Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Ko nga kupu a Akuru tama a Iakehe; ko te poropititanga. I korero taua tangata ki a Itiere, ki a Itiere raua ko Ukara,
2 Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
He pono ko ahau te mea poauau rawa o nga tangata, kahore hoki he matauranga tangata i roto i ahau.
3 I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
Kihai hoki ahau i whakaakona ki te whakaaro nui, kihai ano i mohio ki te Mea Tapu.
4 Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Ko wai kua piki atu ki te rangi, a heke mai ai ano? Ko wai kua pupu i te hau ki roto ki ona ringa? Na wai i takai nga wai ki roto ki tona kakahu? Na wai i whakapumau nga pito katoa o te whenua? Ko wai tona ingoa, a ko wai hoki te ingoa o tana tam a, ki te mohiotia e koe?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Ko nga kupu katoa a te Atua he mea whakamatau: he whakangungu rakau ia ki te hunga katoa e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Kaua e tapiritia etahi kupu ki ana, kei riria e ia tou he, a ka kitea koe he tangata korero teka.
7 Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
E rua nga mea kua inoia e ahau i a koe; kaua ena e kaiponuhia i ahau i mua i toku matenga;
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
Whakamataratia atu i ahau te horihori me te korero teka; kaua e homai te rawakore ki ahau, te taonga ranei; whangaia ahau ki te kai e rite ana maku:
9 lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.
Kei makona ahau, a ka whakakahore ki a koe, ka mea, Ko wai a Ihowa? Kei rawakore ranei ahau, a ka whanako, ka whakahua noa hoki i te ingoa o toku Atua.
10 Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Kaua e korerotia te pononga ki tona ariki, kei kanga ia i a koe, a ko koe e he.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
Tera te whakatupuranga, he kanga ta ratou i to ratou papa, kahore hoki e manaaki i to ratou whaea.
12 there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
Tera te whakatupuranga, he ma ki ta ratou na titiro, otira kahore ano kia horoia atu to ratou paru.
13 there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
Tera te whakatupuranga, Na, te whakakake o o ratou kanohi! Kua whakarewaina ake hoki o ratou kamo.
14 — a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
Tera te whakatupuranga, ko o ratou niho ano he hoari, ko o ratou niho purakau ano he maripi, hei horo i te hunga iti i runga i te whenua, i nga rawakore hoki i roto i nga tangata.
15 The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
E rua nga tamahine a te ngate, ko ta raua karanga, Homai, homa. E toru nga mea e kore rawa e makona, ae ra, e wha nga mea e kore e ki, Kati:
16 — Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
Ko te rua tupapaku; ko te kopu pakoko; ko te whenua kihai i pukuwaitia; a ko te ahi e kore nei e ki, Kati. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Ko te kanohi e whakahi ana ki te papa, e whakahawea ana ki te whakarongo ki tona whaea, ma nga raweni o te awaawa ia e tikaro, a ma nga pi ekara e kai.
18 There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
E toru nga mea he whakamiharo rawa, e kore e taea e ahau, ae ra, e wha kahore e mohiotia e ahau:
19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
Ko te huarahi o te ekara i te rangi; ko te huarahi o te nakahi i runga i te kamaka; ko te huarahi o te kaipuke i waenga moana; a ko te huarahi o te tangata ki te kotiro.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
He pera ano te huarahi o te wahine puremu; ka kai ia, a ka horoi i tona mangai, a ka ki, Kahore aku mahi he.
21 Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
E toru nga mea e korikori ai te whenua, a e wha, he mea e kore e manawanuitia e ia:
22 Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
Ko te pononga ina whakakingitia ia; ko te wairangi hoki ina makona i te taro;
23 under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
Ko te wahine whakarihariha ina whiwhi i te tane; a ko te pononga wahine ina tuku iho mana nga mea a tona rangatira.
24 There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
E wha nga mea ririki i runga i te whenua, he nui noa atu ia nga whakaaro:
25 The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
Ko nga popokorua ehara i te iwi kaha, heoi e mea ana i te kai ma ratou i te raumati;
26 the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
Ko nga koni, he iwi ngoikore, heoi e hanga ana i o ratou whare ki te kamaka;
27 the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
Ko nga mawhitiwhiti, kahore o ratou kingi, heoi haere ropu ana ratou katoa;
28 thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
Ko te mokomoko, ko ona peke hei pupuri mana; otiia kei roto ia i nga whare kingi.
29 There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
E toru nga mea, he tau ta ratou hikoi, ae ra, e wha he huatau ki te haere:
30 The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
Ko te raiona, ko te mea kaha rawa o nga kararehe, e kore nei e tahuri mai i te aroaro o tetahi;
31 a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
Ko te kuri horo; ko te koati toa ano hoki; a ko te kingi, kahore nei tetahi e maranga ake ki a ia.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
Ki te mea he mahi kuware tau i a koe i whakaneke ake ai i a koe, ki te mea ranei i whakaaro kino koe, kopania tou ringa ki tou mangai.
33 For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
He pono hoki ki te hurihia te waiu ka puta mai he pata, a ki te kowiria te ihu ka puta mai he toto: waihoki ki te akina te riri ka puta he whawhai.
