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 art surety for thy friend, [if] thou hast stricken thy hand with 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, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy 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 roe 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 guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
Provideth her provisions 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 wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? 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:”
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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 one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward 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.
Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken 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 the LORD hate: yes, seven [are] an abomination to him:
17 Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
A proud look, 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] speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord 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, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
Bind them continually upon thy heart, [and] 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 goest, 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 law [is] 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 lewd woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
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 clothes 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 burned?
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 neighbor's wife; whoever 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;
[Men] do not despise a thief, if he stealeth 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.
But [if] he is found, he shall restore seven-fold; 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.
[But] whoever committeth adultery with a woman lacketh 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 dishonor 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: therefore 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 givest many gifts.
