Provérbios 19

1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

2 It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,

nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

3 The foolishness of man subverts his way;

his heart rages against Yahweh.

4 Wealth adds many friends,

but the poor is separated from his friend.

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished.

He who pours out lies shall not go free.

6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,

and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

7 All the relatives of the poor shun him;

how much more do his friends avoid him!

He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.

He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished.

He who utters lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,

much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.

It is his glory to overlook an offense.

12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.

A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,

but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.

The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;

he will reward him.

18 Discipline your son, for there is hope;

don’t be a willing party to his death.

19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,

for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,

that you may be wise in your latter end.

21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,

but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

22 That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.

A poor man is better than a liar.

23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment;

he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;

rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother

is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,

you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A corrupt witness mocks justice,

and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers,

and beatings for the backs of fools.

1 He pai kē te rawakore e haere ana i runga i tōna tapatahi,

i te ngutu whanokē, i te whakaarokore.

2 Nā, ehara hoki i te mea pai kia kaua he mātauranga mō te wairua;

ā, ko te tangata e hohoro ana ōna waewae, ka hara.

3 E whakaparoritia ana te ara o te tangata e tōna wairangi;

e amuamu ana hoki tōna ngākau ki a Ihowā.

4 Mā te rawa ka tokomaha atu ai ngā hoa aroha;

e wehea atu ana ia, te rawakore i tōna hoa aroha.

5 E kore te kaiwhakapae teka e whakaharakoretia;

e kore hoki e mawhiti te tangata kōrero teka.

6 He tokomaha e whai kia manakohia e te tangata ringa mahora;

he hoa aroha hoki ngā tāngata katoa nō te tangata e hōmai mea ana.

7 E kino ana ngā tēina katoa o te rawakore ki a ia;

nā, nui kē atu te mataratanga atu o ōna hoa i a ia!

Whai noa āna kupu i a rātou,

heoi kua riro rātou.

8 Ko te tangata e mea ana ki te whakaaro nui mōna, e aroha ana ki tōna wairua ake;

ko te tangata e pupuri ana i te mātauranga, ka tūtaki ki te pai.

9 E kore te kaiwhakapae teka e whakaharakoretia;

ka hunā hoki te tangata kōrero teka.

10 E kore e tau te noho rangatira ki te whakaarokore;

he makere rawa te noho ko te pononga hei rangatira mō ngā rangatira.

11 Ko te ngārahu tūpato ka pupuri i tōna riri;

ā, hei whakakorōria mōna te whakarere noa iho i te hē.

12 Ko te riri o te kīngi rite tonu ki te hāmama o te raiona;

ko tana manako ia ānō he tōmairangi i runga i te tarutaru.

13 He aituā mō tōna pāpā te tamaiti whakaarokore;

ā, ko ngā ngangare a te wahine, me te māturuturu pūputu tonu.

14 He whare, he taonga i tuku iho i ngā mātua;

ko te hoa wahine mahara i a Ihowā.

15 Mā te māngere e mea kia moe i te moe reka;

ka matekai hoki te wairua o te rōrā.

16 Ko te tangata e pupuri ana i te whakahau e pupuri ana i tōna wairua;

engari, ko te tangata kore whakaaro ki ōna ara ka mate.

17 Ko te tangata e ohaoha ana ki te rawakore e whakatārewa moni ana ki a Ihowā,

ā, ka utua ki a ia tāna mahi atawhai.

18 Pākia tāu tama, i te mea kua whai manakohanga;

kaua hoki tōu ngākau e whai tonu i te whakangaromanga mōna.

19 Ko te tangata riri nui māna e waha tōna hē;

ki te whakaora hoki koe i a ia, ka waiho tonu tēnā hei mahi māu.

20 Whakarongo ki te kupu tohutohu, tahuri mai hoki ki te ako,

kia whai whakaaro ai koe i tōu mutunga iho.

21 He maha ngā whakaaro i roto i te ngākau o te tangata;

e tū tonu ana ia tā Ihowā tikanga.

22 Ko te hiahia o te tangata te aronga o tana atawhai;

engari te rawakore i te tangata teka.

23 Ko te wehi ki a Ihowā te ara ki te ora;

ā, ko te tangata kei a ia tērā, ka noho mākona;

e kore tētahi hē e pā ki a ia.

24 E kuhua ana e te māngere tōna ringa ki te rīhi,

e kore rawa nei e whakahokia e ia ki tōna māngai.

25 Pākia te tangata whakahī, ā, ka tūpato ngā kūware;

ākona hoki te tangata mahara, ā, ka mōhio ia ki te mātauranga.

26 Ko te tangata e pāhua ana i tōna pāpā, e pei atu ana hoki i tōna whaea,

he tama ia e whakamā ai, e ingoa kino ai hoki.

27 Kāti, e tāku tama, te whakarongo ki te ako

hei mea kau e kotiti atu ai i ngā kupu o te mātauranga.

28 E whakahī ana te kaiwhakaatu hē ki te whakawā;

e horomia ana hoki te kino e te māngai o te hunga kino.

29 Kua rite he whakawā mō ngā whakahī,

he whiu mō te tuarā o ngā whakaarokore.