Whakatauki 4
1 Whakarongo, e aku tamariki, ki te whakaako a te matua, tahuri mai hoki kia matauria ai nga whakaaro mohio.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend, that ye may learn understanding!
2 He pai hoki te kupu mohio ka hoatu nei e ahau ki a koutou, kaua taku ture e whakarerea.
For I give you good instruction; Forsake ye not my commandments.
3 He tama ano hoki ahau ki toku papa, a he ngawari, he mea kotahi e matenuitia ana e toku whaea.
For I was my father's son, A tender and only child in the sight of my mother.
4 I whakaako ano ia i ahau, i mea ki ahau, Puritia aku kupu e tou ngakau; kia mau ki aku whakahau, a e ora koe.
He taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart hold fast my words; Keep my commandments, and live.
5 Whaia mou te whakaaro nui, whaia mou te matauranga; kaua e wareware ki tera, kaua hoki e neke atu i nga kupu a toku mangai.
Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, and depart not from, the words of my mouth.
6 Kaua ia e whakarerea, a mana koe e tiaki; arohaina ia, a mana koe e mau ai.
Forsake her not, and she will guard thee: Love her, and she will preserve thee.
7 Ko te whakaaro nui te tino mea; no reira whaia mau te whakaaro nui; a i ou whiwhinga katoa, kia whiwhi koe ki te matauranga.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore gain wisdom, And with all thy gain, gain understanding.
8 Whakanuia ia, a mana koe ka kake ai; ka whakahonore ia i a koe ki te awhitia e koe.
Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her;
9 Ka homai e ia he pare ataahua ki tou mahunga, ka potaea ano koe e ia ki te karauna whakapaipai.
She will give to thy head a graceful wreath, A beautiful crown will she bestow upon thee.
10 Whakarongo, e taku tama, maharatia aku kupu, a he maha nga tau e ora ai koe.
Hear, O my son! and receive my sayings! So shall the years of thy life be many.
11 He mea whakaako koe naku ki te ara o te whakaaro nui; he mea arahi koe naku i nga ara o te tika.
I have taught thee the way of wisdom, I have guided thee in the right path.
12 Ka haere koe, e kore ou takahanga e whakakikitia mai; ki te rere koe, e kore koe e tutuki.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be confined; And, when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Kia mau ki te ako, kaua e tukua atu; matapoporetia iho, ko tou oranga hoki ia.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.
14 Kaua e haere i te ara o te hunga kino, kaua hoki e takahia te huarahi o te hunga he.
Enter not into the path of the wicked, And go not in the way of evil men;
15 Anga ke ake, kaua e tika na reira; peka ake i taua ara, haere tonu atu.
Avoid it, pass not upon it, Turn from it, and go away.
16 E kore hoki ratou e moe ki te kore e oti tetahi mahi he ma ratou; riro rawa to ratou moe, ki te kahore tetahi tangata e hinga i a ratou.
For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; Yea, their sleep is taken away, unless they have caused some to fall.
17 No te kino hoki te taro e kainga ana e ratou, no te nanakia te waina e inumia ana e ratou.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
18 Ko te huarahi ia o te hunga tika, koia ano kei te marama e whiti ana, a ka neke haere tonu ake tona marama, a taea noatia te tino ra.
But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, Which groweth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
19 Ko te ara o te hunga kino, me he pouri; e kore ratou e mohio ki te mea i tutuki ai ratou.
The way of the wicked is as thick darkness; They know not at what they stumble.
20 E taku tama, tahuri ki aku kupu; anga mai tou taringa ki aku korero.
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear to my sayings;
21 Kei kotiti ke enei i ou kanohi; puritia i waenganui o tou ngakau.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart!
22 He oranga enei mo te hunga e kitea ai, he rongoa mo o ratou kikokiko katoa.
For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
23 Kia pau ou mahara ki te tiaki i tou ngakau; no reira hoki nga putanga o te ora.
More than any thing which thou watchest, watch thy heart; For from it goeth forth life.
24 Whakarerea te mangai whanoke, kia matara rawa i a koe nga ngutu tutu.
Put away from thee a deceitful mouth, And remove far from thee perverse lips.
25 Kia hangai tonu te titiro whakamua a ou kanohi; kia titiro ou kamo ki mua tonu i a koe.
Let thine eyes look straight forward, And thine eyelids be directed before thee.
26 Whakatikaia te huarahi o ou waewae, kia u ano hoki ou ara katoa.
Give heed to the path of thy foot, And let all thy ways be steadfast.
27 Kaua e peka ki matau, ki maui; kia anga ke tou waewae i te kino.
Turn not to the right hand or to the left; Remove thy foot from evil.
