Solomona 30
1 HE mau wahi olelo a Agura ke keiki a Iake. He wanana; na ke kanaka i hoike mai ia Itiela; ia Itiela laua me Ukala.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Owau ka mea hupo loa o na kanaka, Aole o'u wahi noonoo kanaka.
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 Aole i loaa ia u ka naauao, Aole hoi o'u ike i ka Mea hemolele.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Owai ka mea i pii ae i ka lani, a i iho mai hoi? Owai ka mea i hooiliili i ka makani ma kona lima? Owai ka mea i hoopaa i na wai ma kona aahu? Owai ka mea i hoonoho i na welelau a pau o ka honua? Owai hoi kona inoa, owai ka inoa o kana keiki? E hoike mai paha oe.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
5 Pau loa na huaolelo a ke Akua i ka maemae; Oia ka palekaua i ka poe paulele aku ia ia.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Mai hui ae oe i kekahi mea me kana mau huaolelo, O ao mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i mea wahahee.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Elua mau mea a'u i noi aku ai ia oe, Mai aua oe mamua o ko'u make ana.
Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 O ka lapuwale, a o ka wahahee, E hookaawale ae mai o'u aku nei; Mai haawi mai ia'u i ka ilihune, aole hoi i ka waiwai; E hanai mai ia'u i ka ai ku pono no'u;
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 O hookuku ai au, a hoole aku hoi, Me ka i ana, Owai la o Iehova? O ilihune hoi au a aihue iho, A hoohiki ino i ka inoa o ko'u Akua.
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Yhwh? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
10 Mai hoopii oe i ke kauwa imua o kona haku, O hooino mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i lawehala.
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 O kekahi hanauna, hoino no i ka makuakane, Aole hoi i hoomaikai i ka makuwahine.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 O kekahi hanauna hoi, he maemae ia i ko lakou maka iho, Aole hoi i holoiia ka paumaele.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 O kekahi hanauna, hookano loa na maka o lakou! Hookiekie hoi na lihilihi o lakou.
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 O kekahi hanauna, he mau pahikaua ko lakou niho, He mau pahi hoi ko lakou mau kui. E ai ana i ka poe ilihune mai ka honua aku, A o ka poe nele hoi iwaena o na kanaka.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 He mau kaikamahine elua ka ka omokoko, E i ana, E ho mai, e ho mai, ea. Akolu no mea piha ole, Eha hoi, aole e olelo mai, Ua ana:
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 O ka lua, o ka opu pa; A o ka honua i mauu ole i ka wai; A o ke ahi, aole ana olelo mai, Ua nui. (Sheol h7585)
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 O ka maka i hoowahawaha i kona makuakane, A hoole hoi aole e malama i kona makuwahine, E kiko iho ka poe koraka o ke awawa ia mea, A e ai iho no ka poe aito opiopio.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 Ekolu mau mea kupanaha loa ia'u, Eha hoi, aole au i ike iho.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 O ka aoao o ka aito ma ka lewa; O ka aoao o ka nahesa maluna o ka pohaku; O ka aoao o ka moku iwaena o ka moana; A o ka aoao o ke kanaka me ka wahine puupaa.
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Peneia ka aoao o ka wahine hookamakama, Ai iho la oia a holoi i kona nuku, A olelo ae, Aole au i hana hewa.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 Ekolu mau mea e haunaele ai ka honua, Eha hoi e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui:
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
22 O ke kauwa ke lilo i alii; O ka mea lapuwale ke maona i ka ai;
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 O ka wahine huhu wale ke mareia oia; A o ke kauwawahine he hooilina o kona hakuwahine.
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 Eha mau mea liilii loa ma ka honua nei, A ua akamai loa no nae:
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 O ka poe anonanona, he poe ikaika ole lakou, Hoomakaukau no nae i ke kau i ka lakou ai;
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 O ka poe rabita, he poe nawaliwali lakou, Ma na pohaku hoi i hana'i i ko lakou mau hale;
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 O ka poe uhini, aole o lakou alii, Hele papa no hoi lakou.
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 O ka moo, lalau no oia me kona mau lima, Aia no ia ma na hale hanohano o ke alii.
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
29 Ekolu mau mea, i maikai ka hele ana, Eha hoi i maikai ke hele ae.
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 O ka liona ka mea ikaika loa o na holoholona, Aole hoi oia e huli ae mai ke alo aku o lakou a pau;
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 O ka ilio hahai, a o ke kao kane hoi, A o ke alii, hiki ole ke ku e ia ia.
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 Ina he lapuwale oe i kou hookiekie ana, Ina paha he manao ino kou, e kau ana ka lima ma ka waha.
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Ma ka hooluliluli ana i ka waiu e puka mai ai ka bata, Ma ka uwi ana i ka ihu e kahe mai ai ke koko; A ma ka hooioi ana i ka huhu e puka mai ai hoi ka hakaka.
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
