Proverbs 14
1 Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks 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 walks in his uprightness fears the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despises 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 mouth of the foolish 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 will utter lies.
E kore te kaiwhakaatu pono e teka; ka puaki ia te teka i te kaiwhakaatu teka.
6 A scorner seeks wisdom, and finds it not: but knowledge is easy to him that understands.
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, when you perceive not in him 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 understand his way: but the folly of fools 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 sin: but among the righteous there is favor.
Ko ta nga wairangi he kata ki te he: na kei te hunga tika te whakaaro pai.
10 The heart knows his own bitterness; and a stranger does not intermeddle with his 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 tabernacle 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 which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are 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 that mirth is heaviness.
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 a good man shall be satisfied from 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 believes every word: but the prudent man looks well to 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 fears, and departs from evil: but the fool rages, and is 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 deals foolishly: and a man of wicked 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.
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 The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has 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 despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, 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 mercy and truth shall be to them 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 labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.
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: but the foolishness of fools 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 delivers souls: but a deceitful witness speaks 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 the LORD 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 the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart 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 honor: but in the want of people is the destruction of the 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 wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts 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 oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.
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 in his wickedness: but the righteous has hope 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 rests in the heart of him that has understanding: but that which is in the middle of fools is made 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 exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Ma te tika ka kake ai te iwi; ma te hara ia ka ingoa kino ai nga iwi.
35 The king’s favor is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causes shame.
Ka manako te kingi ki te pononga mahara; a ka riri ki te tangata i takea ai te whakama.
