Whakatauki 21
1 Kei roto te ngakau o te kingi i te ringa o Ihowa ano he awa rerenga wai; e whakaangahia ana e ia ki nga wahi katoa e pai ai ia.
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of Yahweh; he turns it wherever he pleases.
2 Ko nga ara katoa o te tangata, tika kau ki ona kanohi ake: ko Ihowa ia hei pauna i nga ngakau.
Every person's way is right in his own eyes, but it is Yahweh who weighs the hearts.
3 Ko te mahi i te tika, i te whakawa, ki ta Ihowa, pai atu i te patunga tapu.
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
4 He kanohi whakakake, he ngakau whakapehapeha, a ko te rama hoki o te hunga kino, he hara kau.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
5 Ko nga whakaaro o te tangata uaua e ahu anake ana ki te hua o te taonga: ko te hunga takare katoa ia e whawhai kau ana ki te muhore.
The plans of the diligent lead only to prosperity, but everyone who acts too quickly comes only to poverty.
6 E rite ana ta te arero teka ami i te taonga ki te mamaoa e aia noatia ana; ko te hunga e rapu ana i era e rapu ana i te mate.
Acquiring riches by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills.
7 Ma te pahua a te hunga kino e tahi atu ratou; mo ratou kahore e pai ki te whakawa.
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is just.
8 He ara tino kopikopiko to te tangata e waha ana i te hara: tena ko te tangata ma, he tika tana mahi.
The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the one who is pure does what is right.
9 He pai ke te noho i te kokonga o te tuanui, i te noho tahi me te wahine ngangare i roto i te whare mahorahora.
It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10 Ko ta te wairua o te tangata kino he hiahia ki te kino; e kore ona kanohi e manako ki tona hoa.
The appetite of the wicked craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 Ki te whiua te tangata whakahi, ka whai whakaaro te kuware: a, ki te whakaakona te tangata whakaaro nui, ka whiwhi ia ki te matauranga.
When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.
12 Ka ata whakaaroa e te tangata tika te whare o te tangata kino; te peheatanga e whakataka ai te hunga kino ki te mate mo ratou.
The righteous person watches the house of the wicked person; he brings wicked people to disaster.
13 Ko te tangata e puru ana i ona taringa ki te karanga a te rawakore, tera hoki ia e karanga, heoi e kore e whakarangona.
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but he will not be answered.
14 Ma te mea homai puku ka marie ai te riri, ma te moni whakapati hoki i roto i te uma ka marie ai te aritarita kaha.
A gift in secret appeases anger and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath.
15 He mahi koa na te tangata tika te whakawa; mo nga kaimahi ia i te kino, ko te whakangaromanga.
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous person, but it brings terror to evildoers.
16 Ko te tangata e kotiti ke ana i te huarahi o te mahara, ka noho ia i te whakaminenga o nga tupapaku.
The one who wanders from the way of understanding, he will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 Ko te tangata matenui ki nga ahuareka, ka rawakore: a, ko te tangata e matenui ana ki te waina, ki te hinu, e kore e whai taonga.
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 Hei utu te tangata kino mo te tangata tika; a ka haere mai te tangata kopeka hei whakakapi mo te tangata tu tika.
A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people.
19 He pai ke te noho i te koraha, i te noho tahi me te wahine tohetohe, wahine pukukino.
It is better to live in the desert than with a quarreling and angry wife.
20 Kei te nohoanga o te tangata whakaaro nui te taonga momohanga me te hinu; heoi maumauria ake e te wairangi.
Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows it all up.
21 Ko te tangata e whai ana i te tika, i te atawhai, ka whiwhi ki te ora, ki te tika, ki te honore.
The one who does right and is kind— this person finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 Ka pikitia e te tangata whakaaro nui te pa o nga marohirohi, ka taka hoki i a ia te kaha i whakawhirinaki ai ratou.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty ones, and he brings down the stronghold in which they trusted.
23 Ko te tangata e tiaki ana i tona mangai, i tona arero, e tiaki ana i tona wairua kei raru.
Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
24 Ko te tangata whakakake, whakapehapeha, ko te tangata whakahi tona ingoa, e mahi ana ia i runga i te whakahirahira o tona whakamanamana.
The proud and haughty person—”Mocker” is his name— acts with arrogant pride.
25 Ka mate te tangata mangere i tona hiahia ano; e kore hoki ona ringa e pai ki te mahi.
The desire of the lazy kills him, for his hands refuse to work.
26 Tera te hanga he kaiapo tonu a pau noa te ra: ko ta te tangata tika ia he homai, kahore hoki ana kaiponu.
All day long he craves and craves more, but the righteous person gives and does not hold back.
27 He mea whakarihariha te whakahere a te tangata kino; tera noa ake ina he te whakaaro i kawea mai ai e ia.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable; it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives.
28 Ka mate te kaiwhakaatu teka; na, ko te tangata whakarongo, ka korero, kahore he kaiwhakahe.
A false witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak for all time.
29 Ka whakamaro te tangata kino i tona mata: tena ko te tangata tika, ka whakapai i ona ara.
A wicked man makes his face hard, but an upright person is certain about his ways.
30 I to Ihowa aroaro kahore he whakaaro nui, kahore he matauranga, kahore he kupu mohio, e tu.
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, and there is no advice that can stand against Yahweh.
31 Kua rite noa ake he hoiho mo te ra o te whawhai; kei a Ihowa ia te whakaoranga.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to Yahweh.
