Proverbs 13
1 A WISE son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Ko te tama whakaaro nui ka rongo ki ta tona papa ako: ko te tangata whakahi ia e kore e rongo ki te riri.
2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.
E kai te tangata i te pai i te hua o tona mangai: ka kai ia te wairua o te hunga wanoke i te tutu.
3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Ko te tangata e tiaki ana i tona mangai e pupuri ana i tona ora: ko te tangata ia e hamama nui ana ona ngutu, ko te whakangaromanga mona.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
E hiahia ana te wairua o te tangata mangere, a kahore he mea mana: ka meinga ia kia momona te wairua o te hunga uaua.
5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
E kino ana te tangata tika ki te korero teka: he mea whakarihariha ia te tangata kino, a whakama noa iho.
6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Ko te tika hei kaitiaki mo te tangata e tapatahi ana te ara: ka whakataka ano te tangata kino e te hara.
7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Tera tetahi kei te amene taonga mona, heoi kahore rawa he mea i a ia: tera tetahi kei te whakarawakore i a ia, heoi nui atu ona rawa.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.
Ko nga utu mo te tangata kia ora, ko ona rawa: tena ko te rawakore, e kore e rongo i te riri.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
E koa ana te marama o te hunga tika: ka keto ia te rama o te hunga kino.
10 By pride cometh only contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
He totohe anake i ahu mai i te whakapehapeha: he whakaaro nui ia kei te hunga i nga kupu tika.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
Ko nga taonga i puta mai i te whakamanamana ka iti haere: ko ta te tangata i whakaemi ai, he mea mahi, ka tupu haere.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
He manako taringa roa, he patu ngakau: ka tae te koronga, ko te rakau ia o te ora.
13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Ko te tangata e whakahawea ana ki te kupu, ka ngaro i a ia ano; ko te tangata ia e wehi ana i te whakahau, ka whiwhi ki te utu.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Ko te ture o te hunga whakaaro nui, he puna no te ora, e puta ai i nga reti o te mate.
15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of the treacherous is rugged.
Ko to te ngarahu pai he homai atawhai; he taikaha ia te ara o te hunga nanakia.
16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth out folly.
He mahi mohio ta te tangata tupato; ko ta te wairangi he hora i te kuwaretanga.
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Ka hinga te karere kino ki te kino; ko te karere pono ia, ano he rongoa.
18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Ko te tangata kahore e pai ki te papaki, mana te rawakore, te whakama; engari ko te tangata e whai mahara ana ki te ako, ka whakahonoretia.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Ko te hiahia kua rite, he reka ki te wairua: he whakarihariha ia ki nga kuware te whakarere i te kino.
20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Haere i te taha o te hunga whakaaro nui, a ka whai whakaaro koe: ko te takahoa ia o nga kuware, ka mamae.
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Ka whai te kino i te hunga hara; ko te utu ia ki te hunga tika, he pai.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
He whakarerenga iho ta te tangata pai mo nga tamariki a nga tamariki; kei te rongoa mo te tangata tika nga taonga o te tangata hara.
23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
He nui te kai kei te ngakinga a nga rawakore; tera ia te mea e ngaro ana i te kore o te tikanga pai.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Ko te tangata e kaiponu ana i tana whiu, e kino ana ia ki tana tama; ko te tangata ia e aroha ana ki a ia, ka papaki wawe i a ia.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Kai ana te tangata tika, makona ana tona wairua; ka hapa ia te kopu o te tangata kino.
