Siope 28
1 “Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ai ʻae halanga ki he siliva, mo e potu ki he koula ʻoku fakamaʻa ʻe he kakai.
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 ʻOku toʻo ʻae ʻaione mei he kelekele, pea ʻoku haka ʻae palasa mei he maka.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 ʻOku ne fakangata ʻae fakapoʻuli, pea ne kumi ki hono ngataʻanga: ko e ngaahi maka ʻoe poʻuli mo e ʻata ʻoe mate.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 ʻOku ʻoho mai ʻae vai mei he potu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae kakai; ne ngalo ia ʻi he kau vaʻe: kuo matuʻu hake ia, ʻo mole atu mei he kakai.
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 ʻOku tupu ʻae mā mei he kelekele: pea ʻoku fulihi ʻi lalo ia ʻo hangē ko e afi.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 Ko hono ngaahi maka ko e potu ia ʻoe ngaahi safaia: pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae efu koula.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 Ko e hala eni ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe he manupuna, pea kuo ʻikai mamata ki ai ʻae mata ʻoe vulita.
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8 Naʻe ʻikai moloki ia ʻe he fānganga ʻoe laione, pe ʻalu ʻi ai ʻae laione fekai.
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 ʻOku ne ʻai hono nima ki he maka; ʻoku taʻaki fuʻu hake ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi moʻunga.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 ʻOku ne matofa ʻae ngaahi tafeʻanga vai ʻi he ngaahi maka; pea ʻoku mamata ʻa hono mata ki he meʻa mahuʻinga kotoa pē.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 ʻOku ne nonoʻo ʻae ngaahi vai ke ʻoua naʻa mafola ia; pea ko ia naʻe fufū ʻoku ne ʻomi ki he maama.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 “Ka ʻe ʻilo ki fē ʻae poto? Pea komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoe ʻilo?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Ko hono mahuʻinga ʻo ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he tangata; pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui.
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 ʻOku pehē ʻe he loloto, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ʻiate au ia:’ ʻoku pehē mo e tahi, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ʻiate au.’
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 ʻE ʻikai faʻa maʻu ia ʻaki ʻae koula, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamamafa ʻae siliva mo hono totongi ʻoʻona.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 ʻE ʻikai fakatauʻaki ia ʻae koula ʻo Ofeli, pe ko e oniki mahuʻinga, pe ko e safaia.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 ʻOku ʻikai tatau mo ia ʻae koula mo e kalisitala: pea ʻe ʻikai fetongi ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi teunga koula lelei.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 ʻE ʻikai lau ki ai ʻae feo kulokula, mo e mataʻitofe: he ko e mahuʻinga ʻoe poto ʻoku lahi hake ia ʻi he ngaahi maka mahuʻinga.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 ʻOku ʻikai tatau mo ia ʻae topasi ʻo ʻItiopea, pea ʻe ʻikai totongi ʻaki ia ʻae koula haohaoa.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Ko ia, ʻoku haʻu mei fē ʻae poto? pea ko maʻā ia ʻae potu ʻoe ʻilo?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 He kuo fufū ia mei he mata ʻoe moʻui kotoa pē, pea fakalilolilo mei he fanga manu ʻoe ʻatā.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 ʻOku pehē ʻe he fakaʻauha mo e mate, ‘Kuo ma fanongo ki hono ongoongo ʻo ia ʻaki homa telinga.’
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 “ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa hono hala, pea ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi mo hono potu.
Elohim understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 He ʻoku ne sio ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani, pea ʻoku ne ʻafioʻi ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi lalo langi;
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 Ke ne ngaohi ʻae mamafa ʻoe matangi; pea ʻoku ne tuʻutuʻuni ʻae ngaahi vai ʻi he fuofua.
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26 ʻI heʻene fokotuʻu ʻae fono ki he ʻuha, pea mo e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana:
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Ko ia naʻa ne mamata ki ai, pea fakahā ia; naʻa ne fokotuʻumaʻu ia, ʻio, pea naʻa ne hakule ki ai.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia ki he tangata, ‘Vakai, ko e manavahē kia Sihova, ko e poto ia; pea ko e afe mei he kovi ko e ʻilo ia.’”
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of YHWH, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
