Mga Kawikaan 25
1 Ang mga ito ay mga kawikaan din ni Salomon, na isinalin ng mga tao ni Hezekias na hari sa Juda.
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 Kaluwalhatian nga ng Dios na maglihim ng isang bagay: nguni't ang kaluwalhatian ng mga hari ay magusisa ng isang bagay.
[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 Gaya ng langit sa kataasan, at ng lupa sa kalaliman, gayon ang puso ng mga hari ay di masayod.
[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 Alisin ang dumi sa pilak, at lumalabas na isang kasangkapan sa ganang mangbububo:
[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 Alisin ang masama sa harap ng hari, at ang kaniyang luklukan ay matatatag sa katuwiran.
[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 Huwag kang magpauna sa harapan ng hari, at huwag kang tumayo sa dako ng mga dakilang tao:
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 Sapagka't maigi na sabihin sa iyo, sumampa ka rito: kay sa ibaba ka sa harapan ng pangulo, na nakita ng iyong mga mata.
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 Huwag kang makialam ng walang gunita sa pakikipagbabag, baka hindi mo maalaman kung ano ang gagawin sa wakas niyaon, pagka ikaw ay hiniya ng iyong kapuwa.
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 Ipaglaban mo ang iyong usap sa iyong kapuwa, at huwag mong ihayag ang lihim ng iba:
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 Baka siyang nakakarinig ay umalipusta sa iyo, at ang iyong pagkadusta ay hindi maalis.
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 Salitang sinalita sa kaukulan ay gaya ng mga mansanang ginto sa mga bilaong pilak.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 Kung paano ang hikaw na ginto, at kagayakang dalisay na ginto, gayon ang pantas na mananaway sa masunuring pakinig.
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 Kung paano ang lamig ng niebe sa panahon ng pagaani, gayon ang tapat na sugo sa kanila na nangagsugo sa kaniya; sapagka't kaniyang pinagiginhawa ang kaluluwa ng kaniyang mga panginoon.
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 Kung paano ang mga alapaap at hangin na walang ulan, gayon ang taong naghahambog ng kaniyang mga kaloob na walang katotohanan.
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 Sa pamamagitan ng pagpipigil ng loob ay napahihikayat ang pangulo, at ang malumanay na dila ay bumabasag ng buto.
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 Nakasumpong ka ba ng pulot? kumain ka ng sapat sa iyo; baka ka masuya, at iyong isuka.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 Magdalang ang iyong paa sa bahay ng iyong kapuwa; baka siya'y mayamot sa iyo, at ipagtanim ka.
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 Ang tao na sumasaksi ng kasinungalingang saksi laban sa kaniyang kapuwa ay isang pangbayo at isang tabak, at isang matulis na pana.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Pagtiwala sa di tapat na tao sa panahon ng kabagabagan ay gaya ng baling ngipin, at ng nabaliang paa.
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 Kung paano ang nangaagaw ng kasuutan sa panahong tagginaw, at kung paano ang suka sa sosa, gayon siyang umaawit ng mga awit sa mabigat na puso.
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 Kung ang iyong kaaway ay magutom, bigyan mo siya ng pagkain na makakain; at kung siya'y mauhaw, bigyan mo siya ng tubig na maiinom:
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 Sapagka't ikaw ay magbubunton ng baga ng apoy sa kaniyang ulo, at gagantihin ka ng Panginoon.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Ang hanging hilaga ay naglalabas ng ulan: gayon ang dilang maninirang puri ay nakagagalit.
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 Maigi ang tumahan sa sulok ng bubungan, kay sa kasama ng palaaway na babae sa maluwang na bahay.
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 Kung paano ang malamig na tubig sa uhaw na kaluluwa, gayon ang mga mabuting balita na mula sa malayong lupain.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 Kung paano ang malabong balon, at ang bukal na nalabusaw, gayon ang matuwid na tao na nagbigay daan sa harap ng masama.
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 Hindi mabuting kumain ng maraming pulot: gayon ang paghanap ng tao ng kanilang sariling kaluwalhatian, ay hindi kaluwalhatian.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 Siyang hindi pumipigil ng kaniyang sariling diwa ay parang bayang nabagsak at walang kuta.
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].
