Proverbs 25
1 Wọ̀nyí ni àwọn òwe mìíràn tí Solomoni pa, tí àwọn ọkùnrin Hesekiah ọba Juda dà kọ.
These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
2 Ògo Ọlọ́run ní láti fi ọ̀rọ̀ kan pamọ́; láti rí ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ kan ni ògo àwọn ọba.
The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honors business.
3 Bí ọ̀run ṣe ga tó tí ayé sì jì bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó ṣòro láti mọ èrò ọkàn ọba.
Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
4 Mú ìdàrọ́ kúrò lára fàdákà ohun èlò yóò sì jáde fún alágbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà.
Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
5 Mú ènìyàn búburú kúrò níwájú ọba a ó sì fìdí ìtẹ́ rẹ múlẹ̀ nípasẹ̀ òdodo.
Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
6 Má ṣe gbé ara rẹ ga níwájú ọba, má sì ṣe jìjàdù ààyè láàrín àwọn ènìyàn pàtàkì,
Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
7 ó sàn kí ó wí fún ọ pé, “Gòkè wá síyìn-ín,” ju wí pé kí ó dójútì ọ́ níwájú ènìyàn pàtàkì.
for [it is] better for you that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.
8 Ohun tí o ti fi ojú ara rẹ rí má ṣe kánjú gbé e lọ sílé ẹjọ́ nítorí kí ni ìwọ yóò ṣe ní ìgbẹ̀yìn bí aládùúgbò rẹ bá dójútì ọ́?
Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.
9 Bí o bá ń ṣe àwíjàre rẹ níwájú aládùúgbò rẹ, má ṣe tú àṣírí tí ẹlòmíràn ní lọ́dọ̀ rẹ,
Whenever your friend shall reproach you, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
10 àìṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ ẹni tí ó gbọ́ ọ le dójútì ọ́ orúkọ búburú tí ìwọ bá sì gba kì yóò tán láéláé.
lest your friend continue to reproach you, so your quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to you like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do you keep for yourself, lest you be made liable to reproach; but take heed to your ways peaceably.
11 Ọ̀rọ̀ tí a sọ ní àkókò tí ó yẹ ó dàbí èso wúrà nínú àpẹẹrẹ fàdákà.
[As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
12 Bí i yẹtí wúrà tàbí ohun ọ̀ṣọ́ ti wúrà dáradára ni ìbáwí ọlọ́gbọ́n fún etí tí ó bá fetísílẹ̀.
In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
13 Bí títutù òjò yìnyín ní àsìkò ìkórè ni ìránṣẹ́ tí ó jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ sí àwọn tí ó rán an ó ń tu ọ̀gá rẹ̀ nínú.
As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
14 Bí ojú ṣíṣú àti afẹ́fẹ́ láìsí òjò ni ènìyàn tí ń yangàn nípa ẹ̀bùn tí kò fún ni.
As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
15 Nípa sùúrù a lè yí ọba lọ́kàn padà ahọ́n tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ rírọ̀ sí egungun.
In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
16 Bí ìwọ bá rí oyin, jẹ ẹ́ ní ìwọ̀nba bí o bá jẹ ẹ́ jù, ìwọ yóò sì bì í.
Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply you be filled, and vomit it up.
17 Má ṣe máa lọ sí ilé aládùúgbò rẹ nígbà gbogbo tàbí kí ó máa lọ síbẹ̀ lálọ jù, yóò sì kórìíra rẹ.
Enter sparingly into your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.
18 Bí ọ̀pá, idà tàbí ọ̀kọ̀ tí ó mú ni ènìyàn tí ó jẹ́rìí èké lòdì sí aládùúgbò rẹ̀.
[As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
19 Bí eyín tí ó bàjẹ́ tàbí ẹsẹ̀ tí ó rọ ni ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé lórí aláìṣòótọ́ ní àsìkò ìdààmú.
The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
20 Bí ẹni tí ó bọ́ra kalẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ tí òtútù mú, tàbí, bí ọtí kíkan tí a dà sí ojú ọgbẹ́, ní ẹni tí ń kọ orin fún ẹni tí ọkàn rẹ̀ bàjẹ́.
As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
21 Bí ebi bá ń pa ọ̀tá rẹ, fún un ní oúnjẹ jẹ; bí òǹgbẹ bá ń gbẹ ẹ́, fún un ní omi mú.
If your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
22 Nípa ṣíṣe báyìí, ìwọ yóò wa ẹ̀yín iná lé e lórí Olúwa yóò sì san ọ ní ẹ̀san rẹ̀ fún ọ.
for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you [with] good.
23 Bí afẹ́fẹ́ gúúsù ti í mú òjò wá, bí ahọ́n tí ń sọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀yìn ṣe ń mú ojú ìbínú wá.
The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
24 Ó sàn láti gbé ní ibi igun kan lórí òrùlé ju láti bá aya oníjà gbé ilé pọ̀.
[It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 Bí omi tútù sí ọkàn tí ń ṣe àárẹ̀ ni ìròyìn ayọ̀ láti ọ̀nà jíjìn.
As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
26 Bí ìsun tí ó di àbàtà tàbí kànga tí omi rẹ̀ bàjẹ́ ni olódodo tí ó fi ààyè gba ènìyàn búburú.
As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
27 Kò dára láti jẹ oyin àjẹjù, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò pọ́n ni lé láti máa wá ọlá fún ara ẹni.
[It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honor venerable sayings.
28 Bí ìlú tí odi rẹ̀ ti wó lulẹ̀ ni ènìyàn tí kò le kó ara rẹ̀ ní ìjánu.
As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
