Proverbs 5
1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
E KUU keiki, e hoolohe mai i ko'u naauao, E haliu mai hoi kou pepeiao i ko'u iko:
2 that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
I malama oe i ke aoia mai, E hoopaa hoi kou mau lehelehe i ka ike.
3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
No ka mea, o na lehelehe o ka wahine hookamakama he meli ia e kulu ana, A ua oi aku ka pahee o kona waha i ko ka aila.
4 but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Aka, na awahia kona hope, e like me ka laau awaawa, Oioi hoi o like me ka pahikaua oi lua.
Ke iho iho la kona mau wawae i ka make, E pili ana hoi kona mau kapuwai i ka lua, (Sheol h7585)
6 She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
I ole oe e noonoo i ke ala o ko ola, He loli wale kona noho ana i ole oe e ike aku.
7 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
Ano la, e na keiki, hoolohe mai ia'u, Mai haliu ae mai ka olelo aku a kuu waha.
8 Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
E hooneenee loa aku i kou hele ana mai ona aku, Mai hookokoke aku oe i ka puka o kona hale:
9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
O haawi oe i kou nani i na mea e, A me kon mau makahiki hoi i ka mea aloha ole:
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
O lako hoi na mea e i kou mau mea maikai; A me na hale o ka malihini i kau waiwai;
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
A uwe oe i kou hope, I ka pau ana o kou io a me kou kino;
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
A e olelo hoi, Auwe ko'u inaina aku i ka ike, A me ka hoowahawaha ana o ko'u naau i ke aoia mai!
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
Aole au i hoolohe i ka leo o ka'u mau kumu, Aole hoi i haliu aku ko'u pepeiao i ka poe i ao mai ia'u!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
Mai noho au ma na hewa a pau loa, Mawaena o ke anaina a me ka ahakanaka.
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
E ia u oe i ka wai noloko ae o kou punawai, A i na waikahe hoi noloko ae o kou kahawai.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
E hu aku iwaho kou mau lokowai, A kahe na auwai ma na alanui.
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
Nau wale iho no lakou, Aole na ka poe malihini pu me oe.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
E hoomaikaiia kou punawai; A e olioli oe me ka wahine o kou wa ui.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
He dia aloha ia a me ka ibeka oluolu; E maona oe i na la a pau i kona waiu, E ana mau oe i kona aloha.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
No ke aha la e ona oe, e kuu keiki, i ka wahine e, A e apo oe i ka wahine a hai ma kou umauma?
21 For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
No ka mea, e kau pono ana na maka o Iehova i ka aoao o ke kanaka, E ike ana no hoi i kona mau aoao a pau,
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
E puni ka mea hewa i kona hala iho, E heiia hoi oia i ka hei o kona hewa iho.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
E make oia me ke ao ole ia mai; A e hele hewa oia i ka nui o kona naaupo ana.
