Proverbs 25
1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Pa inge kutu pac soakas lal Solomon, su sifilpa simla sin mwet sim lal Tokosra Hezekiah lun Judah.
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search it out.
Kut akfulatye God ke ma El okanla liki kut, ac kut akfulatye tokosra uh ke ma elos aketeya nu sesr.
3 Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Kom tia ku in etu nunak lun sie tokosra. Nunak lal uh fulat oana yen engyeng uh ac loal oana meoa uh.
4 Remove the dross from the silver and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
Eisla ma fohkfok liki silver, na mwet orekma kac uh fah ku in sang orala ma na oasku se.
5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
Eisla mwet pwapa koluk liki ye mutal tokosra, na tokosrai lal fah eteyuk ke nununku suwohs.
6 Do not honor yourself in the king's presence and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
Nimet sifacna akfulatye kom ye mutun tokosra, ku tu yen sin mwet fulat.
7 It is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have witnessed,
Ac wo in supweyuk kom nu ke sie nien muta fulat, liki na in fwackot nu sum kom in sang nien muta lom nu sin sie su fulat liki kom.
8 do not bring quickly to trial. For what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Nimet sulaklak in utyak nu in nununku in tukakin ma kom liye uh. Sie mwet loh fin utyak tukum in fahkak lah kom tafongla, na mea kom ac oru?
9 Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself and do not disclose another's secret,
Kom, ac mwet tulan lom, fin tia insese ke kutu ma, sifacna aksuwosyela inmasrlomtal, ac nimet sramsramkin nu saya.
10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
Fin tia ouinge, mwet nukewa ac etu lah kom tia ku in karinganang ma oal in srumunyuk, ac mwekin lom ac tiana wanginla.
11 Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in the right situation.
Sie nunak ma aketeyuki wo el arulana saok oana gold nasnas ma oakiyuki ke sie tefuro silver.
12 A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
Kas in sensenkakin sin sie mwet ma oasr etauk la nu sin sie su insewowo in lohng, saok liki ring gold ku mwe naweyuk su orekla ke gold nasnas.
13 Like the cold of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger for those who sent him; he brings back the life of his masters.
Sie mwet roso su ku in lulalfongyuk el mwe insewowo nu sel su supwalla, oana kof oyohu ke pacl fol uh.
14 Clouds and wind without rain is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
Mwet su orala wulela ac tia akfalye, elos oana pukunyeng ac eng ma wangin af kac.
15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded and a soft tongue can break a bone.
Kas fisrasr ac kulang ku in kutongya alein upa, oayapa ku in kifasla nunak lun mwet leum uh.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough— otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
Nimet kang honey yohk liki ma fal — ac oru kom wohtla.
17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often, he may become tired of you and hate you.
Nimet mutwata fususla nu yurin mwet tulan lom; el ac ku in totola sum ac srungakomla.
18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Sie mwet su fahkak kas kikiap lain kutena mwet, oapana ke el sang sie cutlass faksilya, ku puokilya ke sak in anwuk, ku pisrkilya ke soko osra in pisr kosroh.
19 An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
Kom fin epahl nu sin sie mwet soaru ke pacl ma upa uh sikyak, na oana ke kom mongo ke soko wihs furareyak, ku fahsr ke sie nia sukapasla.
20 Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda, is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Kom fin yuk on in srital nu sin sie mwet su arulana fohsak nunak la, ac oapana ke kom eisla nuknuk liki sie mwet ke pacl mihsrisr, ku sang sohl nu ke sie kinet.
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Mwet lokoalok lom fin masrinsral, sang mongo nal; el fin malu, sang kof nimal.
22 for you will shovel coals of fire on his head and Yahweh will reward you.
Tuh ke kom oru ouinge el ac arulana mwekinla sum, ac LEUM GOD El ac fah moli nu sum.
23 As surely as the north wind brings rain, so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
Lesrik pwanak kasrkusrak, oana ke eng tuh epang me uh use af.
24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
Ac wo in muta fin mangon lohm uh, liki in muta in lohm uh wi sie mutan torkaskas.
25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, so is good news from a far country.
Ke kom ac lohng sie pweng na wo yen loesla me, ac oana ke kom nim kof oyohu ke pacl kom arulana malu.
26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
Sie mwet suwoswos su srifeyukla sin sie mwet koluk, el oana sie unon in kof loslos su aktaekyeyukla, ku sie lufin kof pwasinla.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey; that is like searching for honor after honor.
Tia wo in kang honey yokla, ac oapana ke kom suk in nuna kaksakinyuk kom.
28 A person without self-control is like a city breached and without walls.
Kom fin tia ku in sifacna leum fom, kom ac oana sie siti su wangin pot kac — fisrasr in kunausyukla.
