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 a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
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 prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
3 He ipu hoohehee, no ke kala ia; no ke gula hoi he kapuahi uuku; Aka, na Iehova e hoao mai i na naau.
Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
4 O ka mea hewa la hoolohe oia i na lehelehe wahahee; O ka mea wahahee hoi, haliu kona pepeiao i ke elelo ino.
Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip, —Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying 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.
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, 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.
The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
7 Aole i kupono i ka mea naaupo ka lehelehe pololei; Aole loa hoi i ke alii ka lehelehe wahahee.
Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
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, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
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 hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate 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 sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
11 Ma ke kipi wale no e imi ai ke kanaka ino; Nolaila, hoounaia ka ilamuku io na la.
Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
12 E aho ke halawai ka bea keiki make me ke kanaka, Aole ka mea naaupo iloko o kona lapuwale.
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
13 O ka mea hana ino aku na ka mea hana pono mai, Aole e kaawale ka ino mai kona hale aku.
He that returneth 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.
A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
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 lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
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?
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.
17 I na manawa a pau e aloha ana ka makamaka, A no ka la popilikia i hanau ai ka hoahanau.
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
18 O ke kanaka naauao ole, pai oia i ka lima, Lilo ia i mea panai imua o kona makamaka.
A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before 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.
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
20 O ka mea naau kekee, aole i loaa ia ia ka maikai; O ka mea elelo hoopunipuni, e haule oia i ka ino.
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
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 dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
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, worketh an excellent cure, —but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
23 Kaili ae ka mea hewa i ka waiwai kipe, I kona hoohaunaele ana i ka aoao pono.
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
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.
Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, 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 vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare 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.
Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.
27 O ka mea ike nui, akahele oia i ka olelo; He uhane noho malie ko ke kanaka naauao.
Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.
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, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, —He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.
