Whakatauki 11
1 He mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowa te pauna he; engari te taimaha tika tana i pai ai.
A deceitful balance is an abomination before the Lord: and a just weight is his will.
2 Ka tae te whakapehapeha, ka tae ano te whakama; kei te hunga whakaiti ia te whakaaro nui.
Where pride is, there also shall be reproach: but where humility is, there also is wisdom.
3 Ko to ratou ngakau tapatahi hei arahi i te hunga tika; ka ai ano ko te whanoke ia o te hunga poka ke hei whakangaro mo ratou.
The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them.
4 E kore te taonga e whai mana i te ra o te riri: kei te tika ia he oranga ake i te mate.
Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
5 Ma te tika o te ngakau tapatahi ka tika ai tona ara; ka hinga ia te tangata kino i runga i tona kino.
The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.
6 Ma te tika o te hunga tika ka mawhiti ai ratou; ka mau ia nga poka ke i runga i to ratou kino.
The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares.
7 I te matenga o te tangata kino, kore iho ana mea i tumanako atu ai: kahore noa iho he tumanakohanga ma te hunga he.
When the wicked man is dead, there shall be no hope any more: and the expectation of the solicitous shall perish.
8 Ka mawhiti te tangata tika i roto i te raru, a ka riro te tangata kino hei whakakapi mo tona turanga.
The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
9 Hei huna mo tona hoa te mangai o te tangata whakaponokore; na ma te mohio te hunga tika ka mawhiti ai.
The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
10 Ka pai te hunga tika, ka hari te pa: ka whakangaromia te hunga kino, ka tangi te umere.
When it goeth well with the just the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish there shall be praise.
11 Ma te manaaki o te hunga tika ka kake ai te pa; ka pakaru ia i te mangai o te hunga kino.
By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.
12 Ko te tangata e whakahawea ana ki tona hoa he maharakore: tena ko te tangata matau, whakarongo puku ana.
He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace.
13 Ko te tangata haere, ka kawekawe korero e whaki ana i nga mea ngaro: ko te tangata i te wairua pono, e hipoki ana i te korero.
He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
14 Ki te kahore he mohio hei arahi, ka hinga te iwi: he ora ia kei nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro tokomaha.
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.
15 Ko te tangata ko tana nei hei whakakapi mo ta te tangata ke, ka mamae; kei te ora ia te tangata e kino ana ki te tikanga whakakapi turanga.
He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of the snares, shall be secure.
16 Ka mau te kororia i te wahine tikanga pai; ka mau hoki te taonga i nga tangata taikaha.
A gracious woman shall find glory: and the strong shall have riches.
17 He atawhai i tona wairua ta te tangata atawhai; a he whakararu i ona kikokiko ta te tangata nanakia.
A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.
18 Ko te mahi a te tangata kino e utua ana ki te teka: ko te utu ia mo te kaiwhakatakoto i te tika, u rawa.
The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
19 Ko te tangata u ki te tika, ka whiwhi ki te ora: a, ko te tangata e whai ana i te kino e mea ana i te mate mona.
Clemency prepareth life: and the pursuing of evil things, death.
20 Ko ta Ihowa e whakarihariha ai he ngakau whanoke; ko tana e ahuareka ai ko te hunga e tika ana to ratou ara.
A perverse heart is abominable to the Lord: and his will is in them that walk sincerely.
21 Ahakoa awhi nga ringa ki a raua, e kore te tangata kino e waiho kia kore e whiua; ka mawhiti ia te uri o te hunga tika.
Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
22 Rite tonu ki te whakakai koura i te ihu o te poaka te wahine ataahua kahore nei ona ngarahu pai.
A golden ring in a swine’s snout, a woman fair and foolish.
23 Ko ta te hunga tika e minamina ai, ko te pai anake; ko te tumanako ia a te hunga kino, ko te riri.
The desire of the just is all good: the expectation of the wicked is indignation.
24 Tera tetahi kei te rui, a tapiritia mai ana ano; tera tetahi kei te kaiponu i te mea e tika ana, heoi rawakore noa iho.
Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
25 Ko te wairua ohaoha ka momona: ko te tangata e whakamakuku ana, ka whakamakukuria ano ia.
The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.
26 Ko te tangata e kaiponu ana i te witi, ka kanga tera e te nuinga; ka tau ia te manaaki ki runga ki te mahunga o te tangata e hoko atu ana.
He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.
27 Ko te tangata e ata rapu ana i te pai, e rapu ana i te whakapai: ko te tangata ia e rapu ana i te he, ka tae tera ki a ia.
Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
28 Ko te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki ona taonga, ka taka: na, ko te hunga tika ka rite to ratou tupu ki to te rau matomato.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
29 Ko te tangata e whakararu ana i tona whare, he hau te taonga e whakarerea iho mona: hei pononga ano te kuware ma te ngakau whakaaro nui.
He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.
30 Ko nga hua o te tangata tika he rakau no te ora; ka hopu wairua ano te tangata whakaaro tika.
The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
31 Nana, he utu ano to te tangata tika i runga i te whenua: nui atu ia to te tangata kino raua ko te tangata hara.
If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
