Solomona 27
1 MAI olioli wale oe no ka la apopo, No ka mea, aole oe i ike i ka mea a kekahi la e hoopuka mai ai.
Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
2 Na ka mea e e hoomaikai mai ia oe, aole na kou waha iho; Na ka malihini hoi, aole na kou mau lehelehe iho.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Koikoi ka pohaku, kaumaha hoi ke one; Aka, o ka inaina o ka mea naaupo, ua kaumaha ia mamua o ia mau mea elua.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 He aloha ole ka inaina, he mea make ka huhu, Owai la hoi e hiki ke ku imua o ka huahua?
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
5 Maikai ke ao maopopo ana, Mamua o ke aloha i hunaia.
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
6 Maikai ka hoehaia mai e ka hoaaloha, He nunui hoi ka honi ana o ka enemi.
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
7 Hehi no ka mea maona i ka waihona meli; Aka, i ka mea pololi la, ua ono na mea awaawa a pau.
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
8 E like me ka manu i auwana ae mai kona punana aku, Pela ke kanaka e auwana ana mai kona wahi aku.
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
9 O ka aila a me ka mea ala, hoohauoli ia i ka naau; Hooluolu hoi ka hoaaloha o kekahi mea ma ka olelo oiaio.
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
10 O kou hoalauna a me ka hoalauna o kou makuakane, mai haalele oe; Aole hoi e komo aku i ka hale o kou hoahanau i kou manawa popilikia; Maikai ka mea e noho kokoke ana, mamua o ka hoahanau ma kahi loihi aku.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
11 E kuu keiki e, e naauao hoi oe i olioli ko'u naau, I olelo aku au i ka mea hoino mai ia'u.
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
12 O ka mea noonoo la, ike e oia mamua i ka poino a huna ia ia iho; Hele wale aku hoi ka poe nanea a hihia iho la.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
13 E lawe i ka aahu o ka mea nana e hoopanai no ka malihini, E lawe hoi i uku nona no ka wahine e.
Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
14 O ka mea hoomaikai aku i kona hoanoho me ka leo nui, I kona ala ana i ke kakahiaka nui, E lilo ia i mea poino nona.
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
15 O ke kulu mau ana i ka la ua, A me ka wahine nuku wale, na like.
On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
16 O ka mea hoonalowale i kana, hoonalowale no ia i ka makani, A me ka aila o kona lima akau e pa mai ana.
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
17 Hookala kahi mea hao i kekahi mea hao, Hookala hoi ke kanaka i ka maka o kona hoalauna.
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 O ka mea malama i ka laau fiku, oia ke ai i kona hua; O ka mea malama hoi i kona haku e hoonaniia oia.
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
19 Ma ka wai, he helehelena e ku ana i kahi helehelena, Pela hoi ka naau kanaka i kekahi kanaka.
As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
21 He ipu hoohehee no ke kala, a he kapuahi no ke gula, Pela ke kanaka imua o kona mahaloia mai.
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Ina e kui oe i ka mea naaupo ma ka papawiliai, Oia pu me ka ai i ka pohaku kui, Aole loa e hemo ae kona naaupo ana mai ona aku.
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
23 E ike pono oe i ke ano o kau poe hipa, E nana hoi i ke ano o kau poe holoholona;
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
24 No ka mea, aole e mau ana ka waiwai: O ka papale alii hoi, oia mau anei ia i na hanauna a pau?
For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
25 Kupu mai ka weuweu, ikea mai ka mauu, A e ohiia ana ka mea ulu o ka mauna.
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
26 O na keikihipa no kou kapa komo, O ka poe kao kane ke kumukuai no ka aina.
that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27 A e nui ka waiu kao no kau ai ana, No ka ai ana hoi o ko ka hale ou, A he ola no kou poe kauwawahine.
[My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
