Proverbs 8
1 Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
A OLE anei i hea mai ka naauao? Aole anei i pane mai ka ike i kona leo?
2 On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
Maluna o na wahi kiekie, ma ke ala, Ma kahi o na alanui, ku ae la oia.
3 Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
Ma na ipuka, ma ke alo o ke kulanakauhale, Ma na wahi e komo ai, kahea mai la oia.
4 “To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
Ke hea aku nei au ia oukou, e na kanaka; O ko'u leo hoi i na keiki a kanaka.
5 O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
E na mea ike ole, e ike oukou i ke akamai; E hoonaauao hoi oukou, e ka poe naaupo.
6 Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
E hoolohe mai, no ka mea, e hai ana au i na mea maikai; O ka oaka ana hoi o ko'u mau lehelehe ma na mea pono ia.
7 For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
No ka mea, e hoike mai kuu waha i ka oiaio; He mea hoopailua ka hewa i ko'u mau lehelehe.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
Ma ka pono na olelo a pau a ko'u waha; Aole wahahee, aohe mea kekee malaila.
9 They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Pau loa no ia i ka pololei i ka mea naauao, Ua kupono hoi i ka poe i loaa ka ike.
10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
E koho oukou i ke aoia mai, aole ke kala, A me ka ike hoi mamua o ke gula maikai.
11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
No ka mea, ua maikai ka naauao mamua o na momi; A o na mea i makemakeia a pau, aole i like me ia.
12 I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Owau hoi, o ka naauao, ke pili nei i ke akamai, Ua loaa ia'u ka ike i na mea e naauao ai.
13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
O ka makau ia Iehova, oia ke inaina aku i ka hewa; O ka haaheo, o ka hookiekie, o ka aoao ino, O ka waha aaka, oia ka'u i hoowahawaha aku ai.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
Ia'u ka ike a me ke akamai; Owau no ka noonoo, ia'u hoi ka ikaika.
15 By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
Ma o'u nei no e nohoalii ai na alii, A e kau aku ai no hoi na kaukaualii i ke kanawai pono.
16 By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
Ma o'u nei no hoi e hoomalu ai na kiaaina, A me na'lii, a me na lunakanawai a pau o ka honua.
17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
He aloha ko'u i ka poe e aloha mai ia'u; O ka poe imi pono mai, o lakou ke loaa ia'u.
18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Me au ka waiwai a me ka hanohano; O ka waiwai e mau ana hoi a me ka pono.
19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
Ua maikai ko'u hua mamua o ke gula a me ke gula maikai; He mea kohoia hoi ka waiwai ma o'u nei mamua o ke kala.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Ma ke ala o ka pono ka'u e alakai ai, Mawaena hoi o na alanui o ka hoopono:
21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
I hooili au i ka waiwai no ka poe aloha mai ia'u, A e hoopiha au i ko lakou waihona waiwai.
22 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
Na Iehova no wau i kinohou o kona noho ana, Mamua o kana hana ana i ka wa kahiko.
23 From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.
Mai ka po mai ua hoonohoia au, Mai kinohi mai, mamua hoi o ka honua.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
I ka wa i ole ai na wahi hohonu, ua hanau no au, I wa i ole ai na puuawai i piha i ka wai.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
Mamua o ka hoonoho ana i na mauna, Mamua o na kuahiwi ua hanau au:
26 before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
Aole hoi oia i hana i ka honua a me na kula, A me kahi huna lepo iki o ka honua.
27 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
I kona hohola ana i ka lani, owau no kekahi malaila, I kona kau ana i ke kanawai maluna o ka hohonu;
28 when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
I kona hoolewalewa ana i na ao maluna, I kona hoonoho ana i na punawai o ka hohonu;
29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
I kona kau ana i ke kanawai no ka moana, I ole e hu wale aku na kai mamua ona; I kona hookumu paa ana i ka honua:
30 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
Alaila, owau pu kekahi me ia me he keiki hiwahiwa la; O kona olioli no au i kela la i keia la, E hauoli mau ana hoi imua o kona alo;
31 I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.
E hauoli ana i na wahi i noho ai na kanaka o ka honua ona; O ko'u olioli nui hoi, aia me na keiki a kanaka.
32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
Ano la, e na keiki, e hoolohe mai ia'u; Pomaikai ka poe i malama mai i ko'u aoao.
33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
E hoolohe mai i ke ao ana a e hoomanao iho, Mai pale ae oukou.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Pomaikai ke kanaka ke lohe mai i ka'u, He kiai hoi oia, i ko'u mau puka i kela la i keia la, Ke kakali hoi oia ma na kia o ko'u mau puka.
35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
No ka mea, o ka mea o'u i loaa ai, ua loaa ia ia ke ola, E loaa hoi ia ia ka lokomaikaiia mai e Iehova.
36 But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Aka, o ka mea i hana ino mai ia'u, ua pepehi oia i kona uhane iho; O ka poe inaina mai ia'u oia ka i koho i ka make.
