സദൃശവാക്യങ്ങൾ 18
For [an object of] desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.
A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.
With the coming of the wicked come also hath contempt, And with shame — reproach.
Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
The mouth of a fool [is] ruin to him, And his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.
A tower of strength [is] the name of Jehovah, Into it the righteous runneth, and is set on high.
The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour [is] humility.
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 ൧൬ മനുഷ്യൻ നൽകുന്ന സമ്മാനം മൂലം അവന് പ്രവേശനം ലഭിക്കും; അവൻ മഹാന്മാരുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ ചെല്ലുവാൻ ഇടയാകും.
The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.
17 ൧൭ തന്റെ അന്യായം ആദ്യം ബോധിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ നീതിമാൻ എന്ന് തോന്നും; എന്നാൽ അവന്റെ പ്രതിയോഗി അവനെ പരിശോധിക്കുന്നതുവരെ മാത്രം.
Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.
19 ൧൯ ദ്രോഹിക്കപ്പെട്ട സഹോദരനെ ഇണക്കുന്നത് ഉറപ്പുള്ള പട്ടണത്തെ ജയിക്കുന്നതിനെക്കാൾ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടാകുന്നു; അങ്ങനെയുള്ള പിണക്കം അരമനയുടെ ഓടാമ്പൽപോലെ ആകുന്നു.
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, [From the] increase of his lips he is satisfied.
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
[Whoso] hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
[With] supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.
24 ൨൪ വളരെ സ്നേഹിതന്മാരുള്ള മനുഷ്യന് നാശം വരും; എന്നാൽ സഹോദരനെക്കാളും പറ്റിച്ചേരുന്ന സ്നേഹിതന്മാരും ഉണ്ട്.
A man with friends [is] to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!
