Provérbios 31

He Tohutohu ki tētahi Kīngi

1 Ko ngā kupu a Kīngi Remuera; ko te poropititanga i whakaakona ai ia e tōna whaea:

2 He aha, e tāku tama? He aha, e te tama a tōku kōpū?

Ā, he aha, e te tama a āku kupu taurangi?

3 Kaua e hoatu tōu kaha ki ngā wāhine,

ōu ara hoki ki te mea whakangaro o ngā kīngi.

4 Ehara mā ngā kīngi, e Remuera,

ehara mā ngā kīngi te inu wāina;

ehara hoki mā ngā rangatira te mea, "Kei hea he wai kaha?"

5 Kei inu rātou, ā, ka wareware ki te ture,

ā, ka whakapeau kē i te whakawā o te tangata e tūkinotia ana.

6 Hoatu he wai kaha mā te tangata e tata ana te marere,

he wāina hoki ki ngā wairua pōuri;

7 tukua ia kia inu, kia wareware ai ki tōna rawakore,

ā, kore ake he mahara ki ōna mate.

8 Kia puaki tōu māngai mō te wahangū,

i te whakawākanga o te hunga katoa kua waiho mō te mate.

9 Kia puaki tōu māngai, whakaritea te whakawā i runga i te tika,

tohea te tohe a te ware, a te rawakore.

Te Wahine Pai Tōna Āhua

10 Ko wai e kite i te wahine e ū ana tōna pai?

Ko tōna utu hoki kei runga noa atu i tō ngā rupi.

11 Ka whakapono te ngākau o tāna tāne ki a ia,

ā, kāhore ōna hapanga i te taonga.

12 He pai tāna e mea ai ki a ia, kāhore hoki he kino,

i ngā rā katoa e ora ai ia.

13 E kimi ana ia i te huruhuru hipi, i te muka,

ā, ka ngākau nui te mahi a ōna ringa.

14 Ko tōna rite kei ngā kaipuke o ngā kaihokohoko;

e mauria mai ana e ia tāna kai i tawhiti.

15 E maranga ana hoki ia i te mea e pō tonu ana,

ā, hoatu ana e ia he kai mā tōna whare,

he mahi hoki e rite ana mā āna kōtiro.

16 E whakaaroaro ana ia ki tētahi māra, ā, ka hokona e ia;

whakatōkia ana e ia he māra wāina, he hua nā ōna ringa.

17 E whītiki ana ia i tōna hope ki te kaha,

e mea ana i ōna tākakau kia pakari.

18 Ka kite ia he pai tāna i hokohoko ai;

e kore tāna rama e mate i te pō.

19 Ka totoro atu ōna ringa ki te mea tākai miro,

ka pupuri ōna ringa ki te pou muka.

20 Ka wherahia tōna ringa ki te ware;

āe rā, ka totoro atu ōna ringa ki te rawakore.

21 E kore ia e wehi i te hukarere mō tōna whare;

nō te mea kua kākahuria tōna whare katoa ki te ngangana.

22 Oti ake i a ia te whatuwhatu he whāriki mōna;

he rīnena pai, he pāpura ōna kākahu.

23 E mōhiotia ana tāna tāne i ngā kūwaha,

ina noho tahi ia ki ngā kaumātua o te whenua.

24 E hangā ana e ia he rīnena pai, ā, hokona atu ana;

e hoatu ana e ia he whītiki ki ngā kaihoko.

25 He kaha, he hōnore ōna kākahu;

ā, e kata ana ia ki ngā rā ō muri atu.

26 He nui ōna whakaaro ina puaki tōna māngai;

kei tōna arero te ture o te atawhai.

27 Ka āta tirohia e ia ngā ara o tōna whare,

e kore anō ia e kai i te taro o te māngere.

28 Ka whakatika āna tamariki, ā, he kupu manaaki tā rātou mōna;

tāna tāne hoki, ka whakamoemiti anō ia ki a ia, ka mea:

29 "He tokomaha ngā tamāhine i ū te pai o tā rātou mahi,

otiia, hira ake tāu i ā rātou katoa."

30 He mea teka noa te manako, he mea horihori te ātaahua;

tēnā ko te wahine e wehi ana i a Ihowā, ko ia e whakamoemititia.

31 Hoatu ki a ia o ngā hua o ōna ringa;

ā, mā āna mahi ia e whakamoemiti i ngā kūwaha.

1 The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

2 What, my son? and what, O son of my womb?

And what, O son of my vows?

3 Give not thy strength unto women,

Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;

Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink?

5 Lest they drink, and forget the law,

And pervert the justice due to any that is afflicted.

6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,

And wine unto the bitter in soul:

7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty,

And remember his misery no more.

8 Open thy mouth for the dumb,

In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously,

And minister justice to the poor and needy.

10 A worthy woman who can find?

For her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her,

And he shall have no lack of gain.

12 She doeth him good and not evil

All the days of her life.

13 She seeketh wool and flax,

And worketh willingly with her hands.

14 She is like the merchant-ships;

She bringeth her bread from afar.

15 She riseth also while it is yet night,

And giveth food to her household,

And their task to her maidens.

16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it;

With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

17 She girdeth her loins with strength,

And maketh strong her arms.

18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is profitable;

Her lamp goeth not out by night.

19 She layeth her hands to the distaff,

And her hands hold the spindle.

20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor;

Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household;

For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

22 She maketh for herself carpets of tapestry;

Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

23 Her husband is known in the gates,

When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

24 She maketh linen garments and selleth them,

And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

25 Strength and dignity are her clothing;

And she laugheth at the time to come.

26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom;

And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

27 She looketh well to the ways of her household,

And eateth not the bread of idleness.

28 Her children rise up, and call her blessed;

Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:

29 Many daughters have done worthily,

But thou excellest them all.

30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain;

But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

31 Give her of the fruit of her hands;

And let her works praise her in the gates.