Proverbs 14
1 The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.
Ko ta te wahine whakaaro nui he hanga i tona whare; ko ta te wahine wairangi, ko ona ringa hei wahi iho.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.
Ko te tangata e haere ana i runga i tona tika, e wehi ana i a Ihowa; ko te tangata he parori ki ona ara e whakahawea ana ki i ia.
3 In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Kei te mangai o te wairangi he patu whakapehapeha; ma nga ngutu ia o te hunga whakaaro nui ratou ka ora ai.
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Ki te kahore he kau, ka ma te takotoranga kai; ma te kaha ia o te kau ka nui ai nga hua.
5 A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.
E kore te kaiwhakaatu pono e teka; ka puaki ia te teka i te kaiwhakaatu teka.
6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.
E rapu ana te tangata whakahi i te whakaaro nui, heoi kahore e kitea e ia; ki te tangata matau ia he mama noa te matauranga.
7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.
Haere atu ki te aroaro o te kuware, ina kahore e kitea e koe he ngutu matau ona.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.
Ko te whakaaro nui o te tangata tupato, he matau ki tona ara; ko te wairangi o nga kuware, he tinihanga.
9 Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
Ko ta nga wairangi he kata ki te he: na kei te hunga tika te whakaaro pai.
10 The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
E mohio ana te ngakau ki tona ake mamae, e kore ano hoki tona koa e pikitia e te tangata ke.
11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.
Ka whakangaromia te whare o te hunga kino: ka tupu ia te teneti o te hunga tika.
12 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
He huarahi ano tera e tika ana ki ta te tangata titiro, ko tona mutunga ia ko nga huarahi ki te mate.
13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.
Ahakoa e kata ana, e mamae ana te ngakau; a, ko te mutunga o te koa, he pouri.
14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
Ko te tangata i te ngakau tahuri ke, ka makona i ona ara ake: a ko te tangata pai ka makona i tana ake ano.
15 The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
Ko ta te kuware he whakapono ki nga kupu katoa; tena ko te tangata tupato, ka ata titiro ki tana hikoi.
16 A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
E wehi ana te tangata whakaaro nui, ka neke atu i te kino; ko te kuware ia ka whakahi, ka tohe.
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
Ko te tangata riri wawe ka mahi i te wairangi; ka kinongia ano hoki te tangata i nga rauhanga kino.
18 The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
He wairangi te whakarerenga iho mo nga kuware; ko te tangata tupato ia ka karaunatia ki te matauranga.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].
E piko ana te hunga kino ki te aroaro o te hunga pai; a ko te hunga he ki nga kuwaha o te tangata tika.
20 He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.
E kinongia ana te rawakore e tona hoa ake nei ano; he tokomaha ia nga tangata e aroha ana ki te tangata taonga.
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.
Ko te tangata e whakahawea ana ki tona hoa, e hara ana; ko te tangata ia e atawhai ana ki nga rawakore, ka hari.
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
He teka ianei e kotiti ke ana nga kaiwhakatakoto i te kino? He atawhai ia, he pono, kei nga kaihanga i te pai.
23 In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
He hua to nga mauiuitanga katoa; tena ko te korero o nga ngutu e ahu ana ki te rawakore.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
Hei karauna mo nga whakaaro nui o ratou taonga; ko te wairangi ia o nga kuware, he wairangi kau.
25 A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.
Ka ora nga wairua i te kaiwhakaatu pono: ko te tangata korero teka ia e mea ana kia tinihanga.
26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
U tonu, kaha tonu te whakaaro ina wehi ki a Ihowa; ka whai rerenga atu ano hoki ana tamariki.
27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
He puna ora te wehi ki a Ihowa, e mahue ai nga reti o te mate.
28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.
Ma te nui o te iwi ka whai honore ai te kingi; ma te kore o te iwi ka taka ai te rangatira.
29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
He matauranga nui to te tangata manawanui; ko te tangata riri wawe ia, e whakaneke ake ana ia i te wairangi.
30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
He ora ki nga kikokiko te ngakau ora; ko te hae ia, he pirau ki nga wheua.
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.
Ko te tangata e tukino ana i te ware, he tawai tana ki tona Kaihanga; ko te tangata ia e atawhai ana i te rawakore, e whakahonore ana i a ia.
32 The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.
E uakina iho ana te tangata kino i runga i tona he; ko te tangata tika ia ka whai tumanakohanga i tona matenga.
33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.
Ka noho te whakaaro nui ki te ngakau o te tangata matau; engari ko te mea kei te wahi ki roto o nga kuware e whakaaturia ana.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.
Ma te tika ka kake ai te iwi; ma te hara ia ka ingoa kino ai nga iwi.
35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.
Ka manako te kingi ki te pononga mahara; a ka riri ki te tangata i takea ai te whakama.
