Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
ʻOua naʻa ke polepole ki he ʻapongipongi; he ʻoku ʻikai siʻi te ke faʻa ʻilo ʻae meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi ha ʻaho.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Tuku ke fakamālō kiate koe ʻe ha tangata kehe, ka ʻe ʻikai ʻi ho ngutu ʻoʻou pe; ko e taha kehe, ka ʻe ʻikai ʻi ho loungutu ʻoʻou.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
ʻOku mamafa ʻae maka, pea ko e meʻa mamafa mo e ʻoneʻone, ka ko e ʻita ʻae vale ʻoku mamafa hake ia ʻi ai.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
ʻOku fakamālohi ʻae houhau, pea ko e meʻa fakalili ʻae ʻita; ka ko hai ʻoku faʻa kātakiʻi ʻae fuaʻa?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
ʻOku lelei hake ʻae valoki ʻoku fai fakahā, ʻi he ʻofa ʻoku fakalilolilo.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Ko e lavea mei he kāinga ko e angatonu ia; ka ko e ngaahi ʻuma mei ha fili ko e kākā ia.
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
ʻOku fehiʻa ʻaia ʻoku mākona ki he ngeʻesi ʻoe honi; ka ʻoku huʻamelie ʻae meʻa konā kotoa pē kiate ia ʻoku fiekaia.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
ʻOku tatau mo e manupuna kuo hē mei hono pununga, ʻae tangata ko ia kuo hē mei hono nofoʻanga.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
ʻOku fakafiefiaʻi ʻae loto ʻaki ʻae lolo tākai mo e meʻa namu kakala: ʻoku pehē ʻae lelei ʻoe kāinga ki ha tangata, ko e meʻa ʻi he akonakiʻi ʻoku fai mei he loto.
10 Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
ʻOua naʻa ke siʻaki ho kāinga ʻoʻou, pe ko e kāinga ʻo hoʻo tamai; pea ʻoua naʻa ke ʻalu ki he fale ʻo ho tokoua ʻi he ʻaho ʻo hoʻo mamahi: he ʻoku lelei hake ho kaungāʻapi pe ʻoku ofi, ʻi ho tokoua ka ʻoku ne mamaʻo.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
ʻE hoku foha, ke ke poto koe, pea ke fakafiefiaʻi hoku loto, koeʻuhi ke u faʻa tali ia ʻaia ʻoku manuki kiate au.
12 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
ʻOku sio mamaʻo atu ʻae tangata fakapotopoto ki he kovi, ʻo ne fufū ia mei ai: ka ʻoku mole atu pe ʻae vale, pea tautea ia.
13 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
Ke toʻo pe ʻae kofu ʻoʻona ʻoku tongia ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi, pea ke maʻu mei ai ʻae tuku paʻanga ko e langomakiʻi ʻoe fefine muli.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
Ko ia ʻoku fakamālō leʻo lahi ki hono kāinga ʻi heʻene tuʻu hake kei hengihengi, ʻe lau ia ko e fakamalaʻia kiate ia.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
Ko e tō maʻu pe ʻae ʻuha ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻuha lahi, ʻoku na tatau mo e fefine ʻoku faʻa kē.
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
Ko ia ʻoku ne fakafufū ia ʻoku tatau mo ʻene fakafufū ʻae matangi, pē ko e meʻa nanamu ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻaia ʻoku fakahā ia.
17 Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
ʻOku fakamāsila ʻe he ukamea ʻae ukamea; ʻoku pehē ʻae fakalelei ʻe he tangata ʻae mata ʻo hono kāinga.
18 He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
Ko ia ʻoku faʻa tauhi ki he ʻakau ko e fiki te ne kai ʻe ia hono fua: pea pehē foki, ko ia ʻoku tauhi ki heʻene ʻeiki ʻe hakeakiʻi ia.
19 As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
Hangē ko e sioʻata ʻae mata ki he mata ʻi he vai, ʻoku pehē ʻae loto ʻoe tangata ki he tangata.
ʻOku ʻikai ke pito ʻa hētesi mo e fakaʻauha; pea pehē, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke fiemālie ʻae mata ʻoe tangata. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
Hangē ko e kulo fakamaʻa ki he siliva mo e afi kakaha ki he koula; ʻoku pehē, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻae tangata mei hono ongoongo.
22 Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Naʻa mo hoʻo fakavolu ha vale ʻi he momosiʻanga fakataha mo e uite ʻaki ʻae meʻa momosi, ʻe ʻikai mahuʻi ʻene vale meiate ia.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Ke ke tokanga lahi ke ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku fēfē hoʻo fanga sipi, pea vakai lahi ki hoʻo fanga manu kehekehe.
24 For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
He ʻoku ʻikai tolonga maʻuaipē ʻae koloa: pea ʻoku tolonga koā ʻae tatā[fakatuʻi ]ki he toʻutangata kotoa pē?
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
ʻOku hā mai ʻae mohuku mōmoa, mo e musie toki tupu ʻoku hā mai ia, pea ʻoku tānaki ʻae ʻakau iiki ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
ʻOku ai ʻae fanga lami koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu ho kofu, pea mo e fanga kosi ko e totongi ia ʻo hoʻo ngoue.
27 And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
Pea ʻe lahi ʻae huʻa kosi ki hoʻo kai, mo e kai ʻa hoʻo kau nofoʻanga, pea ke moʻui ai ʻa hoʻo kau kaunanga.
