Whakatauki 16
1 Ko nga whakatakataka a te ngakau na te tangata; engari ko te kupu whakahoki a te arero na Ihowa.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
2 Ko nga ara katoa o te tangata he ma ki ona ake kanohi; ko Ihowa ia ki te pauna i nga wairua.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the spirits.
3 Utaina au mahi ki runga ki a Ihowa, a ka whakapumautia ou whakaaro.
Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts shall be established.
4 He mea hanga na Ihowa nga mea katoa mo tona tutukitanga, mo tona: ae ra, ko te tangata kino hoki mo te ra o te kino.
The LORD has made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 He mea whakarihariha na Ihowa te hunga ngakau whakakake katoa; ahakoa pupuri te ringa ki te ringa, e kore ia e kore te whiua.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 Ko te mahi tohu tangata me te pono hei pure mo te kino; ma te wehi hoki ki a Ihowa ka mawehe atu ai te tangata i te kino.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7 Ki te pai a Ihowa ki nga ara o te tangata, ka meinga e ia ona hoariri nei ano kia mau te rongo ki a ia.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 He pai ake te mea iti i runga i te tika, i nga hua maha ki te kahore he tika.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9 Ko te ngakau o te tangata hei whakaaro i tona ara; ko Ihowa ia hei whakatika i tona hikoi.
A man’s heart devises his way: but the LORD directs his steps.
10 He kupu atua kei nga ngutu o te kingi; e kore tona mangai e poka ke ina whakawa.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresses not in judgment.
11 Ko te taimaha tika, ko te pauna tika, na Ihowa; he mahi nana nga kohatu katoa o te putea.
A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 He mea whakarihariha ki nga kingi te mahi i te kino; na te tika hoki i u ai te torona.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 He mea ahuareka ki nga kingi nga ngutu tika: e aroha ana hoki ratou ki te tangata e korero tika ana.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks right.
14 Ko te riri o te kingi ano he karere mo te mate: engari ka whakamarietia e te tangata whakaaro nui.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15 He ora kei te marama o te mata o te kingi: a ko tana manako he rite ki te kapua o to muri ua.
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16 Ko te whiwhi ki te whakaaro nui, ano te pai! pai atu i te whiwhi ki te koura; ko te whiwhi hoki ki te matauranga te mea e hiahiatia nuitia atu i te hiriwa.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17 Ko te huanui o te hunga tika he mawehe atu i te kino: ko te tangata e whai whakaaro ana ki tona ara, ka mau tona wairua.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 Haere ai te whakakake i mua o te whakangaromanga, te wairua whakapehapeha i mua i te hinganga.
Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Ko te ngakau whakaiti i waenga i te hunga rawakore, pai atu i te uru ki te tuwahanga taonga a te hunga whakakake.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 Ko te tangata e tahuri ana ki te kupu, ka kite i te pai: a ko te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowa, ka hari.
He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
21 Ka kiia te whakaaro nui he matau; ma te reka hoki o nga ngutu ka neke ai te mohio.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22 Ko te matauranga te puna o te ora mo te tangata i whiwhi ki tera; ko te ako ia mo te hunga wairangi ko to ratou wairangi ano.
Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that has it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
23 Ma te ngakau o te tangata whakaaro nui e tohutohu tona mangai, e apiti hoki he kupu mohio ki ona ngutu.
The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
24 Ko nga kupu matareka ano kei te honikoma, he reka ki te wairua, he rongoa ki nga wheua.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 Tera he ara e tika ana ki te titiro a te tangata; ko tona mutunga ia ko nga ara ki te mate.
There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 Ko te hiahia o te tangata e mahi ana, e mahi ana mona; no te mea e akiakina ana ia e tona mangai.
He that labors labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
27 E whakatakoto ana te tangata tikangakore i te kino, a kei ona ngutu ano he ahi e ka ana.
An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 Ko ta te tangata whanoke he titaritari i te raruraru; ko ta te tangata kawekawe korero he wehewehe i nga hoa tupu.
A fraudulent man sows strife: and a whisperer separates chief friends.
29 Whakawai ai te tangata nanakia i tona hoa, kawe ai i a ia ki te huarahi kahore i pai.
A violent man entices his neighbor, and leads him into the way that is not good.
30 Ko te tangata e whakamoe ana i ona kanohi, e mea ana kia whakaaroa ai e ia nga mea whanoke; ko te tangata e kokopi ana i ona ngutu e whakatutuki ana i te kino.
He shuts his eyes to devise fraudulent things: moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
31 He karauna kororia te mahunga hina, e ka kitea i runga i te ara o te tika.
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32 Engari rawa te tangata manawanui i te tangata kaha, te tangata e pehia ana e ia tona wairua i te tangata i horo ai te pa.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.
33 E maka ana te rota ki roto ki te kokorutanga o te kakahu; kei a Ihowa ia te tikanga katoa.
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
