YLT - Proverbs - 25

25:1  Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --

25:2  The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

25:3  The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings-- are unsearchable.

25:4  Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

25:5  Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

25:6  Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

25:7  For better that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

25:8  Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

25:9  Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

25:10  Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.

25:11  Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

25:12  A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

25:13  As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

25:14  Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

25:15  By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

25:16  Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

25:17  Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.

25:18  A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

25:19  A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, Is the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.

25:20  Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, Is as vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.

25:21  If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

25:22  For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

25:23  A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.

25:24  Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

25:25  As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

25:26  A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

25:27  The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.

25:28  A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!