Proverbiorum 11
1 Statera dolosa abominatio est apud Dominum, et pondus æquum voluntas ejus.
Ko e fai kākā ʻi he fakamamafa meʻa ko e fakalielia kia Sihova: ka ʻoku ne leleiʻia ʻi he fakamamafa totonu.
2 Ubi fuerit superbia, ibi erit et contumelia; ubi autem est humilitas, ibi et sapientia.
ʻOka hoko ʻae fielahi, ʻoku hoko foki mo e mā: ka ʻoku ʻi he angavaivai ʻae poto.
3 Simplicitas justorum diriget eos, et supplantatio perversorum vastabit illos.
ʻE fakahinohinoʻi ʻae angatonu ʻe heʻenau fai totonu: ka ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae angahala ʻe heʻenau talangataʻa.
4 Non proderunt divitiæ in die ultionis; justitia autem liberabit a morte.
ʻOku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae koloa ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe houhau: ka ʻoku fakahaofi mei he mate ʻae māʻoniʻoni.
5 Justitia simplicis diriget viam ejus, et in impietate sua corruet impius.
ʻE fakatonutonu ʻae hala ʻoe haohaoa ʻi heʻene māʻoniʻoni: ka ʻe hinga ʻae angahala ʻi heʻene angahala ʻaʻana.
6 Justitia rectorum liberabit eos, et in insidiis suis capientur iniqui.
ʻE fakamoʻui ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi heʻenau angatonu: ka ʻe moʻua ʻae angahala ʻi heʻenau kovi ʻanautolu.
7 Mortuo homine impio, nulla erit ultra spes, et exspectatio sollicitorum peribit.
ʻOka mate ʻae tangata angahala, ʻe ʻauha ai ʻene ʻamanaki: pea ʻoku ʻauha mo e ʻamanaki ʻoe taʻeangatonu.
8 Justus de angustia liberatus est, et tradetur impius pro eo.
ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻae māʻoniʻoni mei he mamahi, pea kuo tongia ia ʻe he tangata angahala.
9 Simulator ore decipit amicum suum; justi autem liberabuntur scientia.
ʻOku fakamalaʻia ʻe he tangata kākā ʻa hono kāinga ʻaki hono ngutu: ka ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻilo ʻe fakamoʻui ʻae angatonu.
10 In bonis justorum exsultabit civitas, et in perditione impiorum erit laudatio.
ʻOku fiefia ʻae kolo ʻi he monūʻia ʻae māʻoniʻoni: pea ʻi he mate ʻae angahala ʻoku ai ʻae mavava.
11 Benedictione justorum exaltabitur civitas, et ore impiorum subvertetur.
ʻOku hakeakiʻi ʻae kolo ʻi he tāpuaki ʻoe angatonu: ka ʻoku holoki hifo ia ʻe he ngutu ʻoe angahala.
12 Qui despicit amicum suum indigens corde est; vir autem prudens tacebit.
Ko ia ʻoku masiva poto ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki hono kaungāʻapi: ka ʻoku fakalongo pē ʻae tangata poto.
13 Qui ambulat fraudulenter, revelat arcana; qui autem fidelis est animi, celat amici commissum.
ʻOku fakahā ʻae ngaahi tala fufū ʻe ia ʻoku fakalanga lau: ka ko ia ʻoku loto totonu ʻoku ne ʻufiʻufi ʻae meʻa.
14 Ubi non est gubernator, populus corruet; salus autem, ubi multa consilia.
ʻI he ʻikai ha faʻa fakakaukau ʻoku hinga ʻae kakai: ka ʻoku ai ʻae maluʻi ʻi he fakakaukau ʻae toko lahi.
15 Affligetur malo qui fidem facit pro extraneo; qui autem cavet laqueos securus erit.
Ko ia ʻoku ne tongia ha taha foʻou ʻe mamahi ai ia: pea ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ke fai ʻae fetongi ʻe tuʻutuʻumālie ia.
16 Mulier gratiosa inveniet gloriam, et robusti habebunt divitias.
ʻOku maʻu ʻi he fefine angalelei ʻae ongoongolelei: pea ʻoku maʻu pe ki he kakai mālohi ʻenau koloa.
17 Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.
ʻOku fai lelei ʻe he tangata angaʻofa ki hono laumālie ʻoʻona: ka ko ia ʻoka anga fakamālohi ʻoku ne fakamamahiʻi hono kakano ʻoʻona.
18 Impius facit opus instabile, seminanti autem justitiam merces fidelis.
ʻOku fai ʻe he angahala ʻae ngāue fakakākaaʻi: ka ʻe maʻu ʻae totongi moʻoni ʻe ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻae māʻoniʻoni.
19 Clementia præparat vitam, et sectatio malorum mortem.
ʻO hangē ʻoku fakatau ʻae māʻoniʻoni ki he moʻui: ʻoku pehē, ko ia ʻoku tulituli pau ki he kovi ʻoku ne fai ia ke ne mate ai ia.
20 Abominabile Domino cor pravum, et voluntas ejus in iis qui simpliciter ambulant.
Ko kinautolu ʻoku loto pikopiko ʻoku fakalielia kia Sihova: ka ʻoku fiemālie ia ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku totonu honau hala.
21 Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur.
Neongo ʻae fepukeaki ʻae nima ʻoe kakai angahala ʻe ʻikai taʻetautea ʻakinautolu: ka ʻe fakamoʻui ʻae hako ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
22 Circulus aureus in naribus suis, mulier pulchra et fatua.
ʻO hangē ko e mama koula ʻi he ihu ʻoe puaka, ʻoku pehē ʻae fefine hoihoifua ʻoku ʻikai ke anga fakapotopoto.
23 Desiderium justorum omne bonum est; præstolatio impiorum furor.
ʻOku lelei maʻu pe ʻae holi ʻae kakai māʻoniʻoni: ka ko e houhau ʻoku ʻamanaki ki ai ʻae angahala.
24 Alii dividunt propria, et ditiores fiunt; alii rapiunt non sua, et semper in egestate sunt.
ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoku faʻa foaki, kae maʻu ai ʻo lahi: pea ʻoku ai ʻoku taʻofi ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fai, ka ʻoku tupu ai ʻa ʻene masiva.
25 Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.
ʻE fakamaʻumeʻaʻi ʻae loto ʻoku faʻa ʻofa: pea ko ia ʻoku faʻa fakaviviku ʻe fakaviviku ia foki.
26 Qui abscondit frumenta maledicetur in populis; benedictio autem super caput vendentium.
ʻE fakamalaʻia ia ʻe he kakai ʻaia ʻoku taʻofi ʻae meʻakai: ka ʻe hilifaki ʻae monūʻia ki hono ʻulu ʻaia ʻoku faʻa fakatau ia.
27 Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.
ʻOku maʻu ʻae ongoongolelei ʻe ia ʻoku kumi fakamātoato ki he lelei: ka ko ia ʻoku kumi ki he kovi, ʻe hoko mai pe ia kiate ia.
28 Qui confidit in divitiis suis corruet: justi autem quasi virens folium germinabunt.
ʻE hinga ia ʻaia ʻoku falala ki heʻene koloa: ka ʻe tupu ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻo hangē ko e vaʻa.
29 Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.
Ko ia ʻoku faʻa fakafiuʻi ʻa hono fale ʻoʻona, ʻe maʻu pe ʻe ia ʻae matangi: pea ʻe hoko ʻae vale ko e tamaioʻeiki kiate ia ʻoku poto hono loto.
30 Fructus justi lignum vitæ, et qui suscipit animas sapiens est.
Ko e fua ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ʻoku hangē ko e ʻakau ʻoe moʻui; pea ko ia ʻoku lavaʻi ʻae ngaahi laumālie ʻoku poto ia.
31 Si justus in terra recipit, quanto magis impius et peccator!
Vakai, ʻe maʻu totongi ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi he māmani: ka ʻe lahi hake ʻene maʻu totongi ʻe he angakovi mo e angahala.
