Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou art surety for thy friend, if thou hast struck thy hand with a stranger,
E taku tama, ki te mea ko tau hei whakakapi mo ta tou hoa, ki te mea kua papaki tou ringa mo te tangata ke,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Kua oti koe te mahanga e nga kupu a tou mangai, kua mau koe i nga kupu a tou mangai.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and plead with thy friend.
Meinga tenei inaianei, e taku tama, kia ora ai koe, he mea hoki kua taka koe ki roto ki te ringa o tou hoa; haere whakaiti i a koe, a ka tohe ki tou hoa.
4 Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.
Kei tukua iho te moe ki ou kanohi; kei tunewha ou kamo.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Whakaora i a koe ano he anaterope i roto i te ringa o te kaiwhai, ano he manu i roto i te ringa o te kaihopu.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Haere ki te popokorua, e te tangata mangere, matakitakina iho ona ara, kia nui ai ou whakaaro:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Kahore nei ona kaitohutohu, ona kaitirotiro, ona rangatira,
8 Provideth her food in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Heoi e mahi kai ana mana i te raumati, e kohikohi ana i te kai mana i te kotinga witi.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Kia pehea ake te roa o tau takoto, e te tangata mangere? A hea koe maranga ai i tau moe?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Kia iti ake nei te wahi e parangia ai, kia iti ake nei te moe, kia iti ake te kotuinga o nga ringa i a koe e takoto na:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Na ka rite ki te kaipahua te putanga mai o te muhore ki a koe, tou rawakore, ano he tangata he patu nei tana.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walketh with a perverse mouth.
Ko te tangata kahore ona painga, ko te tangata hara, e haereere ana me te mangai tu ke;
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
E whakakini ana ona kanohi, e korero ana ona waewae, e tuhi ana ona maihao;
14 Perverseness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Kei roto te whanoke i tona ngakau, e whakatakoto ana ia i te kino i nga wa katoa; e rui ana ia i te ngangare.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Mo reira ka huaki tata te aitua ki a ia; e kore e aha ka whatiia ia, te taea te rongoa.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination to him:
E ono nga mea e kino ana ki a Ihowa; ae ra, e whitu nga mea e whakariharihangia ana e ia:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Ko te kanohi whakakake, ko te arero teka, ko nga ringa whakaheke i te toto harakore;
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
He ngakau e whakatakoto ana i nga whakaaro kikino, he waewae e hohoro ana te rere ki te hianga;
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.
He kaiwhakaatu teka e korero teka ana, ko te tangata hoki e rui ana i te ngangare ki waenganui i nga tuakana, i nga teina.
20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
E taku tama, puritia te whakahau a tou papa, kaua hoki e whakarerea te ture a tou whaea:
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck.
Kia mau tonu te takai ki tou ngakau, heia ki tou kaki.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Ko tou kaiarahi ano tera ina haere koe; mana koe e tiaki ina takoto koe; ka korero mai ano ki a koe; ina ara koe.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
He rama hoki te whakahau; a he marama te ture; ko nga riringa hoki, e whakaako ana, he ara ki te ora;
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of an adulteress woman.
Hei tiaki i a koe kei he i te wahine kino, i te whakapati a te arero o te wahine ke.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Kei hiahia koe ki tona ataahua i roto i tou ngakau; kei mau ano koe i ona kamo.
26 For by means of an harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Ko te tukunga iho o te tangata he wahi taro, he mea mo te wahine kairau; ko ta te wahine purema e whai ana ko te wairua utu nui.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
E taea ranei e te tangata te tango i te ahi ki roto ki tona uma, a e kore ona kakahu e wera?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
E taea ranei e tetahi te haere i runga i nga waro ratarata, a e kore ona waewae e hunua?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Ka pera ano te tangata e haere ana ki te wahine a tona hoa; e kore e kore ka whiua te tangata e pa ana ki a ia.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he stealeth to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
E kore e whakahaweatia e te tangata te tahae, ki te tahaetia e ia he mea e makona ai tona wairua i a hiakai ia.
31 But if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Otiia ki te kitea ia, kia takiwhitu ana e whakautu ai; me homai e ia nga rawa katoa o tona whare.
32 But whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Ko te tangata e puremu ana ki te wahine, kahore ona mohio: ko te tangata e pera ana, kei te whakangaro ia i tona wairua.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
He kaiakiko, he whakama te wahi mona; e kore ano tona ingoa kino e horoia atu.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
He riri nui hoki na te tangata te hae; e kore ano e tohungia e ia i te ra rapu utu.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
E kore ia e manako ki tetahi utu; e kore hoki e tatu tona ngakau, ahakoa he nui au hakari e tapae ai.
