Proverbs 24
1 Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Kei hae koe ki te hunga kino, kaua hoki e hiahia hei hoa mo ratou.
2 for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
Ko ta to ratou ngakau hoki e whakaaro ai, he tukino, ko ta o ratou ngutu e korero ai, he whanoke.
3 Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
Ma te whakaaro nui ka hanga ai te whare, a ma te matauranga ka u ai:
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
Ma te mohio hoki ka ki ai nga ruma i nga taonga utu nui katoa, i nga mea ahuareka.
5 A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
He kaha te tangata whakaaro nui; ae, e whakanuia ana e te tangata mohio te kaha.
6 for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
Na kia pai te ngarahu ina anga koe ki te whawhai: kei te tokomaha hoki o nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro te ora.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
He tiketike rawa te whakaaro nui mo te wairangi: e kore e kuihi tona mangai i te kuwaha.
8 One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
Ko te tangata e whakaaro ana ki te kino, ka kiia he whanoke.
9 The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
He hara te whakaaro wairangi: he mea whakarihariha ano ki te tangata te tangata whakahi.
10 If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
Ki te ngoikore koe i te ra o te he, he iti tou kaha.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Whakaorangia te hunga e kawea atu ana ki te mate, a puritia mai hoki e koe te hunga e meatia ana kia whakamatea.
12 If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
Ki te mea koe, Nana, kihai tenei i mohiotia e matou: kahore ianei te kaipauna ngakau i te whakaaro ki tera? a, ko te kaitiaki o tou wairua, kahore ranei ia e mohio? e kore ranei e homai e ia ki te tangata kia rite ki tana mahi?
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
Kainga, e taku tama, te honi, he pai hoki; me te honikoma, he mea reka hoki ki tou mangai:
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
Ka mohio ai koe ki te whakaaro nui, he mea ki tou wairua: ki te kitea e koe, he tukunga iho ano tona, e kore hoki tau i tumanako ai e hatepea.
15 Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
Kaua, e te tangata kino, e whanga ki te nohoanga o te tangata tika; kei tukino koe ki tona takotoranga.
16 for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
E hinga ana hoki te tangata tika, e whitu hinganga, ka ara ake ano: ka whakataka ia te hunga kino e te he.
17 Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
Kaua e harakoa ki te hinga tou hoariri, kaua hoki tou ngakau e hari ina taka ia:
18 lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Kei kite a Ihowa, a ka he ki tana titiro, a ka tahuri atu tona riri i a ia.
19 Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
Kei mamae koe, he mea mo nga kaimahi i te kino, kei hae hoki ki te hunga kino.
20 for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Kahore hoki he mutunga pai ki te tangata kino; ka keto hoki te rama a te hunga kino.
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
E taku tama, e wehi ki a Ihowa, ki te kingi hoki: a, kaua e whakauru noa atu ki te hunga e mea ana ki te whakaputa ke.
22 for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
No te mea ka puta tata te aitua mo ratou: a ko wai ka mohio ki te whakangaromanga o raua tokorua?
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
He whakatauki ano hoki enei na te hunga whakaaro nui. Ehara i te mea pai kia whakaaro ki te kanohi tangata ina whakawa.
24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
Ko te tangata e mea ana ki te tangata kino, He tika koe; ka kanga nga iwi ki a ia, ka whakarihariha nga tauiwi ki a ia.
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
Otiia ka koa nga ngakau o te hunga e riria ai tona he, ka tau iho ano hoki te manaaki pai ki runga ki a ratou.
26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Ka kihia e ia nga ngutu e whakahoki ana i nga kupu tika.
27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Meinga kia takoto pai tau mahi i waho, kia rite hoki hei meatanga mau i te mara; muri iho ka hanga i tou whare.
28 Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Kaua koe e tu hei kaiwhakaatu he mo tou hoa, i te mea kahore he take; a kaua e tinihanga ki ou ngutu.
29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Kaua e ki, Ka meatia ano e ahau ki a ia tana i mea ai ki ahau; ka rite ki ta te tangata mahi taku e whakahoki ai ki a ia.
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
I haere ahau i te taha o te mara a te mangere, i te taha hoki o te mara waina a te tangata kahore ona mahara;
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Na, kua tupuria katoatia e te tataramoa, kapi tonu te mata o te mara i te ongaonga, a ko to reira taiepa kohatu kua oti te wahi.
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
Katahi ahau ka titiro, ka ata whakaaroaro: ka kite ahau, a ka hopu mai hei ako moku.
33 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 kotuituitanga o nga ringa ka moe ai:
34 so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
Ka pera te haerenga mai o tou muhore ano he kaipahua; o tou rawakore hoki ano he tangata mau patu.
