Provérbios 16

1 The plans of the heart belong to man,

but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,

but Yahweh weighs the motives.

3 Commit your deeds to Yahweh,

and your plans shall succeed.

4 Yahweh has made everything for its own end—

yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh;

they shall certainly not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for.

By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

7 When a man’s ways please Yahweh,

he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with righteousness,

than great revenues with injustice.

9 A man’s heart plans his course,

but Yahweh directs his steps.

10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king.

He shall not betray his mouth.

11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s;

all the weights in the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong,

for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings.

They value one who speaks the truth.

14 The king’s wrath is a messenger of death,

but a wise man will pacify it.

15 In the light of the king’s face is life.

His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!

Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil.

He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction,

and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,

than to divide the plunder with the proud.

20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity.

Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent.

Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,

but the punishment of fools is their folly.

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,

and adds learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25 There is a way which seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

27 A worthless man devises mischief.

His speech is like a scorching fire.

28 A perverse man stirs up strife.

A whisperer separates close friends.

29 A man of violence entices his neighbor,

and leads him in a way that is not good.

30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,

one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory.

It is attained by a life of righteousness.

32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;

one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap,

but its every decision is from Yahweh.

1 Ko ngā whakatakataka a te ngākau nā te tangata;

engari, ko te kupu whakahoki a te arero nā Ihowā.

2 Ko ngā ara katoa o te tangata he mā ki ōna ake kanohi;

ko Ihowā ia ki te pāuna i ngā wairua.

3 Utaina āu mahi ki runga ki a Ihowā,

ā, ka whakapūmautia ōu whakaaro.

4 He mea hanga nā Ihowā ngā mea katoa mō tōna tutukitanga, mō tōna;

āe rā, ko te tangata kino hoki mō te rā o te kino.

5 He mea whakarihariha nā Ihowā te hunga ngākau whakakake katoa;

ahakoa pupuri te ringa ki te ringa, e kore ia e kore te whiua.

6 Ko te mahi tohu tangata me te pono hei pure mō te kino;

mā te wehi hoki ki a Ihowā ka mawehe atu ai te tangata i te kino.

7 Ki te pai a Ihowā ki ngā ara o te tangata,

ka meinga e ia ōna hoariri nei anō kia mau te rongo ki a ia.

8 He pai ake te mea iti i runga i te tika,

i ngā hua maha ki te kāhore he tika.

9 Ko te ngākau o te tangata hei whakaaro i tōna ara;

ko Ihowā ia hei whakatika i tōna hīkoi.

10 He kupu atua kei ngā ngutu o te kīngi;

e kore tōna māngai e poka kē ina whakawā.

11 Ko te taimaha tika, ko te pāuna tika, nā Ihowā;

he mahi nāna ngā kōhatu katoa o te pūtea.

12 He mea whakarihariha ki ngā kīngi te mahi i te kino;

nā te tika hoki i ū ai te torōna.

13 He mea āhuareka ki ngā kīngi ngā ngutu tika;

e aroha ana hoki rātou ki te tangata e kōrero tika ana.

14 Ko te riri o te kīngi ānō he karere mō te mate;

engari ka whakamārietia e te tangata whakaaro nui.

15 He ora kei te mārama o te mata o te kīngi;

ā, ko tana manako he rite ki te kapua o tō muri ua.

16 Ko te whiwhi ki te whakaaro nui, ānō te pai!

Pai atu i te whiwhi ki te kōura;

ko te whiwhi hoki ki te mātauranga te mea e hiahiatia nuitia atu i te hiriwa.

17 Ko te huanui o te hunga tika he mawehe atu i te kino,

ko te tangata e whai whakaaro ana ki tōna ara, ka mau tōna wairua.

18 Haere ai te whakakake i mua o te whakangaromanga,

te wairua whakapehapeha i mua i te hinganga.

19 Ko te ngākau whakaiti i waenga i te hunga rawakore,

pai atu i te uru ki te tūwhanga taonga a te hunga whakakake.

20 Ko te tangata e tahuri ana ki te kupu, ka kite i te pai;

ā, ko te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowā, ka hari.

21 Ka kīia te whakaaro nui he mātau;

mā te reka hoki o ngā ngutu ka neke ai te mōhio.

22 Ko te mātauranga te puna o te ora mō te tangata i whiwhi ki tērā;

ko te ako ia mō te hunga wairangi ko tō rātou wairangi anō.

23 Mā te ngākau o te tangata whakaaro nui e tohutohu tōna māngai,

e āpiti hoki he kupu mōhio ki ōna ngutu.

24 Ko ngā kupu matareka ānō kei te honikoma,

he reka ki te wairua, he rongoā ki ngā wheua.

25 Tērā he ara e tika ana ki te titiro a te tangata;

ko tōna mutunga ia ko ngā ara ki te mate.

26 Ko te hiahia o te tangata e mahi ana, e mahi ana mōna;

nō te mea e akiakina ana ia e tōna māngai.

27 E whakatakoto ana te tangata tikangakore i te kino,

ā, kei ōna ngutu ānō he ahi e kā ana.

28 Ko tā te tangata whanokē he tītaritari i te raruraru;

ko tā te tangata kawekawe kōrero he wehewehe i ngā hoa tupu.

29 Whakawai ai te tangata nanakia i tōna hoa,

kawe ai i a ia ki te huarahi kāhore i pai.

30 Ko te tangata e whakamoe ana i ōna kanohi, e mea ana kia whakaaroa ai e ia ngā mea whanokē;

ko te tangata e kokopi ana i ōna ngutu e whakatutuki ana i te kino.

31 He karauna korōria te māhunga hina,

e ka kitea i runga i te ara o te tika.

32 Engari rawa te tangata manawanui i te tangata kaha,

te tangata e pēhia ana e ia tōna wairua i te tangata i horo ai te pā.

33 E makā ana te rota ki roto ki te kokorutanga o te kākahu;

kei a Ihowā ia te tikanga katoa.