Proverbs 22
1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.
HE mea makemakeia ke kaulaua mamua o ka waiwai he nui; A mamua hoi o ke kala a me ke gula ka lokomaikai io.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
Halawai pu ka poe waiwai a me ka poe ilihune; Na Iehova lakou a pau i hana.
3 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Nana ae la ka mea noonoo i ka ino, a huna ia ia iho; Hele wale aku hoi ka mea naaupo a hihia oia.
4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.
No ka naau haahaa, ka makau ia Iehova, Ka waiwai hoi a me ka hanohano a me ke ola.
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Aia na kakalaioa a me na mea hihia ma ke ala o ka mea hele kekee; O ka mea malama i kona uhane, kaawale no oia ia mau mea.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
E ao aku i ke kamalii i kona aoao, A elemakule oia, aole ia e huli ae mailaila aku.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
Noho alii ka mea waiwai maluna o ka poe ilihune, He kauwa hoi ka mea hoopili wale na ke kanaka haawi wale.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
O ka mea lulu aku i ka hewa, e ohi ia i ka popilikia; Ua hoopauia ka laau hahau o kona huhu.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
O ka mea maka lokomaikai, e hoomaikaiia oia; No ka mea, ua haawi wale ia i kekahi o kana berena i ka mea nele.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
E hookuke aku i ka mea hoowahawaha, a e kaawale aku hoi ka hoopaapaa; E pau hoi ka hakaka a me ka hoomaewaewa.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
O ka mea makemake aku i ka naau maemae, No ka lokomaikai o kona mau lehelehe, o lilo ke alii i hoaaloha nona.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
O na maka o Iehova, malama aku no i ka ike, Hoohiolo oia i na olelo a ka mea aia.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Olelo ae la ka mea palaualelo, he liona mawaho, E make auanei au ma ke alanui.
14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
He lua hohonu ka waha o ka wahine hookamakama, O ka mea inainaia e Iehova, e haule no ia malaila.
15 Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Ua paa ke kolohe iloko o ka naau o ke kamalii, O ka laau hahau, oia ke hoohemo ae ia mea mai ona aku.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
O ka mea hookaumaha i ka mea ilihune i mea e hoomahuahua ai i kana iho, A o ka mea haawi no ka mea waiwai, e nele io no laua a elua.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
E haliu mai kou pepeiao a e hoolohe i na olelo a ka poe naauao, A e imi iho kou naau i ko'u ike.
18 For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
No ka mea, he oluolu no ke malama oe ia mau mea iloko ou, E ku pono no hoi i kou mau lehelehe;
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
I paulele oe ia Iehova, Oia ka'u i hoike ai ia oe, ia oe no i keia la,
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Aole anei i palapala aku au ia oe i na maikai, Ma na oleloao a me ka ike?
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
I hoike aku ai au ia oe i ka oiaio o ka olelo pololei, I hai pololei aku oe i ka poe i hoounaia mai ia oe.
22 Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Mai kaili wale oe i ka ka mea ilihune no kona ilihune ana; Aole hoi e hookaumaha i ka mea nele ma kahi o ka ipuka:
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
No ka mea, na Iehova e hooponopono no lakou, E hao mai oia i ka uhane o ka poe i hao aku ia lakou.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Mai hoolauna aku oe me ka mea huhu, A, me ke kanaka inaina hoi, mai hele pu oe;
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
O ao iho oe i kona mau aoao, A loaa i kou uhane ka hihia.
26 Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.
Mai hui ae oe me ka poe pai aku i ka lima; Aole hoi me ka poe panai no ka aie:
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Ina aole au mea e hookaa aku ai, No ke aha la e laweia aku ai kou wahi moe mailalo aku ou?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Mai honeenee oe i na mokuna aina kahiko, Na mea a kou poe kupuna i hoonoho ai.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
Ua ike anei oe i ke kanaka miki ma kana hana? E ku no ia imua o na'lii, Aole oia e ku imua o ka poe naaupo.
