Solomona 9
1 KUKULU ae la ka naauao i kona hale, Kalai iho la oia i kona mau kia ehiku.
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
2 Kalua oia i kana mau mea momona; Kawili ae la oia i kona waina; Hoomakaukau no i kana papaaina.
She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
3 Hoouna aku la oia i kana poe kauwawahine, E hea aku maluna o na wahi kiekie o ke kulanakauhale,
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
4 Owai ka mea naaupo? e huli mai ia io'u nei: I ka mea noonoo ole hoi, olelo ae la oia ia ia,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
5 Ina, e ai mai oukou i ka'u berena, E inu hoi i ka waina a'u i kawili ai.
“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 E haalele i ka poe manao ole, i ola oukou, E hele hoi ma ke ala o ka naauao.
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
7 O ka mea e ao aku i ke kanaka aia, E loaa ia ia ka hilahila; O ka mea e ao aku i ka mea hewa, e loaa ia ia ka palahea.
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
8 Mai ao aku i ke kanaka aia, O hoowahawaha mai oia ia oe; E ao aku i ka mea naauao, A e aloha mai oia ia oe.
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
9 E haawi na ka mea naauao, A e oi mau ka naauao; E ao hoi i ka mea hoopono, A e mahuahua ae la kona ike.
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
10 O ka mole o ka naauao, Oia ka makau ia Iehova; O ka ike i ka Mea hemolele, Oia ka noonoo ana,
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11 No ka mea, ma o'u nei, e mahuahua ae ai kou mau la, A e nui ai hoi na makahiki o kou ola ana.
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
12 Ina e naauao oe, e naauao no oe nou iho; Ina e hoowahawaha oe, maluna ou wale no ia mea.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
13 O ka wahine naaupo, he walaau kona; Ua manao ole, aole oia i ike i kekahi mea.
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
14 Noho no oia ma ka puka o kona hale, Ma ka noho hoi ma kahi kiekie o ke kulanakauhale,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
15 E hea aku i ka poe hele ma ke ala, Ka poe hele pololei ma ke alanui;
calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
16 Owai ka mea manao ole? e huli mai i o'u nei; I ka mea naaupo, olelo aku la oia ia ia,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
17 Ua ono no na wai i aihueia, Ua mananalo hoi ka berena ke ai malu.
“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
