Whakatauki 18
1 Ko te tangata tu ke, e whai ana i ta tona ake hiahia, e ngangau ana ki nga whakaaro totika katoa.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 Kahore o te whakaarokore ahuareka ki te matauranga; engari kia whakakitea e ia tona ngakau.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may reveal itself.
3 I te taenga mai o te tangata kino ka tae mai ano te whakahawea, me te tawai hei hoa mo te whakama.
When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 He wai hohonu nga kupu a te mangai o te tangata; he awa e rere ana te puna o te whakaaro nui.
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the well-spring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
5 Ehara i te mea pai te whakapai ki te kanohi o te tangata kino, te whakapeau ke ranei i ta te tangata tika ina whakawa.
[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 E uru ana nga ngutu o te whakaarokore ki te totohe, e karanga ana tona mangai ki nga whiu.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 Hei hunga ano mona te mangai o te whakaarokore; a ko ona ngutu hei rore mo tona wairua.
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
8 Ano he kai reka nga kupu a te kawe korero; tae tonu iho ki nga wahi o roto rawa o te kopu.
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 Ko te tangata ano hoki e mangere ana ki tana mahi, hei teina ia ki te tangata maumau.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 Hei pourewa kaha te ingoa o Ihowa; rere ana te tangata tika ki reira, a ora ake.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 Ko nga rawa o te tangata taonga hei pa kaha mona, hei pa tiketike ki tona whakaaro.
The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.
12 I mua ake o te whakangaromanga ka whakakake te ngakau o te tangata; i mua ake ano hoki o te honore ko te ngakau papaku.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor [is] humility.
13 Ko te tangata e whakahoki kupu ana i te mea kahore ano ia i rongo noa, he mahi wairangi tera nana, he hanga whakama.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame to him.
14 E whakamanawanui te wairua o te tangata ki tona mate; tena ko te wairua maru, ko wai e kaha ki tera?
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15 Ka whiwhi te ngakau o te tangata matau ki te mohio; e rapu ana hoki te taringa o nga whakaaro nui ki te mohio.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 Ma te mea tuku noa a te tangata ka watea ai he wahi mona, ka kawea hoki ia e tera ki te aroaro o nga tangata nunui.
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17 Ko te tangata nana te kupu tuatahi i te whakawa me te mea kei a ia te tika; na ka haere mai tona hoa, kei te rapu i te tikanga o tana.
[He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
18 Ma te rota e mutu ai nga tautohe, a ko tera hei tauarai i waenganui o te hunga kaha.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19 Ko te tuakana, teina ranei, i whakatakariritia, pakeke atu i te pa kaha: a ko aua tu ngangare me he tutaki tatau no te whare rangatira.
A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.
20 Ka ki te kopu o te tangata i nga hua o tona mangai, ka makona ia i nga hua o ona ngutu.
A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Ko te mate, ko te ora kei te arero: ko te hunga e aroha ana ki tera ka kai i ona hua.
Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
22 Ko te tangata kua kite i te wahine mana, kua kite i te mea pai, kua whiwhi hoki ki ta Ihowa whakapai.
[Whoever] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favor from the LORD.
23 He inoi ta te rawakore hanga; he taikaha ia te whakahoki a te tangata taonga.
The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 Ko te tangata tini nga hoa aroha e whai ana i te he mona; tera ano ia te hoa aroha, nui atu i to te tuakana, i to te teina, tona piri mai.
A man [that hath] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
