Proverbiorum 29

1 Viro, qui corripientem dura cervice contemnit, repentinus ei superveniet interitus: et eum sanitas non sequetur.

Ko ia kuo liunga lahi hono valokiʻi kae fakakekeva ʻe ia hono kia, ʻe fakaʻauha fakafokifā ia, pea ʻe ʻikai ha fakamoʻui ki ai.

2 In multiplicatione iustorum laetabitur vulgus: cum impii sumpserint principatum, gemet populus.

‌ʻOka pule ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻoku fiefia ai ʻae kakai: ka ʻoka maʻu ʻae pule ʻe he angahala ʻoku mamahi ai ʻae kakai.

3 Vir, qui amat sapientiam, laetificat patrem suum: qui autem nutrit scorta, perdet substantiam.

Ko ia ʻoku manako ki he poto ʻoku ne fakafiefiaʻi ʻa ʻene tamai: ka ʻoku maumauʻi ʻene koloa ʻe ia ʻoku kaumeʻa mo e kau faʻa feʻauaki.

4 Rex iustus erigit terram, vir avarus destruet eam.

Ko e meʻa ʻi he fakamaau totonu ʻae tuʻi ʻoku fokotuʻumaʻu ai ʻae fonua: ka ko ia ʻoku ne faʻa maʻu ʻae ngaahi foaki ʻoku ne fakamalaʻia ia.

5 Homo, qui blandis, fictisque sermonibus loquitur amico suo, rete expandit gressibus eius.

Ko e tangata ko ia ʻoku lea lapu ki hono kaungāʻapi, ʻoku ʻaʻau ʻe ia ʻae kupenga ki hono vaʻe.

6 Peccantem virum iniquum involvet laqueus: et iustus laudabit atque gaudebit.

Ko e fai angahala ʻae tangata angakovi ko e tauhele ia: ka ʻoku hiva mo fiefia ʻae māʻoniʻoni.

7 Novit iustus causam pauperum: impius ignorat scientiam.

‌ʻOku tokanga ʻae māʻoniʻoni ki he masiva: ka ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ʻae angakovi ke ʻiloʻi ia.

8 Homines pestilentes dissipant civitatem: sapientes vero avertunt furorem.

‌ʻOku tutu ʻae kolo ʻe he kau tangata manuki; ka ʻoku taʻofi atu ʻae houhau ʻe he kakai poto.

9 Vir sapiens, si cum stulto contenderit, sive irascatur, sive rideat, non inveniet requiem.

Kapau ʻoku fakakikihi ʻae tangata poto mo ha tangata vale, neongo ʻene lili pe kata, ʻe ʻikai ha fiemālie ʻe tupu ai.

10 Viri sanguinum oderunt simplicem: iusti autem quaerunt animam eius.

‌ʻOku fehiʻa ki he angatonu ʻaia ʻoku fieinu ki he toto: ka ʻoku kumi hono laumālie ʻe he māʻoniʻoni.

11 Totum spiritum suum profert stultus: sapiens differt, et reservat in posterum.

‌ʻOku fakahā ʻe he vale ʻa hono loto kotoa pē: ka ʻoku fakalaulauloto ʻe he poto ki he ʻamui:

12 Princeps, qui libenter audit verba mendacii, omnes ministros habet impios.

Kapau ʻoku faʻa tokanga ʻaia ʻoku pule ki he ngaahi loi, ʻe hoko ʻo kovi ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē.

13 Pauper, et creditor obviaverunt sibi: utriusque illuminator est Dominus.

‌ʻOku faʻa fakataha pe ʻae masiva pea mo e kākā: pea ʻoku fakatou māmangia hona mata meia Sihova.

14 Rex, qui iudicat in veritate pauperes, thronus eius in aeternum firmabitur.

‌ʻE fokotuʻumaʻu ke taʻengata ʻae nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻoe tuʻi, ko ia ʻoku fai totonu ʻae fakamaau ki he masiva.

15 Virga atque correptio tribuit sapientiam: puer autem, qui dimittitur voluntati suae, confundit matrem suam.

‌ʻOku tupu ʻae poto mei he meʻa tā mo e valoki: ka ko e tamasiʻi ʻoku tuku pe ki heʻene faʻiteliha ʻoku ne fakamaaʻi ʻa ʻene faʻē.

16 In multiplicatione impiorum multiplicabuntur scelera: et iusti ruinas eorum videbunt.

‌ʻOka tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻae kakai angahala, ʻoku tupu mo e fai kovi: ka ʻe mamata ʻae māʻoniʻoni ki heʻenau hinga.

17 Erudi filium tuum, et refrigerabit te, et dabit delicias animae tuae.

Ke ke tauteʻi ho foha, pea te ke fiemālie ʻiate ia: ʻio, te ne fakafiefiaʻi ho laumālie.

18 Cum prophetia defecerit, dissipabitur populus: qui vero custodit legem, beatus est.

‌ʻOka ʻikai ʻi ai ha kikite ʻoku malaʻia ʻae kakai; ka ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku fai ki he fono.

19 Servus verbis non potest erudiri: quia quod dicis intelligit, et respondere contemnit.

‌ʻE ʻikai poto ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻi ha lea valoki: he naʻa mo ʻene ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻikai te ne talangofua.

20 Vidisti hominem velocem ad loquendum? stultitia magis speranda est, quam illius correptio.

‌ʻOku ke mamata ki ha tangata ʻoku faʻa lea vave? ʻOku tau ʻamanaki lelei hake ki he vale ʻiate ia.

21 Qui delicate a pueritia nutrit servum suum, postea sentiet eum contumacem.

Ko ia ʻoku fakahikihiki ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki talu ʻene kei tamasiʻi, ʻe faifai pea hoko ia ʻamui ko hono foha.

22 Vir iracundus provocat rixas: et qui ad indignandum facilis est, erit ad peccandum proclivior.

‌ʻOku fakatupu ʻae fekeʻikeʻi ʻe he tangata faʻa ʻita, pea ʻoku lahi ʻae fai hala ʻae tangata loto fili.

23 Superbum sequitur humilitas: et humilem spiritu suscipiet gloria.

Ko e fielahi ʻae tangata, ʻe fakahifo ai ia ki lalo; ka ʻe poupou hake ʻae laumālie ʻoe angavaivai ʻaki ʻae ongoongolelei.

24 Qui cum fure participat, odit animam suam: adiurantem audit, et non indicat.

Ko ia ʻoku kaumeʻa mo e kaihaʻa ʻoku fehiʻa ia ki hono laumālie ʻoʻona: pea ʻoku fanongo ʻe ia ki he kape, ka ʻe ʻikai te ne fakahā ia.

25 Qui timet hominem, cito corruet: qui sperat in Domino, sublevabitur.

Ko e manavahē ki ha tangata, ʻoku hoko ia ko e tauhele: ka ʻe moʻui pe ia ʻaia ʻoku falala kia Sihova.

26 Multi requirunt faciem principis: et iudicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.

‌ʻOku kumi ʻe he tokolahi ki he loto lelei ʻo ia ʻoku pule; ka ʻoku meia Sihova ʻae fakamaau ki he tangata taki taha.

27 Abominantur iusti virum impium: et abominantur impii eos, qui in recta sunt via. Verbum custodiens filius, extra perditionem erit.

Ko e tangata taʻefaitotonu ʻoku fakalielia ia ki he angatonu. Pea ko ia ʻoku fai totonu ʻi hono hala ʻoku fakalielia ia ki he angahala.