Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Yakeh, even the prophecy: the man said unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ukkal,
Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAkuli ko e foha ʻo Sake, ʻaia ko e kikite: naʻe lea ʻae tangata kia ʻItieli, ʻio, kia ʻItieli mo ʻUkali.
2 “Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a common man.
“Ko e moʻoni ʻoku lahi hake ʻa ʻeku vale ʻi he tangata kotoa pē, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ʻae poto ʻo ha tangata.
3 Nor have I learned wisdom, so that I should have knowledge of the Holy One.
Kuo ʻikai akonekina au ki he poto, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ʻae ʻilo ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
4 Who was it that ascended into heaven, and came down again? who gathered the wind in his fists? who bound the waters in a garment? who set up all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest it?”
Ko hai kuo ʻalu hake ki he langi, pe ʻalu hifo? Ko hai ʻoku ne tānaki ʻae matangi ʻi hono nima? Ko hai kuo ne fakamaʻopoʻopo ʻae ngaahi vai ʻi ha kofu? Ko hai kuo ne fokotuʻumaʻu ʻae ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani? Ko hai hono huafa, pea ko hai ʻae huafa ʻo hono ʻAlo, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke faʻa fakahā?
5 Every saying of God is purified: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.
“ʻOku maʻa ʻae folofola kotoa pē ʻae ʻOtua: pea ko e ungaʻanga ia kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku falala kiate ia.
6 Do not add aught unto his words: lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
ʻOua naʻa ke fakalahi ki heʻene folofola telia naʻa ne valokiʻi koe, pea ʻe ʻilo ai koe ko e loi.”
7 Two things do I request of thee: deny them not to me before I die.
Ko e meʻa ʻe ua kuo u kole kiate koe; pea ʻoua naʻa ke taʻofi ia ʻiate au ʻo aʻu ki heʻeku mate.
8 Vanity and lying words do thou remove far from me: neither poverty nor riches give thou unto me; let me eat the bread appointed unto me:
Hiki ke mamaʻo ʻiate au ʻae vaʻinga mo e loi: pea ʻoua naʻaku masiva pe koloaʻia: fafanga ʻaki au ʻae meʻakai ʻoku taau pe mo au:
9 Lest I become over-full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I become poor, and steal, and trespass against the name of my God.
Telia naʻaku mākona, pea u fakafisiʻi koe, pea u pehē, Ko hai ʻa Sihova? Telia foki naʻaku masiva, pea u kaihaʻa, mo takuanoa ʻae huafa ʻo hoku ʻOtua.
10 Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.
ʻOua naʻa ke fakakoviʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ki heʻene ʻeiki, telia naʻa ne kapeʻi koe, pea ʻilo ko koe ʻoku halaia.
11 There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
ʻOku ai ʻae fānau ʻoku kape ki heʻenau tamai, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke tāpuakiʻi ʻenau faʻē.
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed [clean] of its filthiness.
ʻOku ai ʻae toʻutangata ʻe taha ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻi honau mata ʻonautolu, ka ʻoku teʻeki ke fufulu ʻenau anga fakalielia.
13 There is a generation—O how lofty are its eyes! and its eyelids are so lifted up.
ʻOku ai ʻae toʻutangata ʻe taha, ʻOi seuke! Hono ʻikai māʻolunga ʻa honau mata! Pea kuo nau hiki hake honau laumata.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and whose string teeth are as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
ʻOku ai ʻae toʻutangata ʻe taha, ʻoku tatau honau nifo mo e heletā, mo honau ngao ʻoku hangē ko e hele, ke kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae masiva mei he funga ʻo māmani, pea ʻosi mo e paea mei he kakai.
15 Insatiability hath two daughters, [crying, ] Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things which never say, Enough:
“ʻOku maʻu ʻe he aluka ʻae ʻofefine ʻe toko ua ʻoku tangi, ‘Foaki mai, foaki mai.’ “ʻOku ai ʻae meʻa ʻe tolu ʻoku ʻikai siʻi ke fiemālie, ʻio, ʻoku fā ʻae meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke nau pehē, ‘Maʻuā, kuo lahi:’
16 The nether world; and a barren womb; the earth which is not satisfied with water; and the fire which never saith, Enough. (Sheol h7585)
Ko e faʻitoka; mo e manāva ʻoku paʻa; ko e kelekele ʻoku ʻikai pito ʻi he vai; pea mo e afi ʻoku ʻikai ke pehē, ‘Maʻuā, kuo lahi.’ (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, this shall the ravens of the valley pick out; and the young eagles shall eat it.
“Ko e mata ʻoku manuki ki heʻene tamai, pea ʻikai tokanga ke fai talangofua ki heʻene faʻē, ʻe kapeʻi ia ʻe he fanga leveni ʻoe teleʻa, pea ʻe kai ia ʻe he fanga ʻikale iiki.
18 Three things there are which are too wonderful for me; and four, which I know not:
ʻOku ai ʻae meʻa ʻe tolu ʻoku fakaofo lahi kiate au, ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fā ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi.
19 The way of the eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
Ko e punaʻanga ʻoe ʻikale ʻi he ʻatā; mo e hala ʻoe ngata ʻi he funga maka; mo e ʻaluʻanga ʻoe vaka ʻi he loto vaha; mo e anga ʻae tangata ki he tāupoʻou.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wrong.
ʻOku pehē ʻae anga ʻae fefine tonotangata; ʻoku ne kai, ʻo ne holoholo hono ngutu, ʻo ne pehē, “Naʻe ʻikai te u fai ha kovi.”
21 Under three things the earth trembleth, and under four which she cannot bear:
Ko e meʻa ʻe tolu ʻoku maveuveu ai ʻa māmani, ko e meʻa ʻe fā ʻoku ʻikai ke ne faʻa kātakiʻi:
22 Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;
Ko e tamaioʻeiki kuo fakanofo ke pule; mo e tangata vale kuo mākona ʻi he meʻakai;
23 Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
Mo e fefine anga fakalielia kuo mali; mo e kaunanga ʻoku hoko ki he koloa ʻa ʻene ʻeiki fefine.
24 There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:
ʻOku ai ʻae meʻa ʻe fā ʻoku iiki ʻi he funga ʻo māmani, ka ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ʻenau poto:
25 The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;
Ko e lō, ko e faʻahinga ia ʻoku ʻikai ke mālohi, ka ʻoku nau tokonaki ʻenau meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana.
26 The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;
Ko e fanga safana, ko e faʻahinga ia ʻoku vaivai pe, ka ʻoku nau ngaohi honau fale ʻi he ngaahi maka;
27 The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;
ʻOku ʻikai maʻu ha tuʻi ʻe he fanga heʻe, ka ʻoku nau puna fakataha atu;
28 The spider thou canst catch with [thy] hands, and yet she is in the palaces of a king.
ʻOku puke ʻaki ʻe he hina ʻa hono nima, ʻo ne nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi.
29 Three there are that have a stately step, and four, that are stately in going:
ʻOku ai ʻae meʻa ʻe tolu ʻoku lelei ʻenau ʻalu, ʻio, ʻoku fā, ʻae meʻa ʻoku matalelei ʻenau ʻalu:
30 The lion, the mightiest among beasts, who turneth not round from before any one;
Ko e laione ʻaia ʻoku mālohi ʻi he fanga manu, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne tafoki atu ʻi ha taha;
31 The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Ko e hoosi; mo e kosi tangata foki; pea mo e tuʻi, ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fai ki ai ha angatuʻu.
32 If thou hast become degraded by lifting up thyself, or if thou hast devised evil, put thy hand to thy mouth:
“Kapau kuo ke fai vale ʻi hoʻo hiki hake koe ʻe koe, pea kapau kuo ke mahalo kovi, ke ke ʻai ho nima ki ho ngutu.
33 For the pressure of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressure of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the pressure of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Ko e moʻoni ʻoku tupu ʻae pota ʻi he tuki ʻae huʻahuhu ʻoe manu, pea tupu ʻae toto ʻi he mioʻi ʻoe ihu: ʻoku pehē, ʻoku tupu ʻae fekeʻikeʻi ʻi he ʻita fakamālohi.”
