Mga Kawikaan 25
1 Ito ay mga karagdagan pang mga kawaikaan ni Solomon, na kinopya ng mga tauhan ni Hezekias, hari ng 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 ng Diyos na ikubli ang isang bagay, pero kaluwalhatian ng mga hari na saliksikin ito.
[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 Tulad ng kalangitan ay para sa taas at ang lupa para sa lalim, gayun din ang puso ng mga hari ay hindi malirip.
[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 kalawang mula sa pilak, at magagamit ng panday ang pilak para sa kaniyang kasanayan.
[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 Gayun din, alisin ang masamang mga tao mula sa harapan ng hari, at ang kaniyang trono ay maitatatag sa pamamagitan ng paggawa kung ano ang tama.
[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 mong parangalan ang iyong sarili sa harapan ng hari, at huwag kang tumayo sa lugar na nakalaan para sa mga dakilang mga 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 Mas mabuti para sa kaniya na sabihin sa iyo, “Umakyat ka rito,” kaysa sa mapahiya ka sa harapan ng marangal na tao. Kung ano ang iyong nasaksihan,
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 mo agad dalhin sa paglilitis. Dahil ano ang gagawin mo sa bandang huli, kapag pinahiya ka ng kapwa mo?
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 Ipangatwiran mo ang kaso mo sa kapwa mo mismo, at huwag ipaalam ang lihim ng isa pang tao;
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 kung hindi, ang isa na nakakarinig sa iyo ay magdadala ng kahihiyan sa iyo at ng masamang balita tungkol sa iyo na hindi mabibigyang katahimikan.
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 Ang pagsasabi ng salitang napili ng mabuti, ay katulad ng mga disenyo ng ginto na nakalagay sa pilak.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 Katulad ng gintong singsing o alahas na gawa sa pinong ginto ay ang matalinong pagsaway sa nakikinig na tainga.
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 Tulad ng lamig ng niyebe sa oras ng pag-aani ay ang tapat na mensahero para sa mga nagpadala sa kaniya; ipinanunumbalik niya ang buhay ng kaniyang mga amo.
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 Tulad ng mga ulap at hangin na walang ulan ay ang taong nagmamalaki sa regalo na hindi niya binibigay.
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 Kapag may pagtitiis maaaring mahikayat ang isang pinuno, at ang malambot na dila ay kayang makabali 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 Kapag nakahanap ka ng pulot, kumain ka lang ng sapat— kung hindi, ang kalabisan nito, ay isusuka mo.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 Huwag mong ilagay ang iyong paa ng napakadalas sa bahay ng iyong kapwa, maaari siyang magsawa sa iyo at kamuhian 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 taong nagdadala ng huwad na patotoo laban sa kaniyang kapwa ay katulad ng pamalo na ginagamit sa digmaan, o isang espada, o isang matalim na palaso.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Ang taong hindi tapat na pinagkakatiwalaan mo sa oras ng gulo ay katulad ng sirang ngipin o isang nadudulas na 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 Tulad ng tao na naghubad ng kaniyang damit sa malamig na panahon, o tulad ng suka na binuhos sa matapang na inumin, ang siyang umaawit ng mga kanta sa isang nabibigatang 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 nagugutom ang kaaway mo, bigyan mo siya ng makakain, at kung nauuhaw siya, 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 dahil lalagyan mo siya sa kaniyang ulo ng isang pala ng umaapoy na uling, at gagantimpalaan ka ni Yahweh.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Gaya ng katiyakan na ang hanging mula sa hilaga ay may dalang ulan, ang taong naghahayag ng mga lihim ay nagpapagalit ng mga mukha.
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 Mas mabuti pa na mamuhay sa sulok ng bubungan kaysa sa makibahagi sa tahanan ng babaeng palaaway.
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 Tulad ng malamig na tubig sa taong uhaw, gayun din ang mabuting balita mula sa malayong bansa.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 Tulad ng maruming batis o nasirang bukal ng tubig ang mabuting tao na naglalakad kasama ang masamang tao.
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 napakaraming pulot; iyon ay parang naghahanap ng labis na karangalan.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 Ang tao na walang pagpipigil sa sarili ay tulad ng lungsod na napasok at walang pader.
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].
