Proverbs 13

1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

‌ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe he foha ʻoku poto ʻae akonaki ʻa ʻene tamai: ka ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻae valoki ʻe he faʻa manuki.

2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

‌ʻE kai ʻe he tangata ʻae lelei ʻi he fua ʻo hono ngutu: ka ʻe hoko ʻae fakamālohi ki he laumālie ʻoe kakai fai kovi.

3 He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Ko ia ʻoku vakai ki hono ngutu, ʻoku tauhi ʻe ia ʻene moʻui: ka ʻe hoko ʻae fakaʻauha kiate ia ʻoku fakamanga lahi hono loungutu.

4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

‌ʻOku holi ʻae laumālie ʻoe fakapikopiko, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha meʻa: ka ʻe fafangaʻi ʻae laumālie ʻoe faʻa ngāue.

5 The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

‌ʻOku fehiʻa ki he loi ʻae tangata māʻoniʻoni: ka ko e tangata angahala ko e fakalielia ia, pea ʻoku hoko ia ʻo mā.

6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

‌ʻOku fokotuʻumaʻu ʻi hono hala ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻaia ʻoku angatonu; ka ʻoku tulaki hifo ʻe he kovi ʻaia ʻoku angahala.

7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

‌ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoku ne fakamaʻumeʻaʻi ia, ka ʻoku ne masiva pe: pea ʻoku ai ʻaia ʻoku ne fakamasivaʻi ia, ka ʻoku maʻu ʻe ia ʻae koloa lahi.

8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Ko e koloa ʻae tangata ko e huhuʻi ia ʻo ʻene moʻui: ka ʻoku ʻikai fanongo ki he valoki ʻae masiva.

9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

‌ʻOku fiefia ʻae maama ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ka ʻe tāmateʻi ʻae maama ʻoe angahala.

10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

‌ʻOku tupu pe ʻi he fielahi ʻae fekeʻikeʻi: ka ʻoku maʻu ʻae poto ʻekinautolu kuo akonakiʻi lelei.

11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Ko e koloa ʻoku maʻu ʻi he vikiviki ʻe fakaʻaʻau ia ke ʻosi: ka ʻe fakalahi ia kiate ia ʻoku tānaki ʻi he faʻa ngāue.

12 Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

‌ʻOku pongia ʻae loto ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻoku tuai ʻene hoko: pea ka hoko mai ʻaia ʻoku holi ki ai, ʻoku hangē ia ko e ʻakau ʻoe moʻui.

13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

‌ʻE fakaʻauha ia ʻaia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he folofola: ka ʻe fiemālie pe ia ʻaia ʻoku manavahē ki he fekau.

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

Ko e fono ʻae poto ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui, ke tau hao ai mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻoe mate.

15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

‌ʻOku tupu mei he fakakaukau lelei ʻae ʻofa: ka ʻoku faingataʻa ʻae hala ʻoe kakai angahala.

16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

‌ʻOku faʻa kau ki he ʻilo ʻae tangata fakapotopoto: ka ʻoku fakahā pe ʻe he vale ʻa ʻene vale.

17 A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

‌ʻOku tō ki he kovi ʻae talafekau angakovi: ka ko e fakamoʻui ʻae talafekau ʻoku angatonu.

18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

‌ʻE hoko ʻae masiva mo e mā kiate ia ʻoku ne tekeʻi ʻae akonaki: ka ʻe hakeakiʻi ia ʻaia ʻoku tokanga ki he valoki.

19 To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

‌ʻOku huʻamelie ki he laumālie ʻae hoko mai ʻoe meʻa ʻoku tau holi ki ai: ka ko e meʻa fakalielia ki he vale ʻae tafoki mei he kovi.

20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Ko ia ʻoku ʻaʻeva fakataha mo e kakai poto ʻe poto ai ia: ka ʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻoku kaumeʻa mo e kakai vale.

21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

‌ʻOku tulia ʻae kau angahala ʻe he kovi: ka ʻe toe totongi ʻaki ʻae lelei kiate kinautolu ʻoku māʻoniʻoni.

22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

‌ʻOku tuku ʻae tofiʻa ʻe he tangata angalelei ki he fānau ʻa ʻene fānau: ka ko e koloa ʻae angahala kuo tānaki maʻa e kakai angatonu.

23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

‌ʻOku ai ʻae meʻakai lahi ʻi he faʻa keli ʻae masiva: ka ʻoku ai ʻoku maumauʻi ko e meʻa ʻi he masiva poto.

24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

Ko ia ʻoku ne taʻofi ʻene meʻa kinikinisi ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki hono foha: ka ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻoku ne tautea ia ʻoka ʻaonga ke fai.

25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

‌ʻOku kai ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ke fakamākona hono laumālie: ka ʻe fiekaia ʻae kete ʻoe angahala.