நீதிமொழிகள் 25
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].
[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.
[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.
[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 ௫ ராஜாவின் முன்னின்று துன்மார்க்கர்களை நீக்கிவிடு, அப்பொழுது அவனுடைய சிங்காசனம் நீதியினால் நிலைநிற்கும்.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
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 ௭ உன் கண்கள் கண்ட பிரபுவின் சமுகத்தில் நீ தாழ்த்தப்படுவது நல்லதல்ல; அவன் உன்னைப் பார்த்து: மேலே வா என்று சொல்வதே உனக்கு மேன்மை.
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 ௮ வழக்காடப் வேகமாகமாகப் போகாதே; முடிவிலே உன்னுடைய அயலான் உன்னை வெட்கப்படுத்தும்போது, நீ என்ன செய்யலாம் என்று திகைப்பாயே.
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 ௯ நீ உன்னுடைய அயலானுடனேமட்டும் உன்னுடைய வழக்கைக்குறித்து வழக்காடு, மற்றவனிடத்தில் இரகசியத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தாதே.
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].
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).
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 ௧௨ கேட்கிற காதுக்கு, ஞானமாகக் கடிந்துகொண்டு புத்திசொல்லுகிறவன், பொற்கடுக்கனுக்கும் தங்க மோதிரத்திற்கும் சமம்.
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 ௧௩ அறுவடைக்காலத்தில் உறைந்தமழையின் குளிர்ச்சி எப்படியிருக்கிறதோ, அப்படியே உண்மையான தூதுவனும் தன்னை அனுப்பினவனுக்கு இருப்பான்; அவன் தன்னுடைய எஜமான்களுடைய ஆத்துமாவைக் குளிரச்செய்வான்.
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 ௧௪ கொடுப்பேன் என்று சொல்லியும் கொடுக்காமல் இருக்கிற வஞ்சகன் மழையில்லாத மேகங்களுக்கும் காற்றுக்கும் சமம்.
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.
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].
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
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 ௧௮ பிறனுக்கு விரோதமாகப் பொய்சாட்சி சொல்லுகிற மனிதன் தண்டாயுதத்திற்கும் வாளிற்கும் கூர்மையான அம்பிற்கும் ஒப்பானவன்.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
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 ௨0 மனதுக்கமுள்ளவனுக்குப் பாடல்களைப் பாடுகிறவன், குளிர்காலத்தில் ஆடையை களைகிறவனைப்போலவும், வெடியுப்பின்மேல் ஊற்றிய காடியைப்போலவும் இருப்பான்.
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 ௨௧ உன்னுடைய எதிரிகள் பசியாக இருந்தால், அவனுக்கு சாப்பிட உணவு கொடு; அவன் தாகமாக இருந்தால், குடிக்கத் தண்ணீர் கொடு.
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
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.
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 ௨௫ தூரதேசத்திலிருந்து வரும் நற்செய்தி தாகம் மிகுந்த ஆத்துமாவுக்குக் கிடைக்கும் குளிர்ந்த தண்ணீருக்குச் சமம்.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 ௨௬ துன்மார்க்கர்களுக்கு முன்பாக நீதிமான் தள்ளாடுவது கலங்கின கிணற்றுக்கும் கெட்டுப்போன நீரூற்றுக்கும் ஒப்பாகும்.
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.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
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].
