1 T he proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

Ko nga whakatauki a Horomona tama a Rawiri, kingi o Iharaira;

2 T o know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

E mohiotia ai te whakaaro nui, te ako; e kitea ai nga kupu o te matauranga;

3 T o receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

E riro mai ai te ako a te ngakau mahara, te tika, te whakawa, te mea ano e rite ana;

4 T o give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

Hei hoatu i te ngakau tupato ki nga kuware, i te matauranga, i te ngarahu pai ki te taitamariki;

5 T hat the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Kia whakarongo ai te tangata whakaaro nui, kia nui ake ai tona mohio; kia whiwhi ai te tangata tupato ki nga whakaaro mohio:

6 T o understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

E mohio ai ia ki te whakatauki, ki te kupu whakarite, ki nga kupu a nga whakaaro nui, ki a ratou korero whakapeka.

7 T he fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Ko te wehi ki a Ihowa te timatanga o te matauranga; e whakahawea ana te whakaarokore ki te whakaaro nui, ki te ako.

8 M y son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Whakarongo, e taku tama, ki te ako a tou papa, kaua hoki e whakarerea te ture a tou whaea;

9 F or they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

Ka waiho hoki ena hei pare ataahua mo tou matenga, hei mekameka whakapaipai mo tou kaki.

10 M y son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

E taku tama, ki te whakawaia koe e te hunga hara, kaua e whakaae.

11 I f they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

Ki te mea ratou, Tatou ka haere, ka whakapapa atu, ka whakaheke toto; kia whanga puku tatou, he mea takekore, mo te tangata harakore:

12 L et us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

Horomia oratia ratou e tatou, peratia me ta te rua tupapaku; ka riro tinana ratou, ka pera me te hunga e heke atu ana ki te poka:

13 W e shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

Ka kitea e tatou nga taonga utu nui katoa, ka whakakiia o tatou whare ki ta tatou e pahua ai:

14 T hou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

Maka mai tou wahi ki roto ki to matou; kia kotahi te putea ma tatou katoa.

15 M y son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

E taku tama, kaua e haere tahi i te ara me ratou; kaiponuhia tou waewae i to ratou huarahi;

16 F or their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood.

E rere ana hoki o ratou waewae ki te kino, e hohoro ana ratou ki te whakaheke toto.

17 F or in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

He maumau hoki te hora o te kupenga ki te tirohanga a tetahi manu.

18 A nd these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

Ko ratou, he whakaheke i o ratou toto ano i whakapapa ai ratou; he whakamate i a ratou ano i piri ai ratou.

19 S o are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Ka pena nga huarahi o te hunga apo taonga; ko te ora ano o ona rangatira e tangohia.

20 W isdom crieth aloud in the street; She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

E hamama ana te whakaaro nui i te huarahi; e puaki ana tona reo i nga waharoa;

21 S he crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

E karanga ana ia i te tino wahi whakaminenga; i te wahi tuwhera o nga kuwaha, i roto i te pa, e puaki ana ana kupu;

22 H ow long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

E te hunga kuware, kia pehea ake te roa o to koutou aroha ki te kuwaretanga? O te hiahia ranei o te hunga whakahi ki to ratou whakahi? O te whakakino ranei a te hunga wairangi ki te matauranga?

23 T urn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

Tahuri mai ki taku ako: na ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki a koutou, ka whakaaturia aku kupu ki a koutou.

24 B ecause I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

I karanga atu hoki ahau, heoi kihai koutou i pai mai; i totoro atu toku ringa, a kihai tetahi i whai whakaaro mai;

25 B ut ye have set at nought all my counsel, And would none of my reproof:

Heoi whakakahoretia iho e koutou toku whakaaro katoa, kihai hoki i aro ki taku ako:

26 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Mo reira ka kata ahau i te ra o to koutou aitua; ka tawai ina pa te pawera ki a koutou.

27 W hen your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

Ina tae mai to koutou pawera ano he tupuhi, a ka pa mai to koutou aitua ano he paroro; ina tae mai te pouri me te ngakau mamae ki a koutou.

28 T hen will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

Ko reira ratou karanga ai ki ahau, a e kore ahau e whakahoki kupu atu; ka rapu nui ratou i ahau, otiia e kore ahau e kitea e ratou:

29 F or that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:

Mo ratou i kino ki te matauranga; kihai hoki i whiriwhiria e ratou te wehi ki a Ihowa;

30 T hey would none of my counsel; They despised all my reproof.

Kihai i aro mai ki oku whakaaro; whakahawea ana ratou ki taku kupu riri katoa.

31 T herefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

Na reira ka kai ratou i nga hua o to ratou nei ara, ka whakakiia ano hoki ki nga mea i titoa e ratou.

32 F or the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Ko te tahuritanga atu hoki o nga kuware hei patu i a ratou; ko te ngakau warea ano hoki o nga wairangi hei huna i a ratou.

33 B ut whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

Ko te tangata ia e rongo ana ki ahau, ka au tona noho, ka tea hoki i te wehi ki te kino.