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.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 Ma tetahi atu tangata te whakamoemiti mou, kaua ma tou mangai ake; ma te tangata ke, kaua ma ou ngutu ake.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your 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 weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 He mea nanakia te riri, he rutaki te aritarita; ko wai ia e tu i mua i te hae?
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 He pai ke te riri matanui i te aroha huna.
An open rebuke is better than hidden 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 loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 E ngaruru ana te wairua makona ki te honikoma: engari ki te wairua hiakai, reka kau nga mea kawa katoa.
A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of 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.
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his 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.
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
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.
Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
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.
My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
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.
The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 Tangohia te kakahu o te kaiwhakakapi mo te tangata ke; tona taunaha ano hoki mo ta te wahine ke.
Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
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.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 He maturuturu e puputu tonu ana i te ra nui te ua, he wahine ngangare, rite tonu raua:
A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
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.
He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
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 the countenance of his friend.
18 Ko te kaitiaki o te piki, ka kai i ona hua: ka whakahonoretia te tangata e whakaaro ana ki tona rangatira.
Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 He pera i te wai, tiro atu, tiro mai he kanohi, ka pena ano to te tangata ngakau ki te tangata.
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
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 perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. (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.
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after 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.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
23 Kia anga nui koa kia mohio ki te ahua o au hipi, a kia pai te tiaki i au kahui kau:
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 E kore hoki te taonga e mau tonu; e mau ianei te karauna ki nga whakatupuranga katoa?
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 Kua whaiti te hei, e kitea ana te tupu hou, a e kohikohia ana nga otaota o nga maunga.
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 Hei mea kakahu mou nga reme, a koe nga koati hei utu mo te mara.
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
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.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
