Whakatauki 27
1 Kei whakamanamana koe ki te ra apopo; kahore hoki koe e mohio ko te aha e puta mai i roto i te ra.
Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
2 Ma tetahi atu tangata te whakamoemiti mou, kaua ma tou mangai ake; ma te tangata ke, kaua ma ou ngutu ake.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 He taimaha te kohatu, he taimaha ano te kirikiri; he taimaha atu ia i a raua tahi te pukuriri o te wairangi.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 He mea nanakia te riri, he rutaki te aritarita; ko wai ia e tu i mua i te hae?
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
5 He pai ke te riri matanui i te aroha huna.
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
6 Ko nga patu a te hoa aroha he mea na te pono: ko nga kihi ia a te hoariri auau rawa.
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
7 E ngaruru ana te wairua makona ki te honikoma: engari ki te wairua hiakai, reka kau nga mea kawa katoa.
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
8 Rite tonu ki te manu e atiutiu noa atu ana i tona kohanga te tangata e atiutiu noa atu ana i tona wahi.
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
9 He whakahari ngakau te hinu me te whakakakara; he pera ano nga ahuareka o to te tangata hoa aroha i ahu mai i nga tikanga mateoha i whakatakotoria e tona ngakau.
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
10 Ko tou hoa aroha ake, a ko te hoa hoki o tou papa, kaua e whakarerea; kaua hoki e haere ki te whare o tou tuakana i te ra e mate ai koe: he pai ke hoki te hoa e tata ana i te tuakana i tawhiti.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
11 E taku tama, kia whakaaro nui, kia koa ai toku ngakau, kia whakahoki kupu ai hoki ahau ki te hunga e tawai ana ki ahau.
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
12 E kite atu ana te tangata tupato i te he, a ka huna i a ia: tena ko te kuware, haere tonu atu, mamae tonu atu.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
13 Tangohia te kakahu o te kaiwhakakapi mo te tangata ke; tona taunaha ano hoki mo ta te wahine ke.
Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
14 Ko te tangata e maranga ana i te atatu, he nui hoki tona reo ki te manaaki i tona hoa ka kiia tana he kanga.
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
15 He maturuturu e puputu tonu ana i te ra nui te ua, he wahine ngangare, rite tonu raua:
On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
16 Ko te tangata e mea ana ki te pehi i a ia, e mea ana ki te pehi i te hau, a ka tutaki tona ringa matau ki te hinu.
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
17 Ko te rino hei whakakoi mo te rino; waihoki ko te tangata ano hei whakakoi i te mata o tona hoa.
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Ko te kaitiaki o te piki, ka kai i ona hua: ka whakahonoretia te tangata e whakaaro ana ki tona rangatira.
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
19 He pera i te wai, tiro atu, tiro mai he kanohi, ka pena ano to te tangata ngakau ki te tangata.
As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
20 Ko te reinga, ko te whakangaromanga, e kore e makona; e kore ano hoki e makona nga kanohi o te tangata. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
21 Ko te oko tahu para mo te hiriwa, ko te oumu mo te koura; a, ko te whakanui i a ia, hei whakamatautau mo te tangata.
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Ahakoa i tukua e koe te wairangi ki te tuki i roto i te kumete i waenga i nga witi pepe, e kore tona whakaarokore e riro.
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
23 Kia anga nui koa kia mohio ki te ahua o au hipi, a kia pai te tiaki i au kahui kau:
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
24 E kore hoki te taonga e mau tonu; e mau ianei te karauna ki nga whakatupuranga katoa?
For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
25 Kua whaiti te hei, e kitea ana te tupu hou, a e kohikohia ana nga otaota o nga maunga.
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
26 Hei mea kakahu mou nga reme, a koe nga koati hei utu mo te mara.
that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27 A tera te waiu koati, he nui noa atu hei kai mau, hei kai hoki ma tou whare, hei oranga ano hoki mo au kotiro.
[My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
