Proverbs 30
1 These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.
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 For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.
Owau ka mea hupo loa o na kanaka, Aole o'u wahi noonoo kanaka.
3 God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.
Aole i loaa ia u ka naauao, Aole hoi o'u ike i ka Mea hemolele.
4 Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
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 For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
Pau loa na huaolelo a ke Akua i ka maemae; Oia ka palekaua i ka poe paulele aku ia ia.
6 Add not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be made 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 I ask of you; take not favor from me 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 falsehood: and give me not wealth [or] poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:
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 filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear [vainly] by the name of God.
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 Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you, and you be utterly destroyed.
Mai hoopii oe i ke kauwa imua o kona haku, O hooino mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i lawehala.
11 A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
O kekahi hanauna, hoino no i ka makuakane, Aole hoi i hoomaikai i ka makuwahine.
12 A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
O kekahi hanauna hoi, he maemae ia i ko lakou maka iho, Aole hoi i holoiia ka paumaele.
13 A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.
O kekahi hanauna, hookano loa na maka o lakou! Hookiekie hoi na lihilihi o lakou.
14 A wicked generation have swords [for] teeth and jaw teeth [as] knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them 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 horse-leech had three dearly beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, 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 love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, 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 laughs to scorn a father, and dishonors the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour 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 Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
Ekolu mau mea kupanaha loa ia'u, Eha hoi, aole au i ike iho.
19 the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
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, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
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 By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it can’t bear:
Ekolu mau mea e haunaele ai ka honua, Eha hoi e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui:
22 if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
O ke kauwa ke lilo i alii; O ka mea lapuwale ke maona i ka ai;
23 or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
O ka wahine huhu wale ke mareia oia; A o ke kauwawahine he hooilina o kona hakuwahine.
24 And [there are] four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
Eha mau mea liilii loa ma ka honua nei, A ua akamai loa no nae:
25 the ants which are weak, and [yet] prepare [their] food in summer;
O ka poe anonanona, he poe ikaika ole lakou, Hoomakaukau no nae i ke kau i ka lakou ai;
26 the rabbits also [are] a feeble race, who make 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, and [yet] march orderly at one command.
O ka poe uhini, aole o lakou alii, Hele papa no hoi lakou.
28 And the eft, which supports itself by [its] hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
O ka moo, lalau no oia me kona mau lima, Aia no ia ma na hale hanohano o ke alii.
29 And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
Ekolu mau mea, i maikai ka hele ana, Eha hoi i maikai ke hele ae.
30 A lion's whelp, stronger than [all other] beasts, which turns not away, nor fears [any] beast;
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 and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
O ka ilio hahai, a o ke kao kane hoi, A o ke alii, hiki ole ke ku e ia ia.
32 If you abandon yourself to mirth, and stretch forth your hand in a quarrel, you shall be disgraced.
Ina he lapuwale oe i kou hookiekie ana, Ina paha he manao ino kou, e kau ana ka lima ma ka waha.
33 Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if you wing [one's] nostrils there shall come out blood: so if you extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
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.
