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25 Hearing good news from a land far away
    is like drinking cold water when you are tired.

26 Sometimes godly people give in to those who are evil.
    Then they become like a muddy spring of water or a polluted well.

27 It isn’t good for you to eat too much honey.
    And you shouldn’t try to search out matters too deep for you.

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25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(A)
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,(B)
    nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(C)

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