Kekahuna 7
1 U A oi aku ka inoa maikai mamua o ka mea poni maikai, a o ka la make mamua o ka la i hanau ai.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
2 Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka hele ana i ka hale kanikau mamua o ka hele ana i ka hale ahaaina; no ka mea, malaila ka hopena o na kanaka a pau, a e hoopili ke kanaka ola ia mea i kona naau iho.
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
3 Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka uwe ana mamua o ka akaaka; no ka mea, ma ka inoino o ka maka, e maikai ai ka naau.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
4 O ka naau o ka mea naauao, aia no ia ma ka hale kanikau; aka hoi, o ka naau o ka mea naaupo, aia no ia ma ka hale paani.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka lohe ana i ka oleloao a ka poe naauao, mamua o ko ke kanaka lohe ana i ka mele lea a ka poe naaupo.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 No ka mea, e like me ka paapaaina o na kakalaioa malalo iho o ka ipu hao, pela no ka akaaka ana o ka mea naaupo. He mea lapuwale hoi keia.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
7 No ka mea, o ka hooluhi, oia ka mea e pupule ai ka mea naauao; a o ke kipe he mea ia e lolelua ai ka naau.
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
8 Ua oi aku ka maikai o ka hope o kekahi mea mamua o ka hoomaka ana; a o ka mea naau hoomanawanui mamua o ka mea hookiekie.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Mai wikiwiki kou naau, e huhu aku; no ka mea, o ka huhu, aia no ia ma ka naau o ka poe naaupo.
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
10 Mai olelo ae oe, No ke aha la i oi aku ai ka maikai o na la kahiko mamua o keia mau la? No ka mea, aole i naauao kau ninau ana mai pela.
Do not say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
11 Ua maikai ka naauao me ka waiwai hooili, oia hoi ka mea e pono ai na mea i ike i ka la.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
12 No ka mea, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e malu ai, a o ke kala oia hoi kekahi mea e malu ai; aka, eia ka maikai o ka ike, o ka naauao, oia ka mea e ola'i ka poe nona ia.
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
13 E noonoo oe i ka hana a ke Akua i hana'i; no ka mea, owai ka mea e hiki ai ke hoopololei i ka mea ana i hana ai a kekee?
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
14 I ka la pomaikai e olioli ai oe, a i ka la popilikia e noonoo ai. Ua hoonoho ke Akua i kekahi e kupono i kekahi, i loaa ole ai i ke kanaka kekahi mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
15 Ua ike au i keia mau mea a pau i na la o kou noho lapuwale ana; aia no ke kanaka hoopono e make ana i kona pono iho; a eia no ka mea hewa e hooloihi ana i kona mau la iloko o kona hewa.
All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
16 Mai hoonui i koa pono, aole hoi oe e hoomahuahua i kou naauao; no ke aha la oe e hoomake ia oe iho?
Do not be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
17 Mai hoonui oe i kou hewa, aole hoi e noho naaupo; no ke aha la oe e make ai mamua o kou manawa?
Do not be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
18 He mea maikai nou e lalau i kela, aole hoi e hookuu i keia mai kou lima aku; no ka mea o ka mea i makau i ke Akua, oia ka mea e puka, mai ia mau mea a pau.
It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that do not withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.
19 O ka naauao ka mea e ikaika ai ka mea naauao mamua o na kanaka koikoi he umi iloko o ke kulanakauhale.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.
20 No ka mea, aohe kanaka pono ma ka honua, nana e hana maikai, me ka hana hewa ole.
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.
21 Mai manao hoi oe i na olelo a pau loa i oleloia, o lohe auanei oe i kau kauwa e hoino ana ia oe.
Also do not take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;
22 No ka mea, ua ike pinepine kou naau iho, ua hoino oe ia hai.
for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.
23 Ua hoao iho la au i keia mau mea a pau me ka naauao. I iho la au, e lilo auanei au i kanaka naauao, aka hoi, na mamao loa ia mea mai o'u aku.
All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
24 O ka mea ma kahi loihi aku, a hohonu loa hoi, owai ka mea e loaa'i?
That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?
25 Ua haawi au i ko'u naau e ike, a e huli, a e imi hoi i ka naauao, a me ke ano [o na mea, ] a e ike hoi i ka hewa o ka naaupo, a o ka noho lapuwale, a me ka uhauha.
I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
26 A na loaa mai ia'u keia, o ka wahine nona ka naau e hoohihia ai, a e hoohei ai, nona hoi na lima e paa ai me he kaula la, ua oi aku kona awaawa mamua o ka make; o ka mea maikai imua o ke Akua e pakele no ia mai ona aku la, aka, o ka mea hewa, e hihia auanei oia ia ia.
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
27 Aia hoi! ua loaa ia'u keia, wahi a ke kahuna, ma ka helu pakahi ana no e loaa mai ai ka huina.
Look, this have I found, says the Preacher, one to another, to find out the scheme;
28 Ka mea a ko'u uhane i imi ai, aole nae i loaa; hookahi kanaka mawaena o kekahi tausani ua loaa mai ia'u; aka, o ka wahine mawaena o keia poe a pau loa, aole i loaa.
which my soul still seeks; but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
29 Aia hoi, eia ka mea i loaa mai ia'u: Hana iho la ke Akua i ke kanaka i mea pololei, aka hoi, ua imi oia i na mea kekee he nui wale.
Look, this only have I found, that God made humankind upright, but they search for many schemes.
