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Orthodox Jewish
25:1
OJB
These are also mishlei Sh'lomo, which the anashim of Chizkiyah Melech Yehudah copied out:
25:2
OJB
It is the Kavod Elohim to conceal a thing, but the kavod melachim is to search out a matter.
25:3
OJB
The Shomayim for height, and Eretz for depth, so the lev melachim is unsearchable.
25:4
OJB
Take away the dross from the kesef, and there shall come forth a vessel for the tzoref (silversmith);
25:5
OJB
Take away the rasha from before Melech, and his kisse shall be established in tzedek.
25:6
OJB
Do not exalt thyself in the presence of Melech, and stand not in the makom (place) of gedolim;
25:7
OJB
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up here, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the noble whom thine eynayim have seen.
25:8
OJB
Go not forth hastily to bring a lawsuit, lest thou know not what to do in the acharit thereof, when thy re'a hath put thee to shame.
25:9
OJB
Plead thy cause with thy re'a himself; and betray not a sod (confidence) to another,
25:10
OJB
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and the evil report of thee never depart.
25:11
OJB
A word aptly spoken is like tapukhim (apples) of zahav in settings of kesef.
25:12
OJB
As a nezem (earring) of zahav, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a mochi'ach chacham (a wise reprover) upon an obedient ozen.
25:13
OJB
As the cold of sheleg (snow) in the yom katzir (day of harvest), so is a tzir ne'eman (faithful envoy) to them that send him; for he refresheth the nefesh of his adonim.
25:14
OJB
He who boasteth falsely of giving is like clouds and ruach (wind) without geshem (rain).
25:15
OJB
By forbearance is a katzin (ruler) persuaded, and a gentle lashon breaketh the bone.
25:16
OJB
Hast thou found devash? Eat only as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it out.
25:17
OJB
Let thy regel (foot) seldom be in thy neighborʼs bais; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
25:18
OJB
An ish that beareth ed sheker (false witness) against his re'a is a club, and a cherev, and a sharp khetz (arrow).
25:19
OJB
Confidence in a boged in the yom tzarah is like a shen ra'ah (bad tooth), and a regel out of joint.
25:20
OJB
As he that taketh away a beged (garment) on a cold day, and as chometz (vinegar) upon lye, so is he that singeth shirim (songs) to a lev rah (heavy heart).
25:21
OJB
If thine enemy be hungry, give him lechem to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him mayim to drink;
25:22
OJB
For so shalt thou heap hot coals upon his rosh, and Hashem shall reward thee.
25:23
OJB
The ruach tzafon (north wind) brings forth geshem; so doth a lashon seter (backbiting tongue) bring an angry countenance.
25:24
OJB
It is better to dwell in the corner of the gag (roof), than in a bais shared with a quarrelsome isha.
25:25
OJB
As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, so is good news from a far country.
25:26
OJB
A tzaddik who falters before the rasha is like a muddy spring, and a polluted makor (fountain).
25:27
OJB
It is not tov to eat much devash; so for men to seek their own kavod is not glory.
25:28
OJB
He that hath no rule over his own ruach is like an ir that is broken down, and without a chomah (wall).