Lea Fakatātā 27
1 ʻOua naʻa ke polepole ki he ʻapongipongi; he ʻoku ʻikai siʻi te ke faʻa ʻilo ʻae meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi ha ʻaho.
Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
2 Tuku ke fakamālō kiate koe ʻe ha tangata kehe, ka ʻe ʻikai ʻi ho ngutu ʻoʻou pe; ko e taha kehe, ka ʻe ʻikai ʻi ho loungutu ʻoʻou.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 ʻOku mamafa ʻae maka, pea ko e meʻa mamafa mo e ʻoneʻone, ka ko e ʻita ʻae vale ʻoku mamafa hake ia ʻi ai.
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 ʻOku fakamālohi ʻae houhau, pea ko e meʻa fakalili ʻae ʻita; ka ko hai ʻoku faʻa kātakiʻi ʻae fuaʻa?
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
5 ʻOku lelei hake ʻae valoki ʻoku fai fakahā, ʻi he ʻofa ʻoku fakalilolilo.
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
6 Ko e lavea mei he kāinga ko e angatonu ia; ka ko e ngaahi ʻuma mei ha fili ko e kākā ia.
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
7 ʻOku fehiʻa ʻaia ʻoku mākona ki he ngeʻesi ʻoe honi; ka ʻoku huʻamelie ʻae meʻa konā kotoa pē kiate ia ʻoku fiekaia.
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
8 ʻOku tatau mo e manupuna kuo hē mei hono pununga, ʻae tangata ko ia kuo hē mei hono nofoʻanga.
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
9 ʻOku fakafiefiaʻi ʻae loto ʻaki ʻae lolo tākai mo e meʻa namu kakala: ʻoku pehē ʻae lelei ʻoe kāinga ki ha tangata, ko e meʻa ʻi he akonakiʻi ʻoku fai mei he loto.
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
10 ʻOua naʻa ke siʻaki ho kāinga ʻoʻou, pe ko e kāinga ʻo hoʻo tamai; pea ʻoua naʻa ke ʻalu ki he fale ʻo ho tokoua ʻi he ʻaho ʻo hoʻo mamahi: he ʻoku lelei hake ho kaungāʻapi pe ʻoku ofi, ʻi ho tokoua ka ʻoku ne mamaʻo.
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
11 ʻE hoku foha, ke ke poto koe, pea ke fakafiefiaʻi hoku loto, koeʻuhi ke u faʻa tali ia ʻaia ʻoku manuki kiate au.
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
12 ʻOku sio mamaʻo atu ʻae tangata fakapotopoto ki he kovi, ʻo ne fufū ia mei ai: ka ʻoku mole atu pe ʻae vale, pea tautea ia.
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
13 Ke toʻo pe ʻae kofu ʻoʻona ʻoku tongia ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi, pea ke maʻu mei ai ʻae tuku paʻanga ko e langomakiʻi ʻoe fefine muli.
Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
14 Ko ia ʻoku fakamālō leʻo lahi ki hono kāinga ʻi heʻene tuʻu hake kei hengihengi, ʻe lau ia ko e fakamalaʻia kiate ia.
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
15 Ko e tō maʻu pe ʻae ʻuha ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻuha lahi, ʻoku na tatau mo e fefine ʻoku faʻa kē.
On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
16 Ko ia ʻoku ne fakafufū ia ʻoku tatau mo ʻene fakafufū ʻae matangi, pē ko e meʻa nanamu ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻaia ʻoku fakahā ia.
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
17 ʻOku fakamāsila ʻe he ukamea ʻae ukamea; ʻoku pehē ʻae fakalelei ʻe he tangata ʻae mata ʻo hono kāinga.
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Ko ia ʻoku faʻa tauhi ki he ʻakau ko e fiki te ne kai ʻe ia hono fua: pea pehē foki, ko ia ʻoku tauhi ki heʻene ʻeiki ʻe hakeakiʻi ia.
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
19 Hangē ko e sioʻata ʻae mata ki he mata ʻi he vai, ʻoku pehē ʻae loto ʻoe tangata ki he tangata.
As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
20 ʻOku ʻikai ke pito ʻa hētesi mo e fakaʻauha; pea pehē, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke fiemālie ʻae mata ʻoe tangata. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
21 Hangē ko e kulo fakamaʻa ki he siliva mo e afi kakaha ki he koula; ʻoku pehē, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻae tangata mei hono ongoongo.
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Naʻa mo hoʻo fakavolu ha vale ʻi he momosiʻanga fakataha mo e uite ʻaki ʻae meʻa momosi, ʻe ʻikai mahuʻi ʻene vale meiate ia.
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
23 Ke ke tokanga lahi ke ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku fēfē hoʻo fanga sipi, pea vakai lahi ki hoʻo fanga manu kehekehe.
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
24 He ʻoku ʻikai tolonga maʻuaipē ʻae koloa: pea ʻoku tolonga koā ʻae tatā[fakatuʻi ]ki he toʻutangata kotoa pē?
For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
25 ʻOku hā mai ʻae mohuku mōmoa, mo e musie toki tupu ʻoku hā mai ia, pea ʻoku tānaki ʻae ʻakau iiki ʻoe ngaahi moʻunga.
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
26 ʻOku ai ʻae fanga lami koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu ho kofu, pea mo e fanga kosi ko e totongi ia ʻo hoʻo ngoue.
that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27 Pea ʻe lahi ʻae huʻa kosi ki hoʻo kai, mo e kai ʻa hoʻo kau nofoʻanga, pea ke moʻui ai ʻa hoʻo kau kaunanga.
[My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
