1 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a glad father;

but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,

but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,

but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the righteous is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 The wise in heart accept commandments,

but a chattering fool will fall.

9 He who walks blamelessly walks surely,

but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

10 One who winks with the eye causes sorrow,

but a chattering fool will fall.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,

but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

12 Hatred stirs up strife,

but love covers all wrongs.

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,

but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

14 Wise men lay up knowledge,

but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.

The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life.

The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction,

but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

18 He who hides hatred has lying lips.

He who utters a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,

but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.

The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

21 The lips of the righteous feed many,

but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,

and he adds no trouble to it.

23 It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness,

but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.

24 What the wicked fear will overtake them,

but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;

but the righteous stand firm forever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,

but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hope of the wicked will perish.

29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,

but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

30 The righteous will never be removed,

but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

31 The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,

but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,

but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

1 Ko nga whakatauki a Horomona. He tama whakaaro nui, ka koa te papa: tena he tama kuware, he utanga nui mo tona whaea.

2 Kahore he rawa o nga taonga o te kino: ma te tika ia te oranga ake i te mate.

3 E kore a Ihowa e tuku i te wairua o te tangata tika kia hemokai: ka pana atu ia e ia te hiahia o te hunga kino.

4 He rawakore te tukunga iho o te ringa ngehe: ma te ringa kakama ia ka hua te taonga.

5 He kohi raumati ta tama ngakau mahara: he whakama ia te rawa a tama moe ngahuru.

6 He manaaki kei te tumuaki o te tangata tika: he arita ia kei te waha o te tangata kino, taupoki ai.

7 Ka manaakitia te maharatanga ki te tangata tika; ka pirau ia te ingoa o te hunga kino.

8 He ngakau whakaaro, ka tahuritia te whakahau: he ngutu wairangi, ka hinga.

9 Ko te tangata haere tika, e haere ora ana: ko te tangata parori ke ona ara, ka mohiotia ia.

10 Ma te whakakini o te kanohi ka puta ai te pouri: ko te ngutu wairangi ia, ka hinga.

11 He puna ora te mangai o te tangata tika; tena ko te mangai o te hunga kino, ka taupokina tera e te mahi nanakia.

12 Ko to te mauahara he whakaoho i nga totohe; ko te aroha he hipoki i nga he katoa.

13 E kitea te whakaaro nui ki nga ngutu o te tangata matau; ko te rakau ia te mea mo te tuara o te ngakaukore.

14 Rongoa ai te hunga whakaaro nui i te matauranga: he whakangaromanga ia kei te hori tonu, te mangai o te wairangi.

15 Ko ona rawa te pa kaha o te tangata taonga: tena ko te hunga kore taonga, hei whakangaromanga to ratou rawakore.

16 Ko te mahi a te tangata tika e ahu ana ki te ora: ko nga hua o te kino ki te hara.

17 Kei te ara ki te ora te tangata e pupuri ana i te kupu ako; ko te tangata ia e kore e pai kia riria tona he, ka kotiti ke.

18 Ko te tangata e huna ana i te mauahara he ngutu teka: a he kuware te tangata e whakapuaki ana i te ngautuara.

19 E kore nga kupu maha e hapa i te kino; he mahara nui ia te tangata he ngutu kokopi nei ona.

20 He hiriwa pai rawa te arero o te tangata tika; ko te ngakau o te hunga kino, he hauwarea rawa.

21 He tokomaha e whangaia ana e nga ngutu o te tangata tika; ka mate ia te hunga kuware, he kore no te ngakau mahara.

22 Ka hua te taonga i ta Ihowa manaaki: kahore hoki e kinakitia e ia ki te pouri.

23 Hei takaro ma te wairangi te mahi he; ma te tangata matau ia ko te whakaaro nui.

24 Ko ta te tangata kino i wehi ai ka tae ano ki a ia; a, ko ta te hunga tika i hiahia ai, ka homai.

25 Pahure rawa ake te tukauati kua kore te hunga kino: tena ko te tangata tika he turanga pumau tera.

26 He winika ki nga niho, he paowa ki nga kanohi: koia ano te mangere ki ona kaiunga.

27 Ko te wehi ki a Ihowa e whakaroa ana i nga ra: ka whakapotoa mai ia nga tau o te hunga kino.

28 Tumanako atu te hunga tika, koa iho; tumanako atu te hunga kino, ngaro iho.

29 He kaha mo te tangata tika ta Ihowa ara; he whakangaromanga ia mo nga kaimahi i te kino.

30 E kore te tangata tika e whakangaueuetia a ake ake; e kore ia e nohoia e te hunga kino te whenua.

31 Ko te mangai o te tangata tika hua ana te whakaaro nui; ka tapahia ia te arero whanoke.

32 E mohio ana nga ngutu o te tangata tika ki nga mea ka manakohia; he whanoke ia e whakapuakina ana e te mangai o te hunga kino.