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Ang Uban pang mga Panultihon ni Solomon

25 Ania pa gayod ang uban pang mga panultihon ni Solomon nga gikopya sa mga tawo ni Hezekia nga hari sa Juda:

Ginapasidunggan nato ang Dios tungod sa mga butang nga wala niya ipadayag kanato; apan ginapasidunggan nato ang mga hari tungod sa mga butang nga ilang gipadayag kanato.

Maingon nga dili masukod kon unsa kataas ang langit ug unsa kalawom ang yuta, dili usab matugkad ang hunahuna sa mga hari.

Kinahanglan nga kuhaon una ang mga nakasagol sa plata ayha pormahon sa platero. Kinahanglan palayason ang daotang mga katawhan[a] sa hari aron motunhay ang pagkamatarong sa iyang gingharian.

Kon anaa ka sa atubangan sa hari, ayaw isipa imong kaugalingon nga mora ka na ug si kinsa, ug ayaw paglingkod uban sa mga dungganon. Kay mas maayo nga ang hari maoy mopalingkod kanimo kaysa iya kang papahawaon ug maulawan ka atubangan sa mga dungganon.

Ayaw pagdali-dalig sugilon sa korte bahin sa imong nakita, kay unsa na lang kahay imong buhaton kon mapamatud-an sa usa ka saksi nga sayop ka!

Kon may panagbangi kamo sa imong higala, husaya kini nga kamo-kamo ra ug ayaw ipanugilon ang inyong mga sekreto, 10 kay kon masayran na kini sa uban, basin maulawan kamo, ug madaot ang inyong dungog hangtod sa hangtod.

11 Ang pagsulti sa hustong mga pulong sa tukmang panahon nahisama kaanindot sa bulawan nga mga mansanas diha sa sudlanan nga pilak.

12 Ang pagbadlong sa tawong maalamon mas bililhon pa sa alahas nga bulawan alang sa tawo nga mamati niini.

13 Ang kasaligan nga mensahero makapagaan sa gibati sa nagsugo kaniya, sama sa bugnaw nga tubig panahon sa ting-init.

14 Ang tawo nga wala nagatuman sa iyang saad sama sa dag-om ug hangin nga walay dalang ulan.

15 Ang pagpailob ug ang malumong sinultihan makakumbinse sa mga pangulo ug bisan sa mga gahi ug kasingkasing.

16 Ayaw pagpalabig kaon ug dugos kay tingalig mosuka ka. 17 Ayaw pagsige ug pamisita sa imong silingan, kay tingalig mapul-an siya ug maglagot na hinuon kanimo.

18 Ang tawo nga nagasaksi ug bakak sa iyang isigka-tawo makapasakit nga daw sa espada, bunal, ug pana.

19 Ang pagsalig sa tawong dili masaligan sa panahon sa kalisod walay kapuslanan sama sa daot nga ngipon o bali nga tiil.

20 Kon awitan mo sa masadya nga awit ang tawong anaa sa labihan nga kalisod, sama rag gihuboan mo siya ug bisti panahon sa tingtugnaw o gibutangan mo ug suka ang iyang samad.

21 Kon ang imong kaaway gigutom, pakan-a; kon giuhaw, paimna. 22 Kay kon buhaton mo kini maulaw siya sa iyang gihimo kanimo,[b] ug ang Ginoo magabalos kanimo.

23 Maingon nga ang hanging habagat magdalag ulan, ang tabi-tabi magdala usab ug kasuko.

24 Mas maayo pang magpuyo sa atop sa balay[c] kaysa magpuyo sulod sa balay uban sa asawa nga palaaway.

25 Ang maayong balita nga gikan sa layong dapit sama sa mabugnaw nga tubig nga makapatagbaw sa tawong giuhaw.

26 Ang tawong matarong nga magpahiuyon sa tawong daotan sama sa lubog nga tuboran o sa hugaw nga atabay.

27 Dili maayo ang sobra nga pagkaon ug dugos, mao usab ang pagtinguha nga dayegon ka kanunay sa mga tawo.

28 Ang tawo nga dili makapugong sa iyang kaugalingon daling mapukan sama siya sa usa ka siyudad nga walay paril.

Footnotes

  1. 25:5 mga katawhan: o, mga opisyal; o, mga magtatambag.
  2. 25:22 maulaw siya sa iyang gihimo kanimo: sa literal, nagtapok ka ug baga sa iyang ulo.
  3. 25:24 atop sa balay: Tan-awa usab ang 21:9.

More Proverbs of Solomon

25 These are more proverbs(A) of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:(B)

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
    to search out a matter is the glory of kings.(C)
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
    so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(D)
    and his throne will be established(E) through righteousness.(F)

Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(G)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes
    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(H)

If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.

11 Like apples[b] of gold in settings of silver(I)
    is a ruling rightly given.
12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
    is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.(J)

13 Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
    is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
    he refreshes the spirit of his master.(K)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,(L)
    and a gentle tongue can break a bone.(M)

16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(N)
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house—
    too much of you, and they will hate you.

18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
    is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.(O)
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot
    is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.
20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
    or like vinegar poured on a wound,
    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(P) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(Q)

23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
    is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(R)

25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(S)
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
    are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(T)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(U)

28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
    is a person who lacks self-control.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go
  2. Proverbs 25:11 Or possibly apricots

25 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

For better it is 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.

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.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.