Proverbs 2

1 My son, if thou wilt receive my sayings, and, my commandments, wilt treasure up by thee;

‌ʻE hoku foha, kapau te ke maʻu ʻa ʻeku ngaahi lea, mo fakafufū ʻiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau;

2 So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;

Koeʻuhi ke fakatokangaʻi ho telinga ki he poto, pea ke tokanga ai ho loto ki he faʻa fakakaukau;

3 Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice;

‌ʻIo, kapau te ke tangi ki he ʻilo, pea ke hiki hake ho leʻo ke maʻu ʻae fakakaukau:

4 If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her,

Kapau te ke kumi ki ai ʻo hangē ko e siliva, pea hakule ki ai ʻo hangē ko e koloa kuo fufū;

5 Then, shalt thou understand the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of God, shalt thou find.

Te ke toki ʻilo ai ʻae manavahē kia Sihova, pea maʻu ʻae ʻiloʻi ʻoe ʻOtua.

6 For, Yahweh, giveth wisdom, out of his mouth, knowledge and understanding;

He ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ʻae poto: ʻoku haʻu mei hono fofonga ʻae ʻilo mo e fakakaukau.

7 Yea he treasureth, for the upright, safety, A shield [is he] to them who walk in integrity,

‌ʻOku tokonaki ʻe ia ʻae poto ʻaonga maʻa e kakai māʻoniʻoni: ko e fakaū ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻi he angatonu.

8 To him that observeth the paths of justice, yea, the way of his men of lovingkindness, he doth guard.

‌ʻOku ne tauhi ʻae hala ʻoe fakamaau; pea ʻoku ne maluʻi ʻae hala ʻo ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni.

9 Then, shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, and equity—every noble course.

Pea te ke toki ʻilo ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, mo e fakamaau, mo e fai totonu; ʻio, ʻae hala lelei kotoa pē.

10 When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

‌ʻOka hū ʻae poto ki ho loto, pea mālie ʻae ʻilo ki ho laumālie;

11 Discretion, shall watch over thee, understanding, shall preserve thee: —

‌ʻE fakamoʻui koe ʻe he faʻa fakakaukau, pea ʻe tauhi koe ʻe he poto:

12 To rescue thee from the way of the wrongful, from the man that speaketh perverse things;

Ke fakamoʻui koe mei he hala ʻoe tangata kovi, mei he tangata ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi;

13 From them who forsake the paths of rectitude, to walk in the ways of darkness;

‌ʻAia ʻoku liʻaki ʻae hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, kae ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻoe fakapoʻuli;

14 Who rejoice to do wrong, exult in the perversities of the wrongful;

‌ʻAia ʻoku fiefia ke fai kovi, pea ʻoku fiemālie ʻi he talangataʻa ʻae angahala;

15 Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks:

Pea ʻoku pikopiko hono ngaahi hala, pea kovi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga:

16 To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;

Ke fakamoʻui koe mei he fefine muli, ʻio, mei he muli ʻoku lea fakaoloolo;

17 Who forsaketh the friend of her youth, and, the covenant of her God, hath forgotten;

‌ʻAia kuo ne liʻaki ʻae fakahinohino ʻi heʻene kei siʻi, pea kuo ne fakangalongaloʻi ʻae fuakava ʻa hono ʻOtua.

18 For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses;

He ʻoku tahifohifo hono fale ki he mate, pea mo hono ʻalunga ki he kakai mate.

19 None who go in unto her, come back, neither attain they unto the paths of life:

‌ʻOku ʻikai toe foki mai ha taha ʻoku ʻalu atu kiate ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke puke ʻekinautolu ki he ngaahi hala ʻoe moʻui.

20 To the end that thou walk in the way of good men, and, the paths of the righteous, that thou observe.

Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻeveʻeva koe ʻi he hala ʻae kakai angalelei, pea ke maʻu ʻae ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.

21 For, the upright, shall abide on the earth, —and, the men of integrity, shall remain therein;

Koeʻuhi ʻe nofo ʻae angatonu ʻi he fonua, pea ʻe nofomaʻu ʻi ai ʻae haohaoa.

22 But, the lawless, out of the earth, shall be cut off, and, traitors, shall they tear away therefrom.

Ka ʻe motuhi atu ʻae angahala mei he māmani, pea ʻe taʻaki fuʻu hake mei ai ʻae fai kovi.