Soakas 25
1 Pa inge kutu pac soakas lal Solomon, su sifilpa simla sin mwet sim lal Tokosra Hezekiah lun Judah.
These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 Kut akfulatye God ke ma El okanla liki kut, ac kut akfulatye tokosra uh ke ma elos aketeya nu sesr.
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
3 Kom tia ku in etu nunak lun sie tokosra. Nunak lal uh fulat oana yen engyeng uh ac loal oana meoa uh.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
4 Eisla ma fohkfok liki silver, na mwet orekma kac uh fah ku in sang orala ma na oasku se.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Eisla mwet pwapa koluk liki ye mutal tokosra, na tokosrai lal fah eteyuk ke nununku suwohs.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Nimet sifacna akfulatye kom ye mutun tokosra, ku tu yen sin mwet fulat.
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men: ]
7 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.
For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 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?
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Kom, ac mwet tulan lom, fin tia insese ke kutu ma, sifacna aksuwosyela inmasrlomtal, ac nimet sramsramkin nu saya.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself; ] and discover not a secret to another:
10 Fin tia ouinge, mwet nukewa ac etu lah kom tia ku in karinganang ma oal in srumunyuk, ac mwekin lom ac tiana wanginla.
Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11 Sie nunak ma aketeyuki wo el arulana saok oana gold nasnas ma oakiyuki ke sie tefuro silver.
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 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.
[As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 Sie mwet roso su ku in lulalfongyuk el mwe insewowo nu sel su supwalla, oana kof oyohu ke pacl fol uh.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 Mwet su orala wulela ac tia akfalye, elos oana pukunyeng ac eng ma wangin af kac.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
15 Kas fisrasr ac kulang ku in kutongya alein upa, oayapa ku in kifasla nunak lun mwet leum uh.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Nimet kang honey yohk liki ma fal — ac oru kom wohtla.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Nimet mutwata fususla nu yurin mwet tulan lom; el ac ku in totola sum ac srungakomla.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
18 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.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 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.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 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.
[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21 Mwet lokoalok lom fin masrinsral, sang mongo nal; el fin malu, sang kof nimal.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 Tuh ke kom oru ouinge el ac arulana mwekinla sum, ac LEUM GOD El ac fah moli nu sum.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23 Lesrik pwanak kasrkusrak, oana ke eng tuh epang me uh use af.
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 Ac wo in muta fin mangon lohm uh, liki in muta in lohm uh wi sie mutan torkaskas.
[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 Ke kom ac lohng sie pweng na wo yen loesla me, ac oana ke kom nim kof oyohu ke pacl kom arulana malu.
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.
26 Sie mwet suwoswos su srifeyukla sin sie mwet koluk, el oana sie unon in kof loslos su aktaekyeyukla, ku sie lufin kof pwasinla.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 Tia wo in kang honey yokla, ac oapana ke kom suk in nuna kaksakinyuk kom.
[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
28 Kom fin tia ku in sifacna leum fom, kom ac oana sie siti su wangin pot kac — fisrasr in kunausyukla.
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
