Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
KUKULU ae la ka naauao i kona hale, Kalai iho la oia i kona mau kia ehiku.
2 She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
Kalua oia i kana mau mea momona; Kawili ae la oia i kona waina; Hoomakaukau no i kana papaaina.
3 She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
Hoouna aku la oia i kana poe kauwawahine, E hea aku maluna o na wahi kiekie o ke kulanakauhale,
4 Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that lack understanding she says,
Owai ka mea naaupo? e huli mai ia io'u nei: I ka mea noonoo ole hoi, olelo ae la oia ia ia,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
Ina, e ai mai oukou i ka'u berena, E inu hoi i ka waina a'u i kawili ai.
6 Leave folly, that you may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
E haalele i ka poe manao ole, i ola oukou, E hele hoi ma ke ala o ka naauao.
7 He that reproves evil [men] shall get dishonor to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly [man] shall disgrace himself.
O ka mea e ao aku i ke kanaka aia, E loaa ia ia ka hilahila; O ka mea e ao aku i ka mea hewa, e loaa ia ia ka palahea.
8 Rebuke not evil [men], lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise [man], and he will love you.
Mai ao aku i ke kanaka aia, O hoowahawaha mai oia ia oe; E ao aku i ka mea naauao, A e aloha mai oia ia oe.
9 Give an opportunity to a wise [man], and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more [instruction].
E haawi na ka mea naauao, A e oi mau ka naauao; E ao hoi i ka mea hoopono, A e mahuahua ae la kona ike.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is [the character] of a sound mind.
O ka mole o ka naauao, Oia ka makau ia Iehova; O ka ike i ka Mea hemolele, Oia ka noonoo ana,
11 For in this way you shall live long, and years of your life shall be added to you.
No ka mea, ma o'u nei, e mahuahua ae ai kou mau la, A e nui ai hoi na makahiki o kou ola ana.
12 Son, if you be wise for yourself, you shall also be wise for your neighbors; and if you should prove wicked, you alone will bear the evil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and a [land] appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
Ina e naauao oe, e naauao no oe nou iho; Ina e hoowahawaha oe, maluna ou wale no ia mea.
13 A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to lack a morsel.
O ka wahine naaupo, he walaau kona; Ua manao ole, aole oia i ike i kekahi mea.
14 She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
Noho no oia ma ka puka o kona hale, Ma ka noho hoi ma kahi kiekie o ke kulanakauhale,
15 calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
E hea aku i ka poe hele ma ke ala, Ka poe hele pololei ma ke alanui;
16 [saying], Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that lack prudence, saying,
Owai ka mea manao ole? e huli mai i o'u nei; I ka mea naaupo, olelo aku la oia ia ia,
17 Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
Ua ono no na wai i aihueia, Ua mananalo hoi ka berena ke ai malu.
