Proverbiorum 22
1 melius est nomen bonum quam divitiae multae super argentum et aurum gratia bona
ʻOku lelei hake ʻae fili ki he hingoa ʻoku ongolelei ʻi he fili ki he koloa lahi, pea lelei hake ke ʻofeina ʻi he maʻu ʻae siliva mo e koula.
2 dives et pauper obviaverunt sibi utriusque operator est Dominus
ʻOku nofo fakataha ʻae koloaʻia mo e masiva: ko Sihova, naʻa ne ngaohi ʻakinautolu kotoa pē.
3 callidus vidit malum et abscondit se innocens pertransiit et adflictus est damno
ʻOku sio mamaʻo atu ʻae tangata fakapotopoto ki he kovi, ʻo ne fufū ia mei ai: ka ʻoku mole atu pe ʻae vale, pea tautea ia.
4 finis modestiae timor Domini divitiae et gloria et vita
Ko e totongi ʻoe angavaivai mo e manavahē kia Sihova ko e koloa, mo e ongoongolelei, mo e moʻui.
5 arma et gladii in via perversi custos animae suae longe recedit ab eis
ʻOku ʻi he hala ʻoe talangataʻa ʻae ʻakau talatala mo e ngaahi tauhele: ko ia ʻoku fai ke tauhi hono laumālie te ne hiki mamaʻo mei ai.
6 proverbium est adulescens iuxta viam suam etiam cum senuerit non recedet ab ea
Akonakiʻi ʻae tamasiʻi ʻi he hala ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻalu ai: pea ka hoko ia ʻo motuʻa, ʻe ʻikai te ne foki mei ai.
7 dives pauperibus imperat et qui accipit mutuum servus est fenerantis
ʻOku pule ʻae koloaʻia ki he masiva, pea ko ia ʻoku nō ʻoku tamaioʻeiki kiate ia ʻoku foaki mai.
8 qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala et virga irae suae consummabitur
Ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻae kovi ʻe utu ʻe ia ʻae mamahi: pea ʻe ʻauha ia ʻi he meʻa tā ʻi heʻene ʻita.
9 qui pronus est ad misericordiam benedicetur de panibus enim suis dedit pauperi
ʻE monūʻia ia ʻoku mataʻofa; he ʻoku foaki ʻe ia a ʻene mā ki he masiva.
10 eice derisorem et exibit cum eo iurgium cessabuntque causae et contumeliae
Ke lī kituʻa ʻaia ʻoku manuki, pea ʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻae fakakikihi foki: ʻio, ʻe ngata ʻae feʻiteʻitani mo e lauʻikovi.
11 qui diligit cordis munditiam propter gratiam labiorum suorum habebit amicum regem
Ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki he loto maʻa, ʻe kāinga ʻaki ia ʻe he tuʻi koeʻuhi ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻo hono loungutu.
12 oculi Domini custodiunt scientiam et subplantantur verba iniqui
ʻOku tauhi ʻae poto ʻe he fofonga ʻo Sihova, pea ʻoku ne fulihi ʻae ngāue ʻae angahala.
13 dicit piger leo foris in medio platearum occidendus sum
ʻOku pehē ʻe he tangata fakapikopiko, “ʻOku ai ʻae laione ʻituʻa, pea te u mate ʻi he ngaahi hala.”
14 fovea profunda os alienae cui iratus est Dominus incidet in eam
Ko e ngutu ʻoe kau fefine kovi ko e luo taumamaʻo: pea ʻe tō ki ai ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova.
15 stultitia conligata est in corde pueri et virga disciplinae fugabit eam
ʻOku nonoʻo ʻae vale ʻi he loto ʻoe tamasiʻi; ka ko e vaʻa ʻakau ʻoe tauteʻi ʻe kapusi mamaʻo ai ia ʻiate ia.
16 qui calumniatur pauperem ut augeat divitias suas dabit ipse ditiori et egebit
Ko ia ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva ke tupu ai ʻene koloa, pea mo ia ʻoku foaki ki he koloaʻia, ʻe hoko moʻoni kiate ia ʻae masiva.
17 inclina aurem tuam et audi verba sapientium adpone autem cor ad doctrinam meam
Fakaongo ho telinga, pea fanongo ki he lea ʻae poto, pea fakatokangaʻi ho loto ki heʻeku ʻilo.
18 quae pulchra erit tibi cum servaveris eam in ventre tuo et redundabit in labiis tuis
He ko e meʻa lelei ʻo kapau te ke tauhi ia ʻiate koe; pea ʻe taau ke lea ʻaki ia ʻe ho loungutu.
19 ut sit in Domino fiducia tua unde et ostendi eam tibi hodie
Koeʻuhi ke ʻia Sihova hoʻo falala, ʻaia kuo u fakahā kiate koe ʻi he ʻaho ni, ʻio, kiate koe pe.
20 ecce descripsi eam tibi tripliciter in cogitationibus et scientia
ʻIkai kuo u tohi kiate koe ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei, ʻi he enginaki, pea mo e poto,
21 ut ostenderem tibi firmitatem et eloquia veritatis respondere ex his illi qui misit te
koeʻuhi ke u fakahā ai kiate koe ʻae moʻoni ʻoe ngaahi lea moʻoni: koeʻuhi ke ke tali ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe moʻoni ʻakinautolu ʻoku fekau mai kiate koe?
22 non facias violentiam pauperi quia pauper est neque conteras egenum in porta
ʻOua naʻa kaihaʻa mei he masiva koeʻuhi ko e masiva ia: pea ʻoua naʻa fakamālohiʻi ʻaia ʻoku mamahi ʻi he matapā:
23 quia Dominus iudicabit causam eius et configet eos qui confixerint animam eius
Koeʻuhi ʻe langomakiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova, pea te ne maumauʻi ʻae laumālie ʻonautolu ʻoku maumauʻi ʻakinautolu.
24 noli esse amicus homini iracundo neque ambules cum viro furioso
ʻOua naʻa ke fakakāinga mo e tangata faʻa ʻita; pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke ʻalu mo ha tangata loto lili:
25 ne forte discas semitas eius et sumas scandalum animae tuae
Telia naʻa ke ako ki hono ngaahi hala, pea tauheleʻi ai ho laumālie.
26 noli esse cum his qui defigunt manus suas et qui vades se offerunt pro debitis
Ke ʻoua naʻa ke kau koe mo kinautolu ʻoku fepukeaki nima, pe ko kinautolu ʻoku fakapapau ki he fai ʻo ha totongi.
27 si enim non habes unde restituas quid causae est ut tollat operimentum de cubili tuo
Kapau ʻoku ʻikai hao meʻa ke totongi aki, ko e hā ʻoku ʻave ai ho mohenga mei lalo ʻiate koe?
28 ne transgrediaris terminos antiquos quos posuerunt patres tui
ʻOua naʻa hiki ʻae kauʻā motuʻa, ʻaia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe hoʻo kau mātuʻa.
29 vidisti virum velocem in opere suo coram regibus stabit nec erit ante ignobiles
ʻOku ke mamata ki ha tangata ʻoku faʻa fai ki heʻene ngāue? ʻE tuʻu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi; ʻe ʻikai nofo ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai meʻavale.
