Ohabolana 25
1 Tovo’ ty razan-tsaontsi’ i Selomò iretiañe, o nitsikombean-droandria’ i Kez’kia, mpanjaka’ Iehodao.
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
2 Engen’Añahare ty mampikafi-draha, naho volonahe’ o mpanjakao ty mañotsohotso.
The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
3 Ty haabo’ i likerañey, ty halale’ ty tane toy, izay ty hasaro-pitsikarahañe ty arofom-panjaka.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
4 Afaho amo volafotio ty taim-pira’e, le ho amam-panefea’e finga ty mpanefe;
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
5 asitaho añatrefa’ i mpanjakay o tsereheñeo, le hijadoñe an-kavantañañe ty fiambesa’e.
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
6 Ko mañonjom-bata añatrefa’ i mpanjakay, ndra mijohañe an-toe’ o aman-kasiñeo;
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
7 Hàmake te anoeñe ama’o ty hoe: Miheova mb’aolo atoa, ta t’ie hareke añatrefa’ o roandriañe niisam-pihaino’oo,
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 ko malisa hanese sisy; fa inoñe ty hanoe’o ampara’e, t’ie ampisalara’ indatiy?
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
9 Mifandahara hey am’indatiy le ko borahe’o ty tsikenta’ ondaty;
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
10 tsy mone hinje’e te mahajanjiñe, vaho tsy ho modo ty halolo-lahi’o.
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
11 Hoe raketa volamena niravaheñe volafoty ty saontsy soa mañeva.
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12 Hoe bange volamena naho ravake volamena ki’e, ty endake an-kihitse an-dravembia mahafijanjiñe.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive 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 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 Hoe rahoñe miharo tioke tsy amañ’orañe ty misenge ravoravo tsy atolo’e.
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15 Mete handreketse ty mpifehe ty fahaliñisañe, naho mahafipoza-taolañe ty fisaontsy malea.
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
16 Ihe tendreke tantele, mikama ze mahaeneñe, kera habodàja’o te mitipak’ eratse.
Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
17 Soa re te tsy siak’ añ’akiban-drañe’o ao o fandia’oo, tsy mone ho etsak’ azo, vaho ho heje’e.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
18 Hoe kobaiñe, naho fibara, vaho ana-pale masioñe ty manara-bande ama’ ondaty.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
19 Hoe nife folake ndra fandia mikoletra ty fiatoañe ami’ty mpamañahy an-tsam-poheke.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20 Hoe mañafa-tsaroñe añ’andro manintsy, ndra ty vinegra nalaro sokay ty mibeko ami’ty milendèñe.
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 Ie saliko ty rafelahi’o, anjotso mahakama; ie taliñiereñe, fahano rano;
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
22 zay ty hamotria’o foroha mirekake añ’ambone’e eo, vaho hanambe azo t’Iehovà.
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
23 Minday orañe ty tiok’ avaratse, naho minday laharañe miloroloro ty lela manao tsikony.
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
24 Hàmake himoneñe añ’ilan-tampenak’ ao, ta te añ’anjomba mitraoke aman-drakemba mpitrabike.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 Hoe rano manintsy ami’ty maran-drano, ty talily soa boak’an-tsietoitàne añe.
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
26 Hoe rano manganahana nileoren-ditsake, naho vovoñe nitivaeñe, ty vantañe miheve ty lo-tsereke.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 Tsy mahasoa te mikama tantele maro, vaho tsy enge’o t’ie mandrenge vatañe.
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
28 Hoe ty fiboroboñafañe an-drova tsy aman-kijoly, t’indaty tsy maha-lie-batañe
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
