1 The plans of the heart belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,

but Yahweh weighs the motives.

3 Commit your deeds to Yahweh,

and your plans shall succeed.

4 Yahweh has made everything for its own end—

yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;

they shall certainly not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.

By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

7 When a man’s ways please Yahweh,

he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with righteousness,

than great revenues with injustice.

9 A man’s heart plans his course,

but Yahweh directs his steps.

10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king.

He shall not betray his mouth.

11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;

all the weights in the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong,

for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings.

They value one who speaks the truth.

14 The king’s wrath is a messenger of death,

but a wise man will pacify it.

15 In the light of the king’s face is life.

His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!

Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil.

He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction,

and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,

than to divide the plunder with the proud.

20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity.

Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.

Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,

but the punishment of fools is their folly.

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,

and adds learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25 There is a way which seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

27 A worthless man devises mischief.

His speech is like a scorching fire.

28 A perverse man stirs up strife.

A whisperer separates close friends.

29 A man of violence entices his neighbor,

and leads him in a way that is not good.

30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,

one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory.

It is attained by a life of righteousness.

32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;

one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is from Yahweh.

1 Ko nga whakatakataka a te ngakau na te tangata; engari ko te kupu whakahoki a te arero na Ihowa.

2 Ko nga ara katoa o te tangata he ma ki ona ake kanohi; ko Ihowa ia ki te pauna i nga wairua.

3 Utaina au mahi ki runga ki a Ihowa, a ka whakapumautia ou whakaaro.

4 He mea hanga na Ihowa nga mea katoa mo tona tutukitanga, mo tona: ae ra, ko te tangata kino hoki mo te ra o te kino.

5 He mea whakarihariha na Ihowa te hunga ngakau whakakake katoa; ahakoa pupuri te ringa ki te ringa, e kore ia e kore te whiua.

6 Ko te mahi tohu tangata me te pono hei pure mo te kino; ma te wehi hoki ki a Ihowa ka mawehe atu ai te tangata i te kino.

7 Ki te pai a Ihowa ki nga ara o te tangata, ka meinga e ia ona hoariri nei ano kia mau te rongo ki a ia.

8 He pai ake te mea iti i runga i te tika, i nga hua maha ki te kahore he tika.

9 Ko te ngakau o te tangata hei whakaaro i tona ara; ko Ihowa ia hei whakatika i tona hikoi.

10 He kupu atua kei nga ngutu o te kingi; e kore tona mangai e poka ke ina whakawa.

11 Ko te taimaha tika, ko te pauna tika, na Ihowa; he mahi nana nga kohatu katoa o te putea.

12 He mea whakarihariha ki nga kingi te mahi i te kino; na te tika hoki i u ai te torona.

13 He mea ahuareka ki nga kingi nga ngutu tika: e aroha ana hoki ratou ki te tangata e korero tika ana.

14 Ko te riri o te kingi ano he karere mo te mate: engari ka whakamarietia e te tangata whakaaro nui.

15 He ora kei te marama o te mata o te kingi: a ko tana manako he rite ki te kapua o to muri ua.

16 Ko te whiwhi ki te whakaaro nui, ano te pai! pai atu i te whiwhi ki te koura; ko te whiwhi hoki ki te matauranga te mea e hiahiatia nuitia atu i te hiriwa.

17 Ko te huanui o te hunga tika he mawehe atu i te kino: ko te tangata e whai whakaaro ana ki tona ara, ka mau tona wairua.

18 Haere ai te whakakake i mua o te whakangaromanga, te wairua whakapehapeha i mua i te hinganga.

19 Ko te ngakau whakaiti i waenga i te hunga rawakore, pai atu i te uru ki te tuwahanga taonga a te hunga whakakake.

20 Ko te tangata e tahuri ana ki te kupu, ka kite i te pai: a ko te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowa, ka hari.

21 Ka kiia te whakaaro nui he matau; ma te reka hoki o nga ngutu ka neke ai te mohio.

22 Ko te matauranga te puna o te ora mo te tangata i whiwhi ki tera; ko te ako ia mo te hunga wairangi ko to ratou wairangi ano.

23 Ma te ngakau o te tangata whakaaro nui e tohutohu tona mangai, e apiti hoki he kupu mohio ki ona ngutu.

24 Ko nga kupu matareka ano kei te honikoma, he reka ki te wairua, he rongoa ki nga wheua.

25 Tera he ara e tika ana ki te titiro a te tangata; ko tona mutunga ia ko nga ara ki te mate.

26 Ko te hiahia o te tangata e mahi ana, e mahi ana mona; no te mea e akiakina ana ia e tona mangai.

27 E whakatakoto ana te tangata tikangakore i te kino, a kei ona ngutu ano he ahi e ka ana.

28 Ko ta te tangata whanoke he titaritari i te raruraru; ko ta te tangata kawekawe korero he wehewehe i nga hoa tupu.

29 Whakawai ai te tangata nanakia i tona hoa, kawe ai i a ia ki te huarahi kahore i pai.

30 Ko te tangata e whakamoe ana i ona kanohi, e mea ana kia whakaaroa ai e ia nga mea whanoke; ko te tangata e kokopi ana i ona ngutu e whakatutuki ana i te kino.

31 He karauna kororia te mahunga hina, e ka kitea i runga i te ara o te tika.

32 Engari rawa te tangata manawanui i te tangata kaha, te tangata e pehia ana e ia tona wairua i te tangata i horo ai te pa.

33 E maka ana te rota ki roto ki te kokorutanga o te kakahu; kei a Ihowa ia te tikanga katoa.