Solomona 17
1 MAIKAI hahi huna ai maloo me ke aloha pu kekahi, Mamua o ka hale i piha i na mohai ke pili me ka hakaka.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
2 O ke kauwa noonoo, e noho oia maluna o ke keiki e hana hilahila ana; A mawaena o na hoahanau e loaa ia ia kekahi hooilina.
A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
3 He ipu hoohehee, no ke kala ia; no ke gula hoi he kapuahi uuku; Aka, na Iehova e hoao mai i na naau.
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
4 O ka mea hewa la hoolohe oia i na lehelehe wahahee; O ka mea wahahee hoi, haliu kona pepeiao i ke elelo ino.
The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 O ka mea hoomaewaewa i ka mea nele, Ua hoowahawaha oia i ka mea nana ia i hana; O ka mea hoi i olioli i ka poino, Aole ia e pakele i ka hoopai ana.
Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
6 O ka lei o ka poe elemakule, oia na keiki a na keiki; O ka nani hoi o na keiki, oia na makuakane o lakou.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Aole i kupono i ka mea naaupo ka lehelehe pololei; Aole loa hoi i ke alii ka lehelehe wahahee.
Excellent speech becometh not a vile [man]; how much less do lying lips a noble!
8 He pohaku waiwai io ka makana i ka maka o ka mea nana ia; Ma na wahi a pau e loaa ana he mea ia e pono ai.
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of the possessor: whithersoever it turneth it prospereth.
9 O ka mea huna i ka hewa, oia ke imi i ke aloha; O ka mea hoolaha hou ae, hookaawale oia i na makamaka.
He that covereth transgression seeketh love; but he that bringeth a matter up again separateth very friends.
10 Komo ke aoia mai iloko o ka mea naauao, Mamua o na hahau ana he haneri iloko o ka mea lapuwale.
A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 Ma ke kipi wale no e imi ai ke kanaka ino; Nolaila, hoounaia ka ilamuku io na la.
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 E aho ke halawai ka bea keiki make me ke kanaka, Aole ka mea naaupo iloko o kona lapuwale.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.
13 O ka mea hana ino aku na ka mea hana pono mai, Aole e kaawale ka ino mai kona hale aku.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 E like me ka hookahe ana o ka wai, Pela ka hoomaka ana o ka hakaka; Nolaila, e oki e i ka hakaka mamua o kona mahuahua ana.
The beginning of contention is [as] when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement.
15 O ka mea hoopono aku i ka mea hewa, A o ka mea hoahewa aku i ka mea pono, Ho mau mea hoopailua laua ia Iehova.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are abomination to Jehovah.
16 No ke aha la keia, he kumu kuai ma ka lima o ka mea lapuwale, E kuai aku ai i ke akamai, aohe ona manao malaila?
To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
17 I na manawa a pau e aloha ana ka makamaka, A no ka la popilikia i hanau ai ka hoahanau.
The friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 O ke kanaka naauao ole, pai oia i ka lima, Lilo ia i mea panai imua o kona makamaka.
A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.
19 O ka mea makemake i ke kipi, oia ka i makemake i ka hakaka; O ka mea hookiekie ae i kona ipuka, imi oia i ka make.
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
20 O ka mea naau kekee, aole i loaa ia ia ka maikai; O ka mea elelo hoopunipuni, e haule oia i ka ino.
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
21 O ka mea i hanau mai nana ke keiki lapuwale, he kaumaha kona; Aole e olioli ka makuakane o ke keiki naaupo.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
22 O ka naau olioli, he laau lapaau ia e hooluolu ana; O ka uhane i hana pepe ia, hoomaloo ia i na iwi.
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23 Kaili ae ka mea hewa i ka waiwai kipe, I kona hoohaunaele ana i ka aoao pono.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
24 Imua i ke alo o ka mea noonoo malaila ka naauao; Aia hoi na maka o ka mea lapuwale, ma na welau o ka honua.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 O ke keiki lapuwale, ke kaumaha ia no kona makuakane, He mea awahia hoi i ka mea nana ia i hanau mai.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 O ka hoopai hewa i ka mea pono, aole ia he maikai, Aole hoi ke papai aku i na'lii no ka pololei.
To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
27 O ka mea ike nui, akahele oia i ka olelo; He uhane noho malie ko ke kanaka naauao.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.
28 O ka mea naaupo hoi, i kona mumule ana, ua kuhiia oia he naauao; O ka mea pani i kona mau lehelehe hoi, he kanaka ike no ia.
Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.
