नीतिवचन 25
These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
Take away the wicked before a king, And his throne is established in righteousness.
Do not honor yourself before a king, And do not stand in the place of the great.
7 ७ उनके लिए तुझ से यह कहना बेहतर है कि, “इधर मेरे पास आकर बैठ” ताकि प्रधानों के सम्मुख तुझे अपमानित न होना पड़े.
For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.
8 ८ जो कुछ तूने देखा है, वह जल्दी से अदालत में न ला, अन्त में जब तेरा पड़ोसी तुझे शर्मिंदा करेगा तो तू क्या करेगा?
Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, What do you do in its latter end, When your neighbor causes you to blush?
Plead your cause with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
Lest the hearer put you to shame, And your evil report not turn back.
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12 १२ जैसे सोने का नत्थ और कुन्दन का जेवर अच्छा लगता है, वैसे ही माननेवाले के कान में बुद्धिमान की डाँट भी अच्छी लगती है।
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 १३ जैसे कटनी के समय बर्फ की ठण्ड से, वैसा ही विश्वासयोग्य दूत से भी, भेजनेवालों का जी ठंडा होता है।
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 १४ जैसे बादल और पवन बिना वृष्टि निर्लाभ होते हैं, वैसे ही झूठ-मूठ दान देनेवाले का बड़ाई मारना होता है।
Clouds and wind without rain, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
17 १७ अपने पड़ोसी के घर में बारम्बार जाने से अपने पाँव को रोक, ऐसा न हो कि वह खिन्न होकर घृणा करने लगे।
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20 २० जैसा जाड़े के दिनों में किसी का वस्त्र उतारना या सज्जी पर सिरका डालना होता है, वैसा ही उदास मनवाले के सामने गीत गाना होता है।
Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on natron, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
For you are putting coals on his head, And YHWH gives repayment to you.
A north wind brings forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
