Proverbs 26
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
He pera i te hukarere i te raumati, i te ua hoki i te kotinga witi, te kore e tau o te honore mo te wairangi.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
He pera i te manu e rererere noa ana, i te waroa i ona rerenga te kanga pokanoa; e kore e whakatau.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
He whiu mo te hoiho, he paraire mo te kaihe, a he rakau mo te tuara o nga wairangi.
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
Kei rite ki tona whakaarokore tau whakautu ki te wairangi, kei rite hoki a koe na ki a ia.
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Kia rite ki tona whakaarokore tau whakautu ki te wairangi, kei mea ia he whakaaro nui ia.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
Ko te tangata e tuku korero ana ma te ringa o te wairangi, e tapahi ana i ona waewae ano, e inumia ana hoki te he.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
E tautau noa ana nga waewae o te kopa: he pera hoki te whakatauki i te mangai o te wairangi.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
Ko te takai mea whakapaipai i roto i te puranga kohatu, ko tona rite kei te tangata e whakakororia ano i te wairangi.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
E rite ana ki te tataramoa e wero nei i te ringa o te haurangi, koia ano te whakatauki i te mangai o nga wairangi.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Ka rite ki te kaikopere i tu ai te katoa, te tangata e utu ana i te wairangi me te tangata hoki e utu ana i nga tira haere.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
Ka rite ki te kuri e hoki nei ki tona ruaki, te wairangi e tuarua ana i tona poauau.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
Ka kite koe i te tangata e mea ana ki a ia he whakaaro nui? Ki ta te whakaaro tera e rahi ake ta te wairangi i tana.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
E ki ana te mangere, He raiona kei te ara; he raiona kei nga waharoa.
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
He pera i te tatau e tahurihuri ra i runga i ona inihi, koia ano te mangere i runga i tona moenga.
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
E kuhua ana e te mangere tona ringa ki te rihi; he mahi ngenge rawa ki a ia te whakahoki mai ki tona mangai.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
He nui ke ake te whakaaro nui o te mangere, ki tana nei whakaaro, i to nga tangata tokowhitu e whakaatu ana i te tikanga.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Ko te tangata e haere atu ana, e pokanoa ana ki te whawhai ehara nei i a ia, ko tona rite kei te tangata e hopu ana i te kuri ki ona taringa.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Rite tonu ki te haurangi e makamaka ana i nga mea mura, i nga pere, i te mate,
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
Te tangata e tinihanga ana ki tona hoa, e mea ana, He teka ianei he takaro taku?
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Ki te kahore he wahie, ka mate te ahi: ki te kore hoki he tangata kawekawe korero, ka mutu te ngangare.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
He waro ki nga ngarahu wera, he wahie ki te ahi; he pera te tangata totohe ki te tahu i te ngangare.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
He rite nga kupu a te kaikawekawe korero ki te maramara reka, tae tonu iho ki nga wahi o roto rawa o te kopu.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
He ngutu puka me te ngakau kino, ko te rite kei te oko oneone i whakakikoruatia ki te para hiriwa.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
Ko te tangata mauahara e whakaware ana ki ona ngutu, otiia e rongoatia ana e ia te tinihanga ki roto ki a ia:
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
Ki te pai tona reo, kaua e whakapono ki a ia; e whitu hoki nga mea whakarihariha kei roto i tona ngakau.
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
Ahakoa hipoki tona mauahara i a ia ki te tinihanga, ka whakakitea nuitia tona kino ki te aroaro o te whakaminenga.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
Ko te tangata e keri ana i te rua, ka taka ano ki roto: a ko te tangata e huri ana i te kohatu, ka hoki mai ano ki runga ki a ia.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
E kino ana te arero teka ki ana i kuru ai; a, ko ta te mangai whakapati, he mahi kia ngaro.
