1 ¶ My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

E taku tama, ki te mea ko tau hei whakakapi mo ta tou hoa, ki te mea kua papaki tou ringa mo te tangata ke,

2 t hou art snared with the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Kua oti koe te mahanga e nga kupu a tou mangai, kua mau koe i nga kupu a tou mangai.

3 D o this now, my son, and deliver thyself, for thou hast fallen into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

Meinga tenei inaianei, e taku tama, kia ora ai koe, he mea hoki kua taka koe ki roto ki te ringa o tou hoa; haere whakaiti i a koe, a ka tohe ki tou hoa.

4 G ive not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Kei tukua iho te moe ki ou kanohi; kei tunewha ou kamo.

5 E scape as a roe from the hand of the hunter and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Whakaora i a koe ano he anaterope i roto i te ringa o te kaiwhai, ano he manu i roto i te ringa o te kaihopu.

6 ¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise,

Haere ki te popokorua, e te tangata mangere, matakitakina iho ona ara, kia nui ai ou whakaaro:

7 W ho having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

Kahore nei ona kaitohutohu, ona kaitirotiro, ona rangatira,

8 p rovides her food in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest.

Heoi e mahi kai ana mana i te raumati, e kohikohi ana i te kai mana i te kotinga witi.

9 H ow long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Kia pehea ake te roa o tau takoto, e te tangata mangere? A hea koe maranga ai i tau moe?

10 Y et a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Kia iti ake nei te wahi e parangia ai, kia iti ake nei te moe, kia iti ake te kotuinga o nga ringa i a koe e takoto na:

11 S o shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.

Na ka rite ki te kaipahua te putanga mai o te muhore ki a koe, tou rawakore, ano he tangata he patu nei tana.

12 ¶ A wicked man of Belial walks with a perverse mouth.

Ko te tangata kahore ona painga, ko te tangata hara, e haereere ana me te mangai tu ke;

13 H e winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers;

E whakakini ana ona kanohi, e korero ana ona waewae, e tuhi ana ona maihao;

14 t here is perversion in his heart; he devises evil continually; he sows discord.

Kei roto te whanoke i tona ngakau, e whakatakoto ana ia i te kino i nga wa katoa; e rui ana ia i te ngangare.

15 T herefore his calamity shall come suddenly; suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.

Mo reira ka huaki tata te aitua ki a ia; e kore e aha ka whatiia ia, te taea te rongoa.

16 T hese six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

E ono nga mea e kino ana ki a Ihowa; ae ra, e whitu nga mea e whakariharihangia ana e ia:

17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Ko te kanohi whakakake, ko te arero teka, ko nga ringa whakaheke i te toto harakore;

18 a heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to evil,

He ngakau e whakatakoto ana i nga whakaaro kikino, he waewae e hohoro ana te rere ki te hianga;

19 a false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brethren.

He kaiwhakaatu teka e korero teka ana, ko te tangata hoki e rui ana i te ngangare ki waenganui i nga tuakana, i nga teina.

20 ¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment and forsake not the law of thy mother:

E taku tama, puritia te whakahau a tou papa, kaua hoki e whakarerea te ture a tou whaea:

21 B ind them continually upon thine heart and tie them about thy neck.

Kia mau tonu te takai ki tou ngakau, heia ki tou kaki.

22 W hen thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Ko tou kaiarahi ano tera ina haere koe; mana koe e tiaki ina takoto koe; ka korero mai ano ki a koe; ina ara koe.

23 F or the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,

He rama hoki te whakahau; a he marama te ture; ko nga riringa hoki, e whakaako ana, he ara ki te ora;

24 t o keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Hei tiaki i a koe kei he i te wahine kino, i te whakapati a te arero o te wahine ke.

25 L ust not after her beauty in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eyes.

Kei hiahia koe ki tona ataahua i roto i tou ngakau; kei mau ano koe i ona kamo.

26 F or by means of a whorish woman a man is reduced to a piece of bread, and the woman will hunt the precious soul of the man.

Ko te tukunga iho o te tangata he wahi taro, he mea mo te wahine kairau; ko ta te wahine purema e whai ana ko te wairua utu nui.

27 C an a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned?

E taea ranei e te tangata te tango i te ahi ki roto ki tona uma, a e kore ona kakahu e wera?

28 C an one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

E taea ranei e tetahi te haere i runga i nga waro ratarata, a e kore ona waewae e hunua?

29 S o is he that goes in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever touches her shall not be innocent.

Ka pera ano te tangata e haere ana ki te wahine a tona hoa; e kore e kore ka whiua te tangata e pa ana ki a ia.

30 M en do not take a thief lightly, even if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

E kore e whakahaweatia e te tangata te tahae, ki te tahaetia e ia he mea e makona ai tona wairua i a hiakai ia.

31 a nd once he is taken, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Otiia ki te kitea ia, kia takiwhitu ana e whakautu ai; me homai e ia nga rawa katoa o tona whare.

32 B ut whosoever commits adultery with a woman has a fault in his heart; he that does it corrupts his own soul.

Ko te tangata e puremu ana ki te wahine, kahore ona mohio: ko te tangata e pera ana, kei te whakangaro ia i tona wairua.

33 A wound and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall never be wiped away.

He kaiakiko, he whakama te wahi mona; e kore ano tona ingoa kino e horoia atu.

34 F or the jealous rage of a man will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He riri nui hoki na te tangata te hae; e kore ano e tohungia e ia i te ra rapu utu.

35 H e will not regard any ransom; neither will he want to forgive, though thou givest many bribes.

E kore ia e manako ki tetahi utu; e kore hoki e tatu tona ngakau, ahakoa he nui au hakari e tapae ai.