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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

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

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

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

Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

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

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.

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

Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7 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.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.

8 K o 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.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

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

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 K o 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.

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

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

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

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

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

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

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 K o 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.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

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

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

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

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; nd set not thy heart on his destruction.

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

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

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

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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

There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

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

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

23 K o 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.

The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

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

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

26 K o 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.

He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

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

Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.

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

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

29 K ua rite he whakawa mo nga whakahi, he whiu mo te tuara o nga whakaarokore.

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.