નીતિવચનો 25
These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
7 ૭ ઉમરાવના દેખતાં તને નીચે ઉતારવામાં આવે તેના કરતાં, “આમ આવો” કહીને ઉપર બેસાડવામાં આવે એ વધારે સારું છે.
for [it is] better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
8 ૮ દાવામાં જલદી ઊતરી ન પડ. કેમ કે આખરે તારો પ્રતિવાદી તને ઝંખવાણો પાડે ત્યારે શું કરવું તે તને સૂઝે નહિ?
Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
[As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
13 ૧૩ ફસલના સમયમાં બરફની શીતળતા જેવી લાગે છે તેવી જ વિશ્વાસુ સંદેશાવાહક તેના મોકલનારાઓને લાગે છે; તે પોતાના માલિકના આત્માને તાજો કરે છે.
As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
14 ૧૪ જે કોઈ ભેટો આપવાની વ્યર્થ ડંફાસો મારે છે, પણ કંઈ આપતો નથી, તે વરસાદ વગરનાં વાદળાં તથા પવન જેવો છે.
As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
16 ૧૬ જો તને મધ મળ્યું હોય, તો જોઈએ તેટલું જ ખા રખેને તે તારા ગળા સુધી આવે અને તારે તે ઓકી કાઢવું પડે.
Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
[As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
20 ૨૦ જે દુઃખી દિલવાળા માણસ આગળ ગીતો ગાય છે, તે ઠંડીમાં અંગ પરથી વસ્ત્ર કાઢી લેનાર જેવો અથવા ઘા પર સરકો રેડનાર જેવો છે.
As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
21 ૨૧ જો તારો શત્રુ ભૂખ્યો હોય, તો તેને ખાવા માટે રોટલો આપ; અને જો તે તરસ્યો હોય, તો પીવા માટે પાણી આપ.
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee [with] good.
The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
[It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
[It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
