Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
HE mau wahi olelo a Agura ke keiki a Iake. He wanana; na ke kanaka i hoike mai ia Itiela; ia Itiela laua me Ukala.
2 Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man.
Owau ka mea hupo loa o na kanaka, Aole o'u wahi noonoo kanaka.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Aole i loaa ia u ka naauao, Aole hoi o'u ike i ka Mea hemolele.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Owai ka mea i pii ae i ka lani, a i iho mai hoi? Owai ka mea i hooiliili i ka makani ma kona lima? Owai ka mea i hoopaa i na wai ma kona aahu? Owai ka mea i hoonoho i na welelau a pau o ka honua? Owai hoi kona inoa, owai ka inoa o kana keiki? E hoike mai paha oe.
5 Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Pau loa na huaolelo a ke Akua i ka maemae; Oia ka palekaua i ka poe paulele aku ia ia.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Mai hui ae oe i kekahi mea me kana mau huaolelo, O ao mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i mea wahahee.
7 Two [things] have I required of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
Elua mau mea a'u i noi aku ai ia oe, Mai aua oe mamua o ko'u make ana.
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
O ka lapuwale, a o ka wahahee, E hookaawale ae mai o'u aku nei; Mai haawi mai ia'u i ka ilihune, aole hoi i ka waiwai; E hanai mai ia'u i ka ai ku pono no'u;
9 Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].
O hookuku ai au, a hoole aku hoi, Me ka i ana, Owai la o Iehova? O ilihune hoi au a aihue iho, A hoohiki ino i ka inoa o ko'u Akua.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
Mai hoopii oe i ke kauwa imua o kona haku, O hooino mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i lawehala.
11 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
O kekahi hanauna, hoino no i ka makuakane, Aole hoi i hoomaikai i ka makuwahine.
12 [There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.
O kekahi hanauna hoi, he maemae ia i ko lakou maka iho, Aole hoi i holoiia ka paumaele.
13 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
O kekahi hanauna, hookano loa na maka o lakou! Hookiekie hoi na lihilihi o lakou.
14 [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
O kekahi hanauna, he mau pahikaua ko lakou niho, He mau pahi hoi ko lakou mau kui. E ai ana i ka poe ilihune mai ka honua aku, A o ka poe nele hoi iwaena o na kanaka.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three [things that] are never satisfied, [yea], four [things] say not, [It is] enough:
He mau kaikamahine elua ka ka omokoko, E i ana, E ho mai, e ho mai, ea. Akolu no mea piha ole, Eha hoi, aole e olelo mai, Ua ana:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough. (Sheol h7585)
O ka lua, o ka opu pa; A o ka honua i mauu ole i ka wai; A o ke ahi, aole ana olelo mai, Ua nui. (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
O ka maka i hoowahawaha i kona makuakane, A hoole hoi aole e malama i kona makuwahine, E kiko iho ka poe koraka o ke awawa ia mea, A e ai iho no ka poe aito opiopio.
18 There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
Ekolu mau mea kupanaha loa ia'u, Eha hoi, aole au i ike iho.
19 The way of an eagle in the air; 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.
O ka aoao o ka aito ma ka lewa; O ka aoao o ka nahesa maluna o ka pohaku; O ka aoao o ka moku iwaena o ka moana; A o ka aoao o ke kanaka me ka wahine puupaa.
20 Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Peneia ka aoao o ka wahine hookamakama, Ai iho la oia a holoi i kona nuku, A olelo ae, Aole au i hana hewa.
21 For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
Ekolu mau mea e haunaele ai ka honua, Eha hoi e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
O ke kauwa ke lilo i alii; O ka mea lapuwale ke maona i ka ai;
23 For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
O ka wahine huhu wale ke mareia oia; A o ke kauwawahine he hooilina o kona hakuwahine.
24 There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise:
Eha mau mea liilii loa ma ka honua nei, A ua akamai loa no nae:
25 The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
O ka poe anonanona, he poe ikaika ole lakou, Hoomakaukau no nae i ke kau i ka lakou ai;
26 The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
O ka poe rabita, he poe nawaliwali lakou, Ma na pohaku hoi i hana'i i ko lakou mau hale;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
O ka poe uhini, aole o lakou alii, Hele papa no hoi lakou.
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
O ka moo, lalau no oia me kona mau lima, Aia no ia ma na hale hanohano o ke alii.
29 There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
Ekolu mau mea, i maikai ka hele ana, Eha hoi i maikai ke hele ae.
30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
O ka liona ka mea ikaika loa o na holoholona, Aole hoi oia e huli ae mai ke alo aku o lakou a pau;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.
O ka ilio hahai, a o ke kao kane hoi, A o ke alii, hiki ole ke ku e ia ia.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.
Ina he lapuwale oe i kou hookiekie ana, Ina paha he manao ino kou, e kau ana ka lima ma ka waha.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Ma ka hooluliluli ana i ka waiu e puka mai ai ka bata, Ma ka uwi ana i ka ihu e kahe mai ai ke koko; A ma ka hooioi ana i ka huhu e puka mai ai hoi ka hakaka.
