Ohabolana 25
1 Tovo’ ty razan-tsaontsi’ i Selomò iretiañe, o nitsikombean-droandria’ i Kez’kia, mpanjaka’ Iehodao.
These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
2 Engen’Añahare ty mampikafi-draha, naho volonahe’ o mpanjakao ty mañotsohotso.
It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
3 Ty haabo’ i likerañey, ty halale’ ty tane toy, zay ty hasaro-pitsikarahañe ty arofom-panjaka.
Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
4 Afaho amo volafotio ty taim-pira’e, le ho amam-panefea’e finga ty mpanefe;
Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
5 asitaho añatrefa’ i mpanjakay o tsereheñeo, le hijadoñe an-kavantañañe ty fiambesa’e.
Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.
6 Ko mañonjom-bata añatrefa’ i mpanjakay, ndra mijohañe an-toe’ o aman-kasiñeo;
Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
7 Hàmake te anoeñe ama’o ty hoe: Miheova mb’aolo atoa, ta t’ie hareke añatrefa’ o roandriañe niisam-pihaino’oo,
For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.
8 ko malisa hanese sisy; fa inoñe ty hanoe’o ampara’e, t’ie ampisalara’ indatiy?
The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.
9 Mifandahara hey am’indatiy le ko borahe’o ty tsikenta’ ondaty;
Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
10 tsy mone hinje’e te mahajanjiñe, vaho tsy ho modo ty halolo-lahi’o.
lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
11 Hoe raketa volamena niravaheñe volafoty ty saontsy soa mañeva.
Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
12 Hoe bange volamena naho ravake volamena ki’e, ty endake an-kihitse an-dravembia mahafijanjiñe.
Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
13 Hambañe ami’ty hanintsim-panala am-bolam-binta ty ìrake lili-po amo mpañirak’ azeo; ie ampanintsiñe’e ty arofo’ o talè’eo.
Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
14 Hoe rahoñe miharo tioke tsy amañ’orañe ty misenge ravoravo tsy atolo’e.
A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
15 Mete handreketse ty mpifehe ty fahaliñisañe, naho mahafipoza-taolañe ty fisaontsy malea.
By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
16 Ihe tendreke tantele, mikama ze mahaeneñe, kera habodàja’o te mitipak’ eratse.
You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
17 Soa re te tsy siak’ añ’akiban-drañe’o ao o fandia’oo, tsy mone ho etsak’ azo, vaho ho heje’e.
Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
18 Hoe kobaiñe, naho fibara, vaho ana-pale masioñe ty manara-bande ama’ ondaty.
A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Hoe nife folake ndra fandia mikoletra ty fiatoañe ami’ty mpamañahy an-tsam-poheke.
Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
20 Hoe mañafa-tsaroñe añ’andro manintsy, ndra ty vinegra nalaro sokay ty mibeko ami’ty milendèñe.
and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
21 Ie saliko ty rafelahi’o, anjotso mahakama; ie taliñiereñe, fahano rano;
If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 zay ty hamotria’o foroha mirekake añ’ambone’e eo, vaho hanambe azo t’Iehovà.
For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
23 Minday orañe ty tiok’ avaratse, naho minday laharañe miloroloro ty lela manao tsikony.
The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
24 Hàmake himoneñe añ’ilan-tampenak’ ao, ta te añ’anjomba mitraoke aman-drakemba mpitrabike.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
25 Hoe rano manintsy ami’ty maran-drano, ty talily soa boak’an-tsietoitàne añe.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
26 Hoe rano manganahana nileoren-ditsake, naho vovoñe nitivaeñe, ty vantañe miheve ty lo-tsereke.
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
27 Tsy mahasoa te mikama tantele maro, vaho tsy enge’o t’ie mandrenge vatañe.
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
28 Hoe ty fiboroboñafañe an-drova tsy aman-kijoly, t’indaty tsy maha-lie-batañe
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.
