to boast: boast in/on/with gift deception
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].
in/on/with length face: anger to entice chief and tongue tender to break bone
16 If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
honey to find to eat sufficiency your lest to satisfy him and to vomit him
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.
be precious foot your from house: home neighbor your lest to satisfy you and to hate you
18 To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
war-club and sword and arrow to sharpen man to answer in/on/with neighbor his witness deception
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.
tooth to shatter and foot to slip confidence to act treacherously in/on/with day distress
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.
to advance garment in/on/with day cold vinegar upon lye and to sing in/on/with song upon heart bad: harmful
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
if hungry to hate you to eat him food: bread and if thirsty to water: drink him water
22 doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
for coal you(m. s.) to snatch up upon head his and LORD to complete to/for you
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.
spirit: breath north to twist: give birth rain and face be indignant tongue secrecy
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.
pleasant to dwell upon corner roof from woman: wife (contention *Q(K)*) and house: home fellow
25 Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
water cool upon soul faint and tidings pleasant from land: country/planet distance
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.
spring to foul and fountain to ruin righteous to shake to/for face: before wicked
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
to eat honey to multiply not pleasant and search glory their glory
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].
city to break through nothing wall man which nothing restraint to/for spirit: temper his
