Proverbiorum 13

1 [Filius sapiens doctrina patris; qui autem illusor est non audit cum arguitur.

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

2 De fructu oris sui homo satiabitur bonis: anima autem prævaricatorum iniqua.

‌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 Qui custodit os suum custodit animam suam; qui autem inconsideratus est ad loquendum, sentiet mala.

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 Vult et non vult piger; anima autem operantium impinguabitur.

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

5 Verbum mendax justus detestabitur; impius autem confundit, et confundetur.

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

6 Justitia custodit innocentis viam, impietas autem peccatorem supplantat.]

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

7 [Est quasi dives, cum nihil habeat, et est quasi pauper, cum in multis divitiis sit.

‌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 Redemptio animæ viri divitiæ suæ; qui autem pauper est, increpationem non sustinet.

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

9 Lux justorum lætificat: lucerna autem impiorum extinguetur.

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

10 Inter superbos semper jurgia sunt; qui autem agunt omnia cum consilio, reguntur sapientia.

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

11 Substantia festinata minuetur; quæ autem paulatim colligitur manu, multiplicabitur.

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 Spes quæ differtur affligit animam; lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.]

‌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 [Qui detrahit alicui rei, ipse se in futurum obligat; qui autem timet præceptum, in pace versabitur. Animæ dolosæ errant in peccatis: justi autem misericordes sunt, et miserantur.

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

14 Lex sapientis fons vitæ, ut declinet a ruina mortis.

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

15 Doctrina bona dabit gratiam; in itinere contemptorum vorago.

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

16 Astutus omnia agit cum consilio; qui autem fatuus est aperit stultitiam.

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

17 Nuntius impii cadet in malum; legatus autem fidelis, sanitas.

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

18 Egestas et ignominia ei qui deserit disciplinam; qui autem acquiescit arguenti glorificabitur.

‌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 Desiderium si compleatur delectat animam; detestantur stulti eos qui fugiunt mala.

‌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 Qui cum sapientibus graditur sapiens erit; amicus stultorum similis efficietur.]

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

21 [Peccatores persequitur malum, et justis retribuentur bona.

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

22 Bonus reliquit hæredes filios et nepotes, et custoditur justo substantia peccatoris.

‌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 Multi cibi in novalibus patrum, et aliis congregantur absque judicio.

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

24 Qui parcit virgæ odit filium suum; qui autem diligit illum instanter erudit.

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 Justus comedit et replet animam suam; venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.]

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