Proverbios 25
1 Aquí hay más proverbios de Salomón, recopilados por los escribas de Ezequías, rey de Judá.
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 La grandeza de Dios está en las cosas ocultas, mientras que la grandeza de los reyes está en revelar lo desconocido.
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
3 Así como la altura de los cielos y la profundidad de la tierra, el pensamiento de un rey no se puede conocer.
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
4 Quita la escoria de la plata y el platero tendrá plata pura para hacer su trabajo.
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 Quita al malvado de la presencia del rey, y el rey gobernará confiado y con justicia.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
6 No trates de parecer grande delante del rey, y no finjas para estar entre la gente importante.
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 Porque es mejor que te digan: “Ven aquí arriba”, que ser humillado delante de un noble. Aunque hayas visto algo con tus propios ojos,
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 no corras a tomar acciones legales, porque ¿qué harás al final cuando tu vecino demuestre que estás equivocado y te humille?
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 Debate el caso primero con tu vecino, y no traiciones el secreto que otra persona te ha confiado,
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
10 de lo contrario el que escuche te avergonzará y no podrás recuperarte de tu mala reputación.
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
11 El consejo impartido en el momento correcto es como manzanas de oro con baño de plata.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 La crítica constructiva de los sabios a quien escucha el consejo, es como un anillo de oro y un collar de oro fino.
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 El mensajero fiel es un fresco para su maestro, como la nieve fresca en un día caluroso de siega.
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 Quien se jacta de un regalo que nunca entrega, es como las nubes y el viento sin lluvia.
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
15 Si eres paciente, podrás persuadir a tu superior, y las palabras suaves pueden derribar la oposición.
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
16 Si hallas dinero, come lo necesario; porque si comes demasiado, te enfermarás.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 No visites la casa de tu vecino con mucha frecuencia, o se cansarán y te aborrecerán.
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 Mentir en la corte contra un amigo es como atacarlo con una maza, con una espada o con una lanza.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Confiar en las personas poco fiables en momentos de dificultad es como comer con un diente partido, o caminar con un pie herido.
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 Cantar canciones alegres a quien tiene el corazón quebrantado, es como quitarte el abrigo en un día de frio, o poner vinagre en una herida abierta.
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 Si tu enemigo tiene hambre, dale de comer; si tiene sed, dale de beber.
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 Esto hará que se avergüence como si tuviera carbones encendidos sobre su cabeza, y el Señor te recompensara.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Así como el viento del norte trae la lluvia, las personas calumniadoras hacen enojar.
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
24 Mejor es vivir en un rincón de la azotea, que compartir toda la casa con una mujer conflictiva.
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
25 Las buenas noticias que vienen de un país lejano son como agua fresca para un viajero cansado.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 Los justos que ceden ante los malvados son como una fuente llena de barro, o un pozo contaminado.
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
27 No es bueno comer mucha miel, tampoco desear mucha alabanza.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 Una persona sin dominio propio es como una ciudad expuesta, cuyos muros están agrietados.
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
