Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
MAIKAI hahi huna ai maloo me ke aloha pu kekahi, Mamua o ka hale i piha i na mohai ke pili me ka hakaka.
2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
O ke kauwa noonoo, e noho oia maluna o ke keiki e hana hilahila ana; A mawaena o na hoahanau e loaa ia ia kekahi hooilina.
3 As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
He ipu hoohehee, no ke kala ia; no ke gula hoi he kapuahi uuku; Aka, na Iehova e hoao mai i na naau.
4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
O ka mea hewa la hoolohe oia i na lehelehe wahahee; O ka mea wahahee hoi, haliu kona pepeiao i ke elelo ino.
5 He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man’s ruin, shall not be unpunished.
O ka mea hoomaewaewa i ka mea nele, Ua hoowahawaha oia i ka mea nana ia i hana; O ka mea hoi i olioli i ka poino, Aole ia e pakele i ka hoopai ana.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
O ka lei o ka poe elemakule, oia na keiki a na keiki; O ka nani hoi o na keiki, oia na makuakane o lakou.
7 Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
Aole i kupono i ka mea naaupo ka lehelehe pololei; Aole loa hoi i ke alii ka lehelehe wahahee.
8 The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
He pohaku waiwai io ka makana i ka maka o ka mea nana ia; Ma na wahi a pau e loaa ana he mea ia e pono ai.
9 He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
O ka mea huna i ka hewa, oia ke imi i ke aloha; O ka mea hoolaha hou ae, hookaawale oia i na makamaka.
10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Komo ke aoia mai iloko o ka mea naauao, Mamua o na hahau ana he haneri iloko o ka mea lapuwale.
11 An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.
Ma ke kipi wale no e imi ai ke kanaka ino; Nolaila, hoounaia ka ilamuku io na la.
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
E aho ke halawai ka bea keiki make me ke kanaka, Aole ka mea naaupo iloko o kona lapuwale.
13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
O ka mea hana ino aku na ka mea hana pono mai, Aole e kaawale ka ino mai kona hale aku.
14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
E like me ka hookahe ana o ka wai, Pela ka hoomaka ana o ka hakaka; Nolaila, e oki e i ka hakaka mamua o kona mahuahua ana.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.
O ka mea hoopono aku i ka mea hewa, A o ka mea hoahewa aku i ka mea pono, Ho mau mea hoopailua laua ia Iehova.
16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
No ke aha la keia, he kumu kuai ma ka lima o ka mea lapuwale, E kuai aku ai i ke akamai, aohe ona manao malaila?
17 He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.
I na manawa a pau e aloha ana ka makamaka, A no ka la popilikia i hanau ai ka hoahanau.
18 A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
O ke kanaka naauao ole, pai oia i ka lima, Lilo ia i mea panai imua o kona makamaka.
19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
O ka mea makemake i ke kipi, oia ka i makemake i ka hakaka; O ka mea hookiekie ae i kona ipuka, imi oia i ka make.
20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
O ka mea naau kekee, aole i loaa ia ia ka maikai; O ka mea elelo hoopunipuni, e haule oia i ka ino.
21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
O ka mea i hanau mai nana ke keiki lapuwale, he kaumaha kona; Aole e olioli ka makuakane o ke keiki naaupo.
22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
O ka naau olioli, he laau lapaau ia e hooluolu ana; O ka uhane i hana pepe ia, hoomaloo ia i na iwi.
23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
Kaili ae ka mea hewa i ka waiwai kipe, I kona hoohaunaele ana i ka aoao pono.
24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.
Imua i ke alo o ka mea noonoo malaila ka naauao; Aia hoi na maka o ka mea lapuwale, ma na welau o ka honua.
25 A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
O ke keiki lapuwale, ke kaumaha ia no kona makuakane, He mea awahia hoi i ka mea nana ia i hanau mai.
26 It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.
O ka hoopai hewa i ka mea pono, aole ia he maikai, Aole hoi ke papai aku i na'lii no ka pololei.
27 He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
O ka mea ike nui, akahele oia i ka olelo; He uhane noho malie ko ke kanaka naauao.
28 Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
O ka mea naaupo hoi, i kona mumule ana, ua kuhiia oia he naauao; O ka mea pani i kona mau lehelehe hoi, he kanaka ike no ia.
