Proverbs 20
1 It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.
HE mea henehene ka waina, he walaau nui hoi ka mea e ona'i; O na mea a pau i puni malaila, aole i naauao.
2 Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
He uwo ana me he liona la, ka weliweli i ke alii; O ka mea hoonaukiuki ia ia, hoeha no oia i kona uhane iho.
3 Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
He mea nani no ke kanaka, ke hooki i ka hoopaapaa: Aka, e huhu no na mea lapuwale a pau.
4 Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.
Aole e mahiai ka mea palaualelo no ke anu; A e makilo oia i ka wa e ohi ai, aole e loaa.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
He wai hohonu, ka oleloao iloko o ko kanaka naau; Na ke kanaka naauao e uhuki ae.
6 Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?
E hai aku ka nui o na kanaka i ko lakou pono iho; O ke kanaka hana oiaio, ia wai la i loaa'i ia?
7 The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
O ka mea hele ma kona pololei, he mea pono oia; E hoomaikaiia hoi kana poe keiki mahope ona.
8 The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
O ke alii e noho ana ma ka noho hookolokolo, Hooauhee oia i na hewa a pau me kona mau maka.
9 Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
Owai la ke hiki e olelo aku, Ua hoomaemae au i ko'u naau? Ua kaawale au i ko'u hewa?
10 Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
He ana paona palua a he ana palua no na mea e ae, He hoopailua ia Iehova ia mau mea elua.
11 A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.
Ua ikeia ke keiki ma ka hana ana, Ina paha he maemae, a he pololei kana hana.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
O ka pepeiao lohe, a o ka maka nana, Na Iehova no i hana ia mau mea elua.
13 Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
Mai makemake oe i ka hiamoe o lilo oe i mea nele; E wehe ae i kou mau maka, a e maona i ka ai.
14 “It is bad, it is bad,” says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
He ino, he ino, wahi a ka mea kuai mai; A i kona hele ana aku, alaila, haanui oia.
15 There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Aia he gula a me na pohaku maikai he nui wale; Aka, o ka mea nani loa, oia ka lehelehe ike.
16 Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
E lawe oe i ke kapa o kekahi ke panai oia no ka malihini, A no na malihini hoi i lawe i kekahi waiwai ana.
17 The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
Ua ono i ke kanaka ka ai no ka wahahee; A mahope iho, e piha kona waha i ke one.
18 Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
Ua paa ka manao ma ke kukakuka pu ana; Ma ka noonoo pololei hoi e kaua aku ai.
19 Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
O ka mea holoholo olelo, hoike aku oia i na mea i hunaia; Mai launa aku me ka mea hoomalimali me koua mau lehelehe.
20 Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
O ka mea hailiili aku i kona makuakane a me kona makuwahine, E pio kona kukui i ke onohi o ka pouli.
21 When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
O ka hooilina i loaa mua ma ke kaili wale, O kona hopena, aole e pomaikai ia.
22 Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
Mai olelo ae oe, E hoopai aku au i ka hewa; E kakali oe ia Iehova, nana no oe o kokua mai.
23 Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
He hoopailua ia Iehova na ana paona papalua; O ke kaupaona hoopunipuni aole i pono ia.
24 The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
Na Iehova mai ka hele ana o ke kanaka; Pehea hoi e hiki ai i ke kanaka ko ike i kona aoao iho?
25 It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them.
He mea hihia i ke kanaka, ke hoohiki naaupo i ka mea hemolele; A mahope iho o ka hoohiki ana, alaila noonoo.
26 A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
Hoopuehu ae ke alii akamai i ka poe hewa, Hookaa oia i ke kaa maluna o lakou.
27 The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.
O ke kukui o Iehova, o ka hanu ia o ke kanaka, E komo ana ma na wahi a pau o ka opu.
28 Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
Na ka lokomaikai a me ka oiaio e malama mai i ke alii; Ua paa hoi kona nohoalii i ka lokomaikai.
29 The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
O ka ikaika ka mea e kaulana'i na kanaka ui; O ke poohina ka mea e nani ai ka elemakule.
30 The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
O ka pahu ana o ka mai he mea hoomaemae i ka ino; O ka haua hoi, i koloko o ka opu.
