Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Kua oti i te whakaaro nui tetahi whare mona te hanga, e whitu nga pou kua oti te tarai e ia:
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Kua oti ana kararehe te patu e ia; whakananu rawa tana waina; kua oti ano tana tepu te whakapai.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Kua unga e ia ana kotiro, e karanga ana ia i runga i nga wahi tiketike rawa o te pa.
4 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in hither: [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Ki te mea he kuware tetahi, me peka mai ia ki konei: ko te tangata maharakore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,
5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine [which] I have mingled.
Haere mai, kainga taku taro, inumia hoki te waina kua oti nei te whakananu e ahau.
6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Kati ra, e te hunga kuware, kia ora ai koutou; haere hoki i te ara o te matauranga.
7 He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
Ko ia e papaki ana i te tangata whakahihi, ka whakama; a ko ia e riri ana i te tangata kino, ka piri mai he he ki a ia.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Kaua e riria te tangata whakahi, kei kino ia ki a koe: riria ko te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka aroha ia ki a koe.
9 Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just [man], and he will increase in learning.
Hoatu te mohio ki te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka neke ake ona whakaaro; whakaakona te tangata tika, a ka nui ake tona mohio.
10 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.
Ko te timatanga o te whakaaro nui ko te wehi ki a Ihowa; ko te matauranga, ko te mohio ki te Mea Tapu.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Maku hoki ka maha ai ou ra, maku ka neke ake ai nga tau e ora ai koe.
12 If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
Ki te nui ou whakaaro, mou ano ou whakaaro nui; ki te whakahi koe, mau anake tau pikaunga.
13 A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
Ko te wahine wairangi, he mangai nui ia; he kuware ia, kahore ona mohio ki te aha, ki te aha.
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Noho ana ia i te kuwaha o tona whare i runga i te nohoanga i nga wahi tiketike o te pa;
15 To call passengers who go right on their ways:
Kia karanga atu ai ia ki nga tangata e haere ana i te ara, e maro tonu ana o ratou huarahi,
16 Whoever [is] simple, let him turn in hither: and [as for] him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Ko te kuware, peka mai ki konei; tena ko te tangata whakaarokore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
He reka te wai tahae, a he ahuareka te taro kai huna.
