Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.
He pera i te hukarere i te raumati, i te ua hoki i te kotinga witi, te kore e tau o te honore mo te wairangi.
2 As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.
He pera i te manu e rererere noa ana, i te waroa i ona rerenga te kanga pokanoa; e kore e whakatau.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
He whiu mo te hoiho, he paraire mo te kaihe, a he rakau mo te tuara o nga wairangi.
4 Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
Kei rite ki tona whakaarokore tau whakautu ki te wairangi, kei rite hoki a koe na ki a ia.
5 Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Kia rite ki tona whakaarokore tau whakautu ki te wairangi, kei mea ia he whakaaro nui ia.
6 One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
Ko te tangata e tuku korero ana ma te ringa o te wairangi, e tapahi ana i ona waewae ano, e inumia ana hoki te he.
7 Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
E tautau noa ana nga waewae o te kopa: he pera hoki te whakatauki i te mangai o te wairangi.
8 Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
Ko te takai mea whakapaipai i roto i te puranga kohatu, ko tona rite kei te tangata e whakakororia ano i te wairangi.
9 A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
E rite ana ki te tataramoa e wero nei i te ringa o te haurangi, koia ano te whakatauki i te mangai o nga wairangi.
10 [As] an archer who woundeth every thing, [so] one who hireth a dullard, and a drunkard crossing the sea.
Ka rite ki te kaikopere i tu ai te katoa, te tangata e utu ana i te wairangi me te tangata hoki e utu ana i nga tira haere.
11 As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
Ka rite ki te kuri e hoki nei ki tona ruaki, te wairangi e tuarua ana i tona poauau.
12 Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye, —more hope of a dullard, than of him!
Ka kite koe i te tangata e mea ana ki a ia he whakaaro nui? Ki ta te whakaaro tera e rahi ake ta te wairangi i tana.
13 Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
E ki ana te mangere, He raiona kei te ara; he raiona kei nga waharoa.
14 The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.
He pera i te tatau e tahurihuri ra i runga i ona inihi, koia ano te mangere i runga i tona moenga.
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
E kuhua ana e te mangere tona ringa ki te rihi; he mahi ngenge rawa ki a ia te whakahoki mai ki tona mangai.
16 Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
He nui ke ake te whakaaro nui o te mangere, ki tana nei whakaaro, i to nga tangata tokowhitu e whakaatu ana i te tikanga.
17 As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!
Ko te tangata e haere atu ana, e pokanoa ana ki te whawhai ehara nei i a ia, ko tona rite kei te tangata e hopu ana i te kuri ki ona taringa.
18 As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
Rite tonu ki te haurangi e makamaka ana i nga mea mura, i nga pere, i te mate,
19 So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?
Te tangata e tinihanga ana ki tona hoa, e mea ana, He teka ianei he takaro taku?
20 Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
Ki te kahore he wahie, ka mate te ahi: ki te kore hoki he tangata kawekawe korero, ka mutu te ngangare.
21 Black coal to burning blocks, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man, for kindling strife.
He waro ki nga ngarahu wera, he wahie ki te ahi; he pera te tangata totohe ki te tahu i te ngangare.
22 the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
He rite nga kupu a te kaikawekawe korero ki te maramara reka, tae tonu iho ki nga wahi o roto rawa o te kopu.
23 Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:
He ngutu puka me te ngakau kino, ko te rite kei te oko oneone i whakakikoruatia ki te para hiriwa.
24 With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Ko te tangata mauahara e whakaware ana ki ona ngutu, otiia e rongoatia ana e ia te tinihanga ki roto ki a ia:
25 Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart:
Ki te pai tona reo, kaua e whakapono ki a ia; e whitu hoki nga mea whakarihariha kei roto i tona ngakau.
26 Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation.
Ahakoa hipoki tona mauahara i a ia ki te tinihanga, ka whakakitea nuitia tona kino ki te aroaro o te whakaminenga.
27 He that diggeth a pit, thereinto, shall fall, and, he that rolleth a stone, upon himself, shall it return.
Ko te tangata e keri ana i te rua, ka taka ano ki roto: a ko te tangata e huri ana i te kohatu, ka hoki mai ano ki runga ki a ia.
28 A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.
E kino ana te arero teka ki ana i kuru ai; a, ko ta te mangai whakapati, he mahi kia ngaro.
