Solomona 25
1 EIA no hoi na olelo akamai a Solomona, na na kanaka o Hezekia ke alii o ka Iuda i kakau hou iho.
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
2 He mea nani i ke Akua ke huna i kekahi mea; He mea nani hoi i na'lii ke imi aku.
The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
3 O ka lani he kiekie, o ka honua he hohonu, A o ka naau o na alii, he mau mea ike ole ia.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
4 E hookaawale aku i ka lepo o ke kala, A e puka mai kekahi ipu no ka mea hoohehee.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
5 E hookaawale aku i ka mea hewa mai ke alo aku o ke alii, A e paa iho no kona nohoalii ma ka pono.
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
6 Mai hookiekie ae imua o ke alii, A ma kahi o ka poe koikoi mai ku ae oe.
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
7 No ka mea, he maikai ke olelo mai ia oe, e pii mai oe ia nei, Mamua o kou hoohaahaaia mai imua o ke alii, Ka mea a kou mau maka i nana aku ai.
For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Mai hiki wawe aku oe i ka hakaka, No ka mea, heaha kau e hana'i mahope aku, Ke hoohilahila mai kou hoanoho ia oe?
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
9 Me kou hoanoho oe e hoopaapaa aku ai, Mai hoike aku i ka mea ia hai;
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
10 O henehene mai ia oe ka mea lohe, Aole e pau ka olelo ino mai nou.
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
11 O na ohia gula ma na kii kala, Oia ka huaolelo i oleloia i ka wa pono.
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12 He apo pepeiao gula, a he mea gula maemae e nani ai, Oia ka hoonaauao ana i ka pepeiao hoolohe.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 E like me ke anu o ka hau i ka wa e ohi ai, Pela ka elele oiaio i ka mea nana ia e hoounauna aku; Hooluolu oia i ka uhane o kona mau haku.
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
14 O na ao a me ka makani ua ole, Oia ke kanaka e haanui ana no ka makana hoopunipuni.
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15 Ma ka hoomanawanui i hoohuliia ai ke alii, O ke elelo akahai ke uhai aku i ka iwi.
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
16 Ua loaa anei ia oe ka meli? e ai iho e like me ka pono nou, O hookuku oe ia mea a e luai aku ia.
Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
17 Ua oki kou wawae i ka hele i ka hale o kou hoanoho, O luhi oia ia oe a e inaina mai no hoi.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
18 O ka hamare a me ka pahikaua a me ka pua oioi, Oia ke kanaka hoike wahahee no kona hoanoho.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
19 O ka niho i haiia, o ka wawae okupe, Oia ka paulele ana i ka mea lohe ole i ka wa popilikia.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20 O ka mea lawe aku i ke kapa i ka wa anu, A o ka vinega hoi ma ka paakai, Oia ke mele aku i ke mele i ka mea naau kaumaha.
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
21 Ina pololi kou enemi, e haawi aku ia ia i ka ai, Ina i makewai ia, e hoohainu ia ia i ka wai;
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
22 Pela no oe e kau aku ai i na nanahu wela maluna o kona poo, A na Iehova oe e uku mai.
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
23 O ka makani akau, pale aku ia i ka ua, A o ka maka huhu hoi i ke elelo akiaki.
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
24 E aho ka noho ana ma kahi kihi oluna o ka hale, Aole me ka wahine nuku wale ma ka hale kanaka.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 O ka wai huihui i ka mea makewai la, Oia ka olelo hooluolu mai ka aina loihi e mai.
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
26 He punawai lepolepo, a he waipuna pilopilo, Oia ka mea pono e haule ana imua o ka mea hewa.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 O ka ai ana i ka meli a nui, aole ia he maikai, Pela hoi ka imi ana i ke kaulana nui loa.
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
28 O ke kulanakauhale hiolo, aohe pa, Oia ke kanaka hoomalu ole i kona uhane iho.
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
