- 1. Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
- 2. The honour of God `is' to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
- 3. The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- `are' unsearchable.
- 4. Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
- 5. Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
- 6. Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
- 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.
- 8. Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
- 9. Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
- 10. Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
- 11. Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times.
- 12. A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, `Is' the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
- 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.
- 14. Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, `Is' a man boasting himself in a false gift.
- 15. By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
- 16. Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.
- 17. Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.
- 18. A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, `Is' the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
- 19. A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, `Is' the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
- 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.
- 21. If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
- 22. For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
- 23. A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.
- 24. Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
- 25. `As' cold waters for a weary soul, So `is' a good report from a far country.
- 26. A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, `Is' the righteous falling before the wicked.
- 27. The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
- 28. A city broken down without walls, `Is' a man without restraint over his spirit!
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