Solomona 20
1 HE mea henehene ka waina, he walaau nui hoi ka mea e ona'i; O na mea a pau i puni malaila, aole i naauao.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is noisy; and whosoever indulgeth therein will never be wise.
2 He uwo ana me he liona la, ka weliweli i ke alii; O ka mea hoonaukiuki ia ia, hoeha no oia i kona uhane iho.
Like the roaring of a young lion is the dread of a king: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 He mea nani no ke kanaka, ke hooki i ka hoopaapaa: Aka, e huhu no na mea lapuwale a pau.
It is an honor for a man to cease from a contest; but every fool enrageth himself.
4 Aole e mahiai ka mea palaualelo no ke anu; A e makilo oia i ka wa e ohi ai, aole e loaa.
Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.
5 He wai hohonu, ka oleloao iloko o ko kanaka naau; Na ke kanaka naauao e uhuki ae.
Like deep water is counsel in the heart of man; but the man of understanding will draw it out.
6 E hai aku ka nui o na kanaka i ko lakou pono iho; O ke kanaka hana oiaio, ia wai la i loaa'i ia?
Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but who can find a faithful man?
7 O ka mea hele ma kona pololei, he mea pono oia; E hoomaikaiia hoi kana poe keiki mahope ona.
The righteous walketh in his integrity: happy will be his children after him.
8 O ke alii e noho ana ma ka noho hookolokolo, Hooauhee oia i na hewa a pau me kona mau maka.
A king that sitteth on the throne of justice scattereth away with his eyes all evil.
9 Owai la ke hiki e olelo aku, Ua hoomaemae au i ko'u naau? Ua kaawale au i ko'u hewa?
Who can say, I have made my heart pure, I am cleansed from my sin.
10 He ana paona palua a he ana palua no na mea e ae, He hoopailua ia Iehova ia mau mea elua.
Divers weights, and divers measures, are both of them alike an abomination of the Lord.
11 Ua ikeia ke keiki ma ka hana ana, Ina paha he maemae, a he pololei kana hana.
Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, whether his work will be pure, and whether it will be upright.
12 O ka pepeiao lohe, a o ka maka nana, Na Iehova no i hana ia mau mea elua.
The ear that heareth, and the eye that seeth, the Lord hath made both of them alike.
13 Mai makemake oe i ka hiamoe o lilo oe i mea nele; E wehe ae i kou mau maka, a e maona i ka ai.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty: open thy eyes, so wilt thou be satisfied with bread.
14 He ino, he ino, wahi a ka mea kuai mai; A i kona hele ana aku, alaila, haanui oia.
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then doth he boast.
15 Aia he gula a me na pohaku maikai he nui wale; Aka, o ka mea nani loa, oia ka lehelehe ike.
There is gold, and a multitude of pearls; but a precious vessel are the lips of knowledge.
16 E lawe oe i ke kapa o kekahi ke panai oia no ka malihini, A no na malihini hoi i lawe i kekahi waiwai ana.
Take away his garment, because he hath become surety for a stranger; and on account of a strange woman take a pledge from him.
17 Ua ono i ke kanaka ka ai no ka wahahee; A mahope iho, e piha kona waha i ke one.
Bread of falsehood is pleasant to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel-stones.
18 Ua paa ka manao ma ke kukakuka pu ana; Ma ka noonoo pololei hoi e kaua aku ai.
Plans are established by counsel; and with wise reflection conduct war.
19 O ka mea holoholo olelo, hoike aku oia i na mea i hunaia; Mai launa aku me ka mea hoomalimali me koua mau lehelehe.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that enticeth with his lips.
20 O ka mea hailiili aku i kona makuakane a me kona makuwahine, E pio kona kukui i ke onohi o ka pouli.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother—his lamp shall be quenched in obscure darkness.
21 O ka hooilina i loaa mua ma ke kaili wale, O kona hopena, aole e pomaikai ia.
An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning will at its end not be blessed,
22 Mai olelo ae oe, E hoopai aku au i ka hewa; E kakali oe ia Iehova, nana no oe o kokua mai.
Do not say, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the Lord, and he will help thee.
23 He hoopailua ia Iehova na ana paona papalua; O ke kaupaona hoopunipuni aole i pono ia.
Divers weights are an abomination of the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good.
24 Na Iehova mai ka hele ana o ke kanaka; Pehea hoi e hiki ai i ke kanaka ko ike i kona aoao iho?
From the Lord are the steps of man [ordained]; but man— how can he understand his own way?
25 He mea hihia i ke kanaka, ke hoohiki naaupo i ka mea hemolele; A mahope iho o ka hoohiki ana, alaila noonoo.
It is a snare to a man to sanctify things hastily, and to make inquiry only after having made vows.
26 Hoopuehu ae ke alii akamai i ka poe hewa, Hookaa oia i ke kaa maluna o lakou.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and turneth over them the threshing-wheel.
27 O ke kukui o Iehova, o ka hanu ia o ke kanaka, E komo ana ma na wahi a pau o ka opu.
A lamp of the Lord is the soul of man, searching all the inner chambers of the body.
28 Na ka lokomaikai a me ka oiaio e malama mai i ke alii; Ua paa hoi kona nohoalii i ka lokomaikai.
Kindness and truth will watch over a king, and he will prop up through kindness his throne.
29 O ka ikaika ka mea e kaulana'i na kanaka ui; O ke poohina ka mea e nani ai ka elemakule.
The ornament of young men is their strength; and the glory of old men is a hoary head.
30 O ka pahu ana o ka mai he mea hoomaemae i ka ino; O ka haua hoi, i koloko o ka opu.
The bruises of a wound are cleansing means for the bad, and stripes [will reach] the inner chambers of the body.
