Soakas 25
1 Pa inge kutu pac soakas lal Solomon, su sifilpa simla sin mwet sim lal Tokosra Hezekiah lun Judah.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, collected.
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 it is the glory of kings 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.
As the heavens for their height, And as the earth for its depth, So is the heart of kings 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 will come forth a vessel for the founder;
5 Eisla mwet pwapa koluk liki ye mutal tokosra, na tokosrai lal fah eteyuk ke nununku suwohs.
Take away the wicked man from the presence of the king, And his throne will be established by righteousness.
6 Nimet sifacna akfulatye kom ye mutun tokosra, ku tu yen sin mwet fulat.
Put not thyself forth in the presence of the king, Nor set thyself in the place of the great;
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 is it that one should say to thee, “Come up hither!” Than that he should put thee in a lower place, In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes behold.
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 engage in a suit, Lest thou know not what to do in the end of it, When thine adversary 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.
Maintain thy cause with thine adversary, But reveal not another's secret;
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 thy infamy depart not from thee.
11 Sie nunak ma aketeyuki wo el arulana saok oana gold nasnas ma oakiyuki ke sie tefuro silver.
A word spoken in season Is like apples of gold in figured-work 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 a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an attentive 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 spirit of his masters.
14 Mwet su orala wulela ac tia akfalye, elos oana pukunyeng ac eng ma wangin af kac.
As clouds and wind without rain, So is the man that boasteth falsely of giving.
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 appeased; And a soft tongue breaketh bones.
16 Nimet kang honey yohk liki ma fal — ac oru kom wohtla.
Hast thou found honey? eat what is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be surfeited with it, and vomit it up.
17 Nimet mutwata fususla nu yurin mwet tulan lom; el ac ku in totola sum ac srungakomla.
Let thy foot be seldom in the house of thy friend, Lest he be surfeited with thee and 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 battle-hammer, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man who beareth false witness against his neighbor.
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.
As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
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 off a garment on a cold day, As vinegar upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to a 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 wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward thee.
23 Lesrik pwanak kasrkusrak, oana ke eng tuh epang me uh use af.
As the north wind bringeth forth rain, So a backbiting tongue maketh an angry countenance.
24 Ac wo in muta fin mangon lohm uh, liki in muta in lohm uh wi sie mutan torkaskas.
Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a quarrelsome woman in a large 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 water to the thirsty, 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.
As a troubled fountain, and as a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man falling before the wicked.
27 Tia wo in kang honey yokla, ac oapana ke kom suk in nuna kaksakinyuk kom.
To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
28 Kom fin tia ku in sifacna leum fom, kom ac oana sie siti su wangin pot kac — fisrasr in kunausyukla.
As a city broken through and without a wall, So is he that hath no rule over his spirit.
