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à âÌÇí-àÅìÌÆä, îÄùÑÀìÅé ùÑÀìÉîÉä-- àÂùÑÆø äÆòÀúÌÄé÷åÌ, àÇðÀùÑÅé çÄæÀ÷ÄéÌÈä îÆìÆêÀ-éÀäåÌãÈä.
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1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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á ëÌÀáÉã àÁìÉäÄéí, äÇñÀúÌÅø ãÌÈáÈø; åÌëÀáÉã îÀìÈëÄéí, çÂ÷Éø ãÌÈáÈø.
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2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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â ùÑÈîÇéÄí ìÈøåÌí, åÈàÈøÆõ ìÈòÉîÆ÷; åÀìÅá îÀìÈëÄéí, àÅéï çÅ÷Æø.
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3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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ã äÈâåÉ ñÄéâÄéí îÄëÌÈñÆó; åÇéÌÅöÅà ìÇöÌÉøÅó ëÌÆìÄé.
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4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
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ä äÈâåÉ øÈùÑÈò, ìÄôÀðÅé-îÆìÆêÀ; åÀéÄëÌåÉï áÌÇöÌÆãÆ÷ ëÌÄñÀàåÉ.
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5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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å àÇì-úÌÄúÀäÇãÌÇø ìÄôÀðÅé-îÆìÆêÀ; åÌáÄîÀ÷åÉí âÌÀãÉìÄéí, àÇì-úÌÇòÂîÉã.
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6 Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;
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æ ëÌÄé èåÉá àÂîÈø-ìÀêÈ, òÂìÅä-äÅðÌÈä: îÅäÇùÑÀôÌÄéìÀêÈ, ìÄôÀðÅé ðÈãÄéá--àÂùÑÆø øÈàåÌ òÅéðÆéêÈ.
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7 For better is it that it be said unto thee: 'Come up hither', than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
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ç àÇì-úÌÅöÅà ìÈøÄá, îÇäÅø: ôÌÆï îÇä-úÌÇòÂùÒÆä, áÌÀàÇçÂøÄéúÈäÌ--áÌÀäÇëÀìÄéí àÉúÀêÈ øÅòÆêÈ.
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8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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è øÄéáÀêÈ, øÄéá àÆú-øÅòÆêÈ; åÀñåÉã àÇçÅø àÇì-úÌÀâÈì.
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9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, but reveal not the secret of another;
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é ôÌÆï-éÀçÇñÌÆãÀêÈ ùÑÉîÅòÇ; åÀãÄáÌÈúÀêÈ, ìÉà úÈùÑåÌá.
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10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away.
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éà úÌÇôÌåÌçÅé æÈäÈá, áÌÀîÇùÒÀëÌÄéÌåÉú ëÌÈñÆó-- ãÌÈáÈø, ãÌÈáËø òÇì-àÈôÀðÈéå.
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11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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éá ðÆæÆí æÈäÈá, åÇçÂìÄé-ëÈúÆí-- îåÉëÄéçÇ çÈëÈí, òÇì-àÉæÆï ùÑÉîÈòÇú.
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12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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éâ ëÌÀöÄðÌÇú ùÑÆìÆâ, áÌÀéåÉí ÷ÈöÄéø--öÄéø ðÆàÁîÈï, ìÀùÑÉìÀçÈéå; åÀðÆôÆùÑ àÂãÉðÈéå éÈùÑÄéá.
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13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sendeth him; for he refresheth the soul of his master. {P}
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éã ðÀùÒÄéàÄéí åÀøåÌçÇ, åÀâÆùÑÆí àÈéÄï-- àÄéùÑ îÄúÀäÇìÌÅì, áÌÀîÇúÌÇú-ùÑÈ÷Æø.
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14 As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.
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èå áÌÀàÉøÆêÀ àÇôÌÇéÄí, éÀôËúÌÆä ÷ÈöÄéï; åÀìÈùÑåÉï øÇëÌÈä, úÌÄùÑÀáÌÈø-âÌÈøÆí.
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15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
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èæ ãÌÀáÇùÑ îÈöÈàúÈ, àÁëÉì ãÌÇéÌÆêÌÈ: ôÌÆï-úÌÄùÒÀáÌÈòÆðÌåÌ, åÇäÂ÷ÅàúåÉ.
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16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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éæ äÉ÷Çø øÇâÀìÀêÈ, îÄáÌÅéú øÅòÆêÈ: ôÌÆï-éÄùÒÀáÌÈòÂêÈ, åÌùÒÀðÅàÆêÈ.
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17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be sated with thee, and hate thee.
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éç îÅôÄéõ åÀçÆøÆá, åÀçÅõ ùÑÈðåÌï-- àÄéùÑ òÉðÆä áÀøÅòÅäåÌ, òÅã ùÑÈ÷Æø.
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18 As a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, so is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.
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éè ùÑÅï øÉòÈä, åÀøÆâÆì îåÌòÈãÆú-- îÄáÀèÈç áÌåÉâÅã, áÌÀéåÉí öÈøÈä.
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19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
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ë îÇòÂãÆä-áÌÆâÆã, áÌÀéåÉí ÷ÈøÈä--çÉîÆõ òÇì-ðÈúÆø; åÀùÑÈø áÌÇùÌÑÄøÄéí, òÇì ìÆá-øÈò.
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20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. {P}
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ëà àÄí-øÈòÅá ùÒÉðÇàÂêÈ, äÇàÂëÄìÅäåÌ ìÈçÆí; åÀàÄí-öÈîÅà, äÇùÑÀ÷ÅäåÌ îÈéÄí.
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21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
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ëá ëÌÄé âÆçÈìÄéí--àÇúÌÈä, çÉúÆä òÇì-øÉàùÑåÉ; åÇéäåÈä, éÀùÑÇìÌÆí-ìÈêÀ.
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22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
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ëâ øåÌçÇ öÈôåÉï, úÌÀçåÉìÅì âÌÈùÑÆí; åÌôÈðÄéí ðÄæÀòÈîÄéí, ìÀùÑåÉï ñÈúÆø.
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23 The north wind bringeth forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
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ëã èåÉá, ùÑÆáÆú òÇì-ôÌÄðÌÇú-âÌÈâ-- îÅàÅùÑÆú îãåðéí (îÄãÀéÈðÄéí), åÌáÅéú çÈáÆø.
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24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.
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ëä îÇéÄí ÷ÈøÄéí, òÇì-ðÆôÆùÑ òÂéÅôÈä; åÌùÑÀîåÌòÈä èåÉáÈä, îÅàÆøÆõ îÆøÀçÈ÷.
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25 As cold waters to a faint soul, so is good news from a far country.
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ëå îÇòÀéÈï ðÄøÀôÌÈùÒ, åÌîÈ÷åÉø îÈùÑÀçÈú-- öÇãÌÄé÷, îÈè ìÄôÀðÅé-øÈùÑÈò.
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26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
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ëæ àÈëÉì ãÌÀáÇùÑ äÇøÀáÌåÉú ìÉà-èåÉá; åÀçÅ÷Æø ëÌÀáÉãÈí ëÌÈáåÉã.
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27 It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
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ëç òÄéø ôÌÀøåÌöÈä, àÅéï çåÉîÈä-- àÄéùÑ, àÂùÑÆø àÅéï îÇòÀöÈø ìÀøåÌçåÉ.
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28 Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.
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