Ohabolana 25
1 Tovo’ ty razan-tsaontsi’ i Selomò iretiañe, o nitsikombean-droandria’ i Kez’kia, mpanjaka’ Iehodao.
These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
2 Engen’Añahare ty mampikafi-draha, naho volonahe’ o mpanjakao ty mañotsohotso.
The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
3 Ty haabo’ i likerañey, ty halale’ ty tane toy, izay ty hasaro-pitsikarahañe ty arofom-panjaka.
Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
4 Afaho amo volafotio ty taim-pira’e, le ho amam-panefea’e finga ty mpanefe;
Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
5 asitaho añatrefa’ i mpanjakay o tsereheñeo, le hijadoñe an-kavantañañe ty fiambesa’e.
Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
6 Ko mañonjom-bata añatrefa’ i mpanjakay, ndra mijohañe an-toe’ o aman-kasiñeo;
Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
7 Hàmake te anoeñe ama’o ty hoe: Miheova mb’aolo atoa, ta t’ie hareke añatrefa’ o roandriañe niisam-pihaino’oo,
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 ko malisa hanese sisy; fa inoñe ty hanoe’o ampara’e, t’ie ampisalara’ indatiy?
Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
9 Mifandahara hey am’indatiy le ko borahe’o ty tsikenta’ ondaty;
Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
10 tsy mone hinje’e te mahajanjiñe, vaho tsy ho modo ty halolo-lahi’o.
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.
11 Hoe raketa volamena niravaheñe volafoty ty saontsy soa mañeva.
[As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
12 Hoe bange volamena naho ravake volamena ki’e, ty endake an-kihitse an-dravembia mahafijanjiñe.
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
13 Hambañe ami’ty hanintsim-panala am-bolam-binta ty ìrake lili-po amo mpañirak’ azeo; ie ampanintsiñe’e ty arofo’ o talè’eo.
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 Hoe rahoñe miharo tioke tsy amañ’orañe ty misenge ravoravo tsy atolo’e.
As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
15 Mete handreketse ty mpifehe ty fahaliñisañe, naho mahafipoza-taolañe ty fisaontsy malea.
In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
16 Ihe tendreke tantele, mikama ze mahaeneñe, kera habodàja’o te mitipak’ eratse.
Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
17 Soa re te tsy siak’ añ’akiban-drañe’o ao o fandia’oo, tsy mone ho etsak’ azo, vaho ho heje’e.
Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
18 Hoe kobaiñe, naho fibara, vaho ana-pale masioñe ty manara-bande ama’ ondaty.
[As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
19 Hoe nife folake ndra fandia mikoletra ty fiatoañe ami’ty mpamañahy an-tsam-poheke.
The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
20 Hoe mañafa-tsaroñe añ’andro manintsy, ndra ty vinegra nalaro sokay ty mibeko ami’ty milendèñe.
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 Ie saliko ty rafelahi’o, anjotso mahakama; ie taliñiereñe, fahano rano;
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
22 zay ty hamotria’o foroha mirekake añ’ambone’e eo, vaho hanambe azo t’Iehovà.
for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee [with] good.
23 Minday orañe ty tiok’ avaratse, naho minday laharañe miloroloro ty lela manao tsikony.
The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
24 Hàmake himoneñe añ’ilan-tampenak’ ao, ta te añ’anjomba mitraoke aman-drakemba mpitrabike.
[It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 Hoe rano manintsy ami’ty maran-drano, ty talily soa boak’an-tsietoitàne añe.
As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
26 Hoe rano manganahana nileoren-ditsake, naho vovoñe nitivaeñe, ty vantañe miheve ty lo-tsereke.
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.
27 Tsy mahasoa te mikama tantele maro, vaho tsy enge’o t’ie mandrenge vatañe.
[It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
28 Hoe ty fiboroboñafañe an-drova tsy aman-kijoly, t’indaty tsy maha-lie-batañe
As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
