Whakatauki 22
1 Engari te ingoa pai e whiriwhiria rawatia i nga taonga nui, me te manakohanga aroha i te hiriwa, i te koura.
(Having a good reputation/Being honored by people) is better than having a lot of money; being well respected is better than having plenty of gold or silver [DOU].
2 Ka tutataki te tangata taonga raua ko te rawakore; ko Ihowa te kaihanga o ratou katoa.
There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.
3 Ko te tangata tupato, ka kitea atu e ia te he, ka huna i a ia; ko nga kuware, haere tonu atu, mamae tonu atu.
Those who have good sense realize [that there is something] dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.
4 Ko te hua o te mahaki, a ko te wehi ki a Ihowa, he taonga, he honore, he ora.
The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.
5 He tataramoa, he mahanga kei te ara o te whanoke; ko te tangata ia e tiaki ana i tona wairua, ka matara atu i ena.
Because of the things that wicked people do, [they have difficulties/troubles] that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
6 Whakatupuria ake te tamaiti i te ara e haere ai ia, a, ka kaumatua, e kore e mahue i a ia.
If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
7 E whakatakoto tikanga ana te tangata taonga mo nga rawakore; a, ko te tangata i te nama, hei pononga ia ma te tangata nana i whakatarewa mai.
Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves [MET] of the people who lend [money to them].
8 Ko te kairui o te kino, ka kokoti i te he: a ka kahore noa iho te patu o tona riri.
[If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow]; [similarly], if you act unjustly, you will have disasters [MET]; and if you try to harm/oppress people [because you are angry with them], you will not be able to harm them.
9 Ko te kanohi ohaoha, ka manaakitia tera; e hoatu ana hoki e ia tetahi wahi o tana taro ma te rawakore.
[God] will bless those who are generous [IDM], those who give some of their food to poor [people].
10 Peia atu te tangata whakahi, a ka riro te ngangare; ka mutu ano hoki te totohe me te whakahawea.
If you get rid of those who make fun of [everything that is good], there will no more arguing or quarreling or insulting [other people].
11 Ko te tangata e matenui ana ki te ngakau ma, ko te kingi he hoa mona, mo te ahuareka o ona ngutu.
If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly, the king will be your friend.
12 Ma nga kanohi o Ihowa e tiaki te tangata whai matauranga, e whakataka ana hoki e ia nga kupu a te tangata kopeka.
Yahweh [SYN] (watches over/takes care of) [those who have] good understanding/sense, but he ruins the plans/affairs of those who always try to deceive others.
13 E mea ana te mangere, He raiona kei waho: ka whakamatea ahau ki nga huarahi.
Lazy people [remain in their houses]; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street [to go to work]!”
14 He poka hohonu te mangai o nga wahine ke: ka taka ki roto ta Ihowa tangata e whakarihariha ai.
What (wives who commit adultery/immoral women) say [to men] [MTY] is [like] a deep pit [MET] [into which those men fall]; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.
15 Paihere rawa te wairangi ki roto ki te ngakau o te tamaiti; otiia ma te rakau o te whiu e pei kia matara atu i a ia.
Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they [will] (stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should).
16 Ko te tangata e tukino ana i te rawakore kia maha atu ai he taonga mana, me te tangata hoki e hoatu mea ana ki te tangata taonga, ka tutuki raua ki te muhore kau.
Those who oppress poor [people] in order to become rich, and those who give [a bribe] to rich [people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them], will just lose their money.
17 Anga mai tou taringa, whakarongo mai hoki ki nga kupu a te hunga whakaaro nui, kia tahuri mai hoki tou ngakau ki toku matauranga.
[Now] listen [MTY] to what wise [people] have said; think carefully about what I am teaching you.
18 He mea ahareka hoki, mehemea ka puritia e koe i roto i tou kopu, ki te u ngatahi raua ki runga ki ou ngutu;
It will be good to (keep these things in your minds/always remember them), because if you do that, you will be able to quote/recite them [to others].
19 Kia okioki ai koe ki a Ihowa, koia i whakakitea ai e ahau aua mea ki a koe i tenei ra, ki a koe na ano.
[I want you to] trust in Yahweh, and that is the reason that I am telling them to you, now.
20 He teka ianei hira rawa nga mea kua tuhituhia atu nei e ahau ki a koe, he kupu ako, he kupu mohio;
I have written [RHQ] 30 (sayings/things that wise people have said) from which you will receive good advice and you will be able you to know [many good/useful things].
21 Kia mohio ai koe ki te tuturutanga o nga kupu o te pono, kia whakahokia ai e koe he kupu pono ki te hunga e ngare ana i a koe?
From them, you will learn what is right and what is true, in order that you will be able to bring back a good report to those who sent you [to school] (OR, give a good answer [to those who ask you questions]).
22 Kaua e pahuatia te rawakore, no te mea he rawakore ia, kaua hoki e whakatupuria kinotia te tangata iti i te kuwaha:
[It is easy to] rob poor [people] who are helpless [and cannot defend themselves, but] never [do that]; and do not oppress in court those who are needy/afflicted,
23 No te mea ka tohea e Ihowa ta ratou tohe, ka pahuatia ano hoki e ia te wairua o te hunga e pahua ana i a ratou.
because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.
24 Kaua e whakahoa ki te tangata pukuriri; kei haere tahi hoki koe i te tangata aritarita;
Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
25 Kei akona e koe ona ara, a ka riro i a koe he mahanga mo tou wairua.
because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.
26 Kei uru koe ki roto ki te hunga papaki ringa, ki nga kaiwhakakapi turanga ranei mo te moni tarewa:
If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,
27 Ki te kahore au mea hei utu, hei aha i tangohia ai e ia tou moenga i raro i a koe?
because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely [RHQ] [come and] take away [everything you own], even your bed.
28 Kaua e whakanekehia atu te rohe tawhito i whakatakotoria e ou matua.
Do not [steal some of your neighbors’ land by] removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
29 Kei te kite ranei koe i tetahi tangata e uaua ana ki tana mahi? ka tu ia ki te aroaro o nga kingi; e kore ia e tu ki te aroaro o nga ware.
Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings [because the kings will want people like that to work for them].
