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 son of Jakeh—the utterance: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Owau ka mea hupo loa o na kanaka, Aole o'u wahi noonoo kanaka.
Surely I am more like an animal than any human and I do not have the understanding of a human being.
3 Aole i loaa ia u ka naauao, Aole hoi o'u ike i ka Mea hemolele.
I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
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 has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
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 tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge 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.
Do not add to his words, or he will discipline you, and you will be proved to be 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 I ask of you, do not withhold them from me 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;
Put vanity and lies far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me the food I need.
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.
For if I have too much, I might deny you and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or if I become poor, I might steal and profane the name of my God.
10 Mai hoopii oe i ke kauwa imua o kona haku, O hooino mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i lawehala.
Do not slander a slave before his master, or he will curse you and you will be held guilty.
11 O kekahi hanauna, hoino no i ka makuakane, Aole hoi i hoomaikai i ka makuwahine.
There is a generation that curses their father and does 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 is pure in their own eyes, and yet they are not washed of their filth.
13 O kekahi hanauna, hookano loa na maka o lakou! Hookiekie hoi na lihilihi o lakou.
There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, and how high are their eyelids 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 swords, and their jawbones are like knives, so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
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 leech has two daughters: “Give and give” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “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)
Sheol; the barren womb; land that is never satisfied with water; and the fire that never says, “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 mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, and he will be eaten by the vultures.
18 Ekolu mau mea kupanaha loa ia'u, Eha hoi, aole au i ike iho.
There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
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 sky; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
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.
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and she wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21 Ekolu mau mea e haunaele ai ka honua, Eha hoi e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui:
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 O ke kauwa ke lilo i alii; O ka mea lapuwale ke maona i ka ai;
a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;
23 O ka wahine huhu wale ke mareia oia; A o ke kauwawahine he hooilina o kona hakuwahine.
a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.
24 Eha mau mea liilii loa ma ka honua nei, A ua akamai loa no nae:
Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:
25 O ka poe anonanona, he poe ikaika ole lakou, Hoomakaukau no nae i ke kau i ka lakou ai;
the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food 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 rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.
27 O ka poe uhini, aole o lakou alii, Hele papa no hoi lakou.
Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.
28 O ka moo, lalau no oia me kona mau lima, Aia no ia ma na hale hanohano o ke alii.
As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, yet they are found in kings' palaces.
29 Ekolu mau mea, i maikai ka hele ana, Eha hoi i maikai ke hele ae.
There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are stately in how they walk:
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, strongest among wild animals— it does not turn away from anything;
31 O ka ilio hahai, a o ke kao kane hoi, A o ke alii, hiki ole ke ku e ia ia.
a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.
32 Ina he lapuwale oe i kou hookiekie ana, Ina paha he manao ino kou, e kau ana ka lima ma ka waha.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil— put your hand over your 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.
As churning milk makes butter and as one's nose will produce blood if it is twisted, so deeds done in anger produce conflict.
