Whakatauki 24
1 Kei hae koe ki te hunga kino, kaua hoki e hiahia hei hoa mo ratou.
[My] son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.
2 Ko ta to ratou ngakau hoki e whakaaro ai, he tukino, ko ta o ratou ngutu e korero ai, he whanoke.
For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs.
3 Ma te whakaaro nui ka hanga ai te whare, a ma te matauranga ka u ai:
A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding.
4 Ma te mohio hoki ka ki ai nga ruma i nga taonga utu nui katoa, i nga mea ahuareka.
By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth.
5 He kaha te tangata whakaaro nui; ae, e whakanuia ana e te tangata mohio te kaha.
A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.
6 Na kia pai te ngarahu ina anga koe ki te whawhai: kei te tokomaha hoki o nga kaiwhakatakoto whakaaro te ora.
War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor.
7 He tiketike rawa te whakaaro nui mo te wairangi: e kore e kuihi tona mangai i te kuwaha.
Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
8 Ko te tangata e whakaaro ana ki te kino, ka kiia he whanoke.
but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed [men].
9 He hara te whakaaro wairangi: he mea whakarihariha ano ki te tangata te tangata whakahi.
The fools also dies in sins; and uncleanness [attaches] to a pestilent man.
10 Ki te ngoikore koe i te ra o te he, he iti tou kaha.
He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
11 Whakaorangia te hunga e kawea atu ana ki te mate, a puritia mai hoki e koe te hunga e meatia ana kia whakamatea.
Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [thy help].
12 Ki te mea koe, Nana, kihai tenei i mohiotia e matou: kahore ianei te kaipauna ngakau i te whakaaro ki tera? a, ko te kaitiaki o tou wairua, kahore ranei ia e mohio? e kore ranei e homai e ia ki te tangata kia rite ki tana mahi?
But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.
13 Kainga, e taku tama, te honi, he pai hoki; me te honikoma, he mea reka hoki ki tou mangai:
[My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.
14 Ka mohio ai koe ki te whakaaro nui, he mea ki tou wairua: ki te kitea e koe, he tukunga iho ano tona, e kore hoki tau i tumanako ai e hatepea.
Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.
15 Kaua, e te tangata kino, e whanga ki te nohoanga o te tangata tika; kei tukino koe ki tona takotoranga.
Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.
16 E hinga ana hoki te tangata tika, e whitu hinganga, ka ara ake ano: ka whakataka ia te hunga kino e te he.
For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise [again]: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.
17 Kaua e harakoa ki te hinga tou hoariri, kaua hoki tou ngakau e hari ina taka ia:
If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.
18 Kei kite a Ihowa, a ka he ki tana titiro, a ka tahuri atu tona riri i a ia.
For the Lord will see [it], and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
19 Kei mamae koe, he mea mo nga kaimahi i te kino, kei hae hoki ki te hunga kino.
Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
20 Kahore hoki he mutunga pai ki te tangata kino; ka keto hoki te rama a te hunga kino.
For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light of the wicked shall be put out.
21 E taku tama, e wehi ki a Ihowa, ki te kingi hoki: a, kaua e whakauru noa atu ki te hunga e mea ana ki te whakaputa ke.
[My] son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
22 No te mea ka puta tata te aitua mo ratou: a ko wai ka mohio ki te whakangaromanga o raua tokorua?
For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both?
23 He whakatauki ano hoki enei na te hunga whakaaro nui. Ehara i te mea pai kia whakaaro ki te kanohi tangata ina whakawa.
And this thing I say to you that are wise [for you] to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 Ko te tangata e mea ana ki te tangata kino, He tika koe; ka kanga nga iwi ki a ia, ka whakarihariha nga tauiwi ki a ia.
He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.
25 Otiia ka koa nga ngakau o te hunga e riria ai tona he, ka tau iho ano hoki te manaaki pai ki runga ki a ratou.
But they that reprove [him] shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them;
26 Ka kihia e ia nga ngutu e whakahoki ana i nga kupu tika.
and [men] will kiss lips that answer well.
27 Meinga kia takoto pai tau mahi i waho, kia rite hoki hei meatanga mau i te mara; muri iho ka hanga i tou whare.
Prepare thy works for [thy] going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.
28 Kaua koe e tu hei kaiwhakaatu he mo tou hoa, i te mea kahore he take; a kaua e tinihanga ki ou ngutu.
Be not a false witness against thy [fellow] citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
29 Kaua e ki, Ka meatia ano e ahau ki a ia tana i mea ai ki ahau; ka rite ki ta te tangata mahi taku e whakahoki ai ki a ia.
Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
30 I haere ahau i te taha o te mara a te mangere, i te taha hoki o te mara waina a te tangata kahore ona mahara;
A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.
31 Na, kua tupuria katoatia e te tataramoa, kapi tonu te mata o te mara i te ongaonga, a ko to reira taiepa kohatu kua oti te wahi.
If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are broken down.
32 Katahi ahau ka titiro, ka ata whakaaroaro: ka kite ahau, a ka hopu mai hei ako moku.
Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
33 Kia iti ake nei te wahi e parangia ai, kia iti ake nei te moe, kia iti ake te kotuituitanga o nga ringa ka moe ai:
[The sluggard says, ]I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast.
34 Ka pera te haerenga mai o tou muhore ano he kaipahua; o tou rawakore hoki ano he tangata mau patu.
But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
