Whakatauki 9
1 Kua oti i te whakaaro nui tetahi whare mona te hanga, e whitu nga pou kua oti te tarai e ia:
Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
2 Kua oti ana kararehe te patu e ia; whakananu rawa tana waina; kua oti ano tana tepu te whakapai.
she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
3 Kua unga e ia ana kotiro, e karanga ana ia i runga i nga wahi tiketike rawa o te pa.
she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
4 Ki te mea he kuware tetahi, me peka mai ia ki konei: ko te tangata maharakore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
5 Haere mai, kainga taku taro, inumia hoki te waina kua oti nei te whakananu e ahau.
Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
6 Kati ra, e te hunga kuware, kia ora ai koutou; haere hoki i te ara o te matauranga.
Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
7 Ko ia e papaki ana i te tangata whakahihi, ka whakama; a ko ia e riri ana i te tangata kino, ka piri mai he he ki a ia.
He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
8 Kaua e riria te tangata whakahi, kei kino ia ki a koe: riria ko te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka aroha ia ki a koe.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
9 Hoatu te mohio ki te tangata whakaaro nui, a ka neke ake ona whakaaro; whakaakona te tangata tika, a ka nui ake tona mohio.
Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
10 Ko te timatanga o te whakaaro nui ko te wehi ki a Ihowa; ko te matauranga, ko te mohio ki te Mea Tapu.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
11 Maku hoki ka maha ai ou ra, maku ka neke ake ai nga tau e ora ai koe.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
12 Ki te nui ou whakaaro, mou ano ou whakaaro nui; ki te whakahi koe, mau anake tau pikaunga.
If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
13 Ko te wahine wairangi, he mangai nui ia; he kuware ia, kahore ona mohio ki te aha, ki te aha.
The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
14 Noho ana ia i te kuwaha o tona whare i runga i te nohoanga i nga wahi tiketike o te pa;
And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
15 Kia karanga atu ai ia ki nga tangata e haere ana i te ara, e maro tonu ana o ratou huarahi,
to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
16 Ko te kuware, peka mai ki konei; tena ko te tangata whakaarokore, ko tana kupu tenei ki a ia,
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
17 He reka te wai tahae, a he ahuareka te taro kai huna.
Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
