1 B etter is a poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

He pai ke te rawakore e haere ana i runga i tona tapatahi, i te ngutu whanoke, i te whakaarokore.

2 A lso that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

Na ehara hoki i te mea pai kia kaua he matauranga mo te wairua; a, ko te tangata e hohoro ana ona waewae, ka hara.

3 T he folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

E whakaparoritia ana te ara o te tangata e tona wairangi: e amuamu ana hoki tona ngakau ki a Ihowa.

4 W ealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

Ma te rawa ka tokomaha atu ai nga hoa aroha: e wehea atu ana ia te rawakore i tona hoa aroha.

5 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

E kore te kaiwhakapae teka e whakaharakoretia; e kore hoki e mawhiti te tangata korero teka.

6 M any court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth.

He tokomaha e whai kia manakohia e te tangata ringa mahora; he hoa aroha hoki nga tangata katoa no te tangata e homai mea ana.

7 A ll the brethren of a poor hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth with words,—they are not.

E kino ana nga teina katoa o te rawakore ki a ia: na nui ke atu te mataratanga atu o ona hoa i a ia! Whai noa ana kupu i a ratou, heoi kua riro ratou.

8 H e that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Ko te tangata e mea ana ki te whakaaro nui mona, e aroha ana ki tona wairua ake: ko te tangata e pupuri ana i te matauranga, ka tutaki ki te pai.

9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

E kore te kaiwhakapae teka e whakaharakoretia; ka huna hoki te tangata korero teka.

10 G ood living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

E kore e tau te noho rangatira ki te whakaarokore; he makere rawa te noho ko te pononga hei rangatira mo nga rangatira.

11 T he discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Ko te ngarahu tupato ka pupuri i tona riri; a hei whakakororia mona te whakarere noa iho i te he.

12 T he king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Ko te riri o te kingi rite tonu ki te hamama o te raiona; ko tana manako ia ano he tomairangi i runga i te tarutaru.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

He aitua mo tona papa te tamaiti whakaarokore: a, ko nga ngangare a te wahine, me te maturuturu puputu tonu.

14 H ouse and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

He whare, he taonga i tuku iho i nga matua: ko te hoa wahine mahara i a Ihowa.

15 S lothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Ma te mangere e mea kia moe i te moe reka; ka matekai hoki te wairua o te rora.

16 H e that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

Ko te tangata e pupuri ana i te whakahau e pupuri ana i tona wairua: engari ko te tangata kore whakaaro ki ona ara ka mate.

17 H e that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

Ko te tangata e ohaoha ana ki te rawakore e whakatarewa moni ana ki a Ihowa, a ka utua ki a ia tana mahi atawhai.

18 C hasten thy son, seeing there is hope; but set not thy soul upon killing him.

Pakia tau tama, i te mea kua whai manakohanga; kaua hoki tou ngakau e whai tonu i te whakangaromanga mona.

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver, yet thou must do it again.

Ko te tangatariri nui mana e waha tona he: ki te whakaora hoki koe i a ia, ka waiho tonu tena hei mahi mau.

20 H ear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Whakarongo ki te kupu tohutohu, tahuri mai hoki ki te ako, kia whai whakaaro ai koe i tou mutunga iho.

21 M any are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

He maha nga whakaaro i roto i te ngakau o te tangata; e tu tonu ana ia ta Ihowa tikanga.

22 T he charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor is better than a liar.

Ko te hiahia o te tangata te aronga o tana atawhai: engari te rawakore i te tangata teka.

23 T he fear of Jehovah to life, and he shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil.

Ko te wehi ki a Ihowa te ara ki te ora: a, ko te tangata kei a ia tera, ka noho makona; e kore tetahi he e pa ki a ia.

24 A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.

E kuhua ana e te mangere tona ringa ki te rihi, e kore rawa nei e whakahokia e ia ki tona mangai.

25 S mite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge.

Pakia te tangata whakahi, a ka tupato nga kuware: akona hoki te tangata mahara, a ka mohio ia ki te matauranga.

26 H e that ruineth father and chaseth away mother is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

Ko te tangata e pahua ana i tona papa, e pei atu ana hoki i tona whaea, he tama ia e whakama ai, e ingoa kino ai hoki.

27 C ease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.

Kati, e taku tama, te whakarongo ki te ako hei mea kau e kotiti atu ai i nga kupu o te matauranga.

28 A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

E whakahi ana te kaiwhakaatu he ki te whakawa; e horomia ana hoki te kino e te mangai o te hunga kino.

29 J udgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

Kua rite he whakawa mo nga whakahi, he whiu mo te tuara o nga whakaarokore.