Proverbs 14

1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish destroyeth it with her owne handes.

‌ʻOku langa hake hono fale ʻe he fefine kotoa pē ʻoku poto: ka ʻoku holoki hifo ia ʻe he vale ʻaki hono nima.

2 He that walketh in his righteousnes, feareth the Lord: but he that is lewde in his wayes, despiseth him.

Ko ia ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻene angatonu ʻoku manavahē ia kia Sihova: ka ko ia ʻoku pikopiko ʻi hono ngaahi hala ʻoku ne fehiʻa kiate ia.

3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

‌ʻOku ai ʻae vaʻa ʻoe laukau ʻi he ngutu ʻoe vale: ka ʻoku fakamoʻui ʻae poto ʻe honau loungutu.

4 Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.

‌ʻI he potu ʻoku ʻikai ai ha fanga pulu ʻoku maʻa ai ʻae ʻaiʻanga kai: ka ʻoku ai ʻae tupu lahi ʻi he mālohi ʻoe pulu.

5 A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.

‌ʻE ʻikai faʻa loi ʻae fakamoʻoni angatonu: ka ʻe lea loi pe ʻae fakamoʻoni loi.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.

‌ʻOku kumi ʻae poto ʻe he manuki, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ia: ka ʻoku maʻungofua ʻae poto kiate ia ʻoku fakakaukau.

7 Depart from the foolish man, when thou perceiuest not in him the lippes of knowledge.

‌ʻAlu atu mei he ʻao ʻoe tangata vale, ʻoka ke ka mamata ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻae loungutu ʻoe poto.

8 The wisdome of ye prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the foolishnes of the fooles is deceite.

Ko e poto eni ʻae fakamākukanga ke ne ʻilo pe hono hala: ka ko e vaʻinga ʻae vale ko e kākā ia.

9 The foole maketh a mocke of sinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.

‌ʻOku manukiʻi ʻae angahala ʻe he kakai vale: ka ʻoku ai ʻae lelei ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.

10 The heart knoweth the bitternes of his soule, and the stranger shall not medle with his ioy.

‌ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he loto ʻa ʻene mamahi ʻaʻana: pea ʻoku ʻikai ke kau ha taha kehe ʻi heʻene fiefia.

11 The house of the wicked shalbe destroyed: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florish.

‌ʻE holoki hifo ʻae fale ʻoe angahala: ka ʻe maʻu pe ʻae lelei ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe angatonu.

12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.

‌ʻOku ai ʻae hala ʻoku matamata totonu ki he tangata, ka ko hono ngataʻanga ko e ngaahi hala ʻoe mate.

13 Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.

‌ʻI he lolotonga ʻae kata, ʻoku mamahi ai ʻae loto: pea ko e ikuʻanga ʻoe vākē ko ia ko e māfasia.

14 The heart that declineth, shall be saciate with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from him.

‌ʻE fakafonu ʻaia ʻoku fakaholomui ʻi loto ʻaki hono ngaahi hala ʻoʻona: pea ʻe mākona ʻae tangata angalelei meiate ia pe.

15 The foolish will beleeue euery thing: but the prudent will consider his steppes.

‌ʻOku tui ʻe he taʻepoto ki he lea kotoa pē: ka ʻoku tokanga lahi ʻaia ʻoku anga fakapotopoto ki heʻene ʻalu.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.

‌ʻOku manavahē ʻae tangata poto, ʻo ne fakamamaʻo mei he kovi: ka ʻoku fakalili ʻae vale, mo faʻa polepole.

17 He that is hastie to anger, committeth follie, and a busie body is hated.

‌ʻOku fai vale ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻita vave: pea ʻoku tupu ʻae fehiʻa ki he tangata ʻoku filioʻi kovi.

18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

‌ʻOku maʻu ʻe he fakavalevale ʻae vale: ka ʻoku tatā ʻaki ʻae poto ʻaia ʻoku fakamākukanga.

19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

‌ʻOku punou ʻae angakovi ʻi he ʻao ʻoe angalelei: pea mo e angahala ʻi he matapā ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.

20 The poore is hated euen of his own neighbour: but the friendes of the rich are many.

‌ʻOku fehiʻanekina ʻae tangata masiva ʻe hono kaungāʻapi: ka ʻoku toko lahi ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki he koloaʻia.

21 The sinner despiseth his neighbour: but he that hath mercie on the poore, is blessed.

Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki hono kaungāʻapi ko e fai hala ia: ka ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku angaʻofa ki he masiva.

22 Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.

‌ʻIkai ʻoku hē ʻakinautolu ʻoku filioʻi kovi? Ka ʻe ʻoe kakai ʻoku filioʻi lelei ʻae ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.

23 In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.

‌ʻOku ai hono ʻaonga ʻoe ngāue kotoa pē: ka ko e faʻa lea ʻae loungutu ʻoku tupu ai ʻae masiva.

24 The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

Ko e koloa ʻae poto ko honau tatā ia: ka ko e fai vale ʻae vale ko honau vale ia.

25 A faithfull witnes deliuereth soules: but a deceiuer speaketh lyes.

‌ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻae ngaahi laumālie ʻe he fakamoʻoni ʻoku moʻoni: ka ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae loi ʻe he fakamoʻoni loi.

26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.

‌ʻOku ai ʻae falala mālohi ʻi he manavahē kia Sihova: pea ʻe maʻu ʻe heʻene fānau ʻae potu hūfanga.

27 The feare of the Lord is as a welspring of life, to auoyde the snares of death.

Ko e manavahē kia Sihova ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui, ke tau hao ai mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻoe mate.

28 In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.

‌ʻOku ongoongo lahi ha tuʻi ʻi he toko lahi ʻo hono kakai: ka ko e masiva kakai ko e vaivaiʻanga ia ʻoe houʻeiki.

29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.

‌ʻOku poto lahi ia ʻaia ʻoku fakatuotuai ʻene ʻita: ka ko ia ʻoku ʻoho vave hono loto ʻoku fakahikihiki ʻe ia ʻae vale.

30 A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.

Ko e loto angamalū ko e moʻui ia ʻae kakano: ka koe meheka koe fakapopo ia ʻoe ngaahi hui.

31 He that oppresseth the poore, reprooueth him that made him: but hee honoureth him, that hath mercie on the poore.

Ko ia ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva ʻoku manukiʻi ʻe ia ʻa hono Tupuʻanga: ka ko ia ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia, ʻoku angaʻofa ia ki he masiva.

32 The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

‌ʻOku kapusi atu ʻae angakovi ʻi heʻene angahala: ka ʻoku maʻu ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ʻi heʻene mate.

33 Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

‌ʻOku nofo ʻae poto ʻi he loto ʻo ia ʻoku maʻu ʻae faʻa ʻilo: ka ʻoku fakahā mai ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he loto ʻoe kakai vale.

34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

‌ʻOku hiki hake ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻae puleʻanga. ka ko e meʻa fakamā ʻae angahala ki he ngaahi puleʻanga.

35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

‌ʻOku ʻofeina ʻe he tuʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻoku poto: ka ʻoku houhau ia kiate ia ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae mā.