Proverbiorum 13
1 Filius sapiens, doctrina patris: qui autem illusor est, non audit cum arguitur.
ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe he foha ʻoku poto ʻae akonaki ʻa ʻene tamai: ka ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻae valoki ʻe he faʻa manuki.
2 De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.
ʻE kai ʻe he tangata ʻae lelei ʻi he fua ʻo hono ngutu: ka ʻe hoko ʻae fakamālohi ki he laumālie ʻoe kakai fai kovi.
3 Qui custodit os suum, custodit animam suam: qui autem inconsideratus est ad loquendum, sentiet mala.
Ko ia ʻoku vakai ki hono ngutu, ʻoku tauhi ʻe ia ʻene moʻui: ka ʻe hoko ʻae fakaʻauha kiate ia ʻoku fakamanga lahi hono loungutu.
4 Vult et non vult piger: anima autem operantium impinguabitur.
ʻOku holi ʻae laumālie ʻoe fakapikopiko, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha meʻa: ka ʻe fafangaʻi ʻae laumālie ʻoe faʻa ngāue.
5 Verbum mendax iustus detestabitur: impius autem confundit, et confundetur.
ʻOku fehiʻa ki he loi ʻae tangata māʻoniʻoni: ka ko e tangata angahala ko e fakalielia ia, pea ʻoku hoko ia ʻo mā.
6 Iustitia custodit innocentis viam: impietas autem peccatorem supplantat.
ʻOku fokotuʻumaʻu ʻi hono hala ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻaia ʻoku angatonu; ka ʻoku tulaki hifo ʻe he kovi ʻaia ʻoku angahala.
7 Est quasi dives cum nihil habeat: et est quasi pauper, cum in multis divitiis sit.
ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoku ne fakamaʻumeʻaʻi ia, ka ʻoku ne masiva pe: pea ʻoku ai ʻaia ʻoku ne fakamasivaʻi ia, ka ʻoku maʻu ʻe ia ʻae koloa lahi.
8 Redemptio animæ viri, divitiæ suæ: qui autem pauper est, increpationem non sustinet.
Ko e koloa ʻae tangata ko e huhuʻi ia ʻo ʻene moʻui: ka ʻoku ʻikai fanongo ki he valoki ʻae masiva.
9 Lux iustorum lætificat: lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur.
ʻOku fiefia ʻae maama ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ka ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae maama ʻoe angahala.
10 Inter superbos semper iurgia sunt: qui autem agunt omnia cum consilio, reguntur sapientia.
ʻOku tupu pe ʻi he fielahi ʻae fekeʻikeʻi: ka ʻoku maʻu ʻae poto ʻekinautolu kuo akonakiʻi lelei.
11 Substantia festinata minuetur: quæ autem paulatim colligitur manu, multiplicabitur.
Ko e koloa ʻoku maʻu ʻi he vikiviki ʻe fakaʻaʻau ia ke ʻosi: ka ʻe fakalahi ia kiate ia ʻoku tānaki ʻi he faʻa ngāue.
12 Spes, quæ differtur, affligit animam: lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.
ʻOku pongia ʻae loto ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻoku tuai ʻene hoko: pea ka hoko mai ʻaia ʻoku holi ki ai, ʻoku hangē ia ko e ʻakau ʻoe moʻui.
13 Qui detrahit alicui rei, ipse se in futurum obligat: qui autem timet præceptum, in pace versabitur. Animæ dolosæ errant in peccatis: iusti autem misericordes sunt, et miserantur.
ʻE fakaʻauha ia ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he folofola: ka ʻe fiemālie pe ia ʻaia ʻoku manavahē ki he fekau.
14 Lex sapientis fons vitæ, ut declinet a ruina mortis.
Ko e fono ʻae poto ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui, ke tau hao ai mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻoe mate.
15 Doctrina bona dabit gratiam: in itinere contemptorum vorago.
ʻOku tupu mei he fakakaukau lelei ʻae ʻofa: ka ʻoku faingataʻa ʻae hala ʻoe kakai angahala.
16 Astutus omnia agit cum consilio: qui autem fatuus est, aperit stultitiam.
ʻOku faʻa kau ki he ʻilo ʻae tangata fakapotopoto: ka ʻoku fakahā pe ʻe he vale ʻa ʻene vale.
17 Nuncius impii cadet in malum: legatus autem fidelis, sanitas.
ʻOku tō ki he kovi ʻae talafekau angakovi: ka ko e fakamoʻui ʻae talafekau ʻoku angatonu.
18 Egestas, et ignominia ei, qui deserit disciplinam: qui autem acquiescit arguenti, glorificabitur.
ʻE hoko ʻae masiva mo e mā kiate ia ʻoku ne tekeʻi ʻae akonaki: ka ʻe hakeakiʻi ia ʻaia ʻoku tokanga ki he valoki.
19 Desiderium si compleatur, delectat animam: detestantur stulti eos, qui fugiunt mala.
ʻOku huʻamelie ki he laumālie ʻae hoko mai ʻoe meʻa ʻoku tau holi ki ai: ka ko e meʻa fakalielia ki he vale ʻae tafoki mei he kovi.
20 Qui cum sapientibus graditur, sapiens erit: amicus stultorum similis efficietur.
Ko ia ʻoku ʻaʻeva fakataha mo e kakai poto ʻe poto ai ia: ka ʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻoku kaumeʻa mo e kakai vale.
21 Peccatores persequitur malum: et iustis retribuentur bona.
ʻOku tulia ʻae kau angahala ʻe he kovi: ka ʻe toe totongi ʻaki ʻae lelei kiate kinautolu ʻoku māʻoniʻoni.
22 Bonus reliquit heredes filios, et nepotes: et custoditur iusto substantia peccatoris.
ʻOku tuku ʻae tofiʻa ʻe he tangata angalelei ki he fānau ʻa ʻene fānau: ka ko e koloa ʻae angahala kuo tānaki maʻa e kakai angatonu.
23 Multi cibi in novalibus patrum: et aliis congregantur absque iudicio.
ʻOku ai ʻae meʻakai lahi ʻi he faʻa keli ʻae masiva: ka ʻoku ai ʻoku maumauʻi ko e meʻa ʻi he masiva poto.
24 Qui parcit virgæ, odit filium suum: qui autem diligit illum, instanter erudit.
Ko ia ʻoku ne taʻofi ʻene meʻa kinikinisi ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki hono foha: ka ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻoku ne tautea ia ʻoka ʻaonga ke fai.
25 Iustus comedit, et replet animam suam: venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.
ʻOku kai ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ke fakamākona hono laumālie: ka ʻe fiekaia ʻae kete ʻoe angahala.
