Lea Fakatātā 6
1 ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
My son, if thou hast become surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand for a stranger,
2 Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 ʻE hoku foha, ke ke fai eni, koeʻuhi ke ke hao ʻoka ke ka tō ki he nima ʻo ho kāinga: ʻalu koe, ʻo fakavaivai koe, koeʻuhi ke ke lavaʻi ai ho kāinga.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou hast come into the hand of thy friend: go, humble thyself, and be urgent with thy friend.
4 ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
5 Fakamoʻui koe ʻo hangē ko e kāseli mei he nima ʻoe tangata tuli manu, pea hangē ko e manupuna mei he nima ʻoe tangata tauhele.
deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:
7 ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 “ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
11 Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai, pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
12 ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
13 ʻOku kakamo ʻe ia ʻaki hono mata, ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia hono vaʻe, ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻe ia hono louhiʻi nima;
he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
15 Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy.
16 ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
These six [things] doth Jehovah hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18 Ko e loto ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ngaahi mahalo kovi, mo e vaʻe ʻoku veʻe vave ki he fai kovi,
a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
19 Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
a false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discords among brethren.
20 ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
21 Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck:
22 ʻOka ke ka ʻalu, te ne tataki koe; ʻoka ke ka mohe, te ne tauhi koe; pea ʻoka ke ka ʻā, te mo alea mo ia.
when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 He ko e fekau ko e tuʻunga maama ia: pea ko e fono ko e maama ia; pea ko e valoki fakapoto ko e hala ia ʻoe moʻui:
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
26 He ko e meʻa ʻi he fefine feʻauaki ʻoku fakamasivaʻi ʻae tangata ke toe siʻi ʻene konga mā: pea ʻe tuli ʻe he tonotangata ʻae moʻui mahuʻinga.
for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
27 ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
28 ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
31 Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
and if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
A wound and contempt shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;
35 ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest [thy] gifts.
