Proverbs 23
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
1I KOU noho iho ana e ai pu me ke alii, E noonoo pono i na mea imua ou:
2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
2A e kau i ka pahi ma kahi i moni ai, Ke pololi oe.
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
3Aka, mai iini aku oe i kana mau mea ono; He wahi ni hoopunipuni no ia.
4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
4Mai hooikaika i waiwai ai; E hoole i kou naauao iho.
5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
5E kau anei oe i kou mau maka ma ka mea e ole ana? No ka mea, e hana io no ia mea i mau eheu nona iho; Me he aeto la e lele aku ai i ka lewa.
6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
6Mai ai oe i ka ai a ka mea maka ino; Mai iini aku oe i kana mau mea ono;
7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
7No ka mea, e like me ia i noonoo ai ma kona naau, pela no ia; E ai oe, ea, a e inu oe, wahi ana ia oe, Aka, aole me oe kona naau.
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
8O ka mamala ai au i moni iho ai e luai hou aku oe; A e lilo wale kau mau olelo oluolu.
9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
9Mai hai aku oe i na pepeiao o ka mea lapuwale; No ka mea, e hoowahawaha oia i ka pololei o kau olelo.
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
10Mai hooneenee ae oe i na mokuna aina kahiko; Ma na kihapai o ka poe makua ole, mai komo oe.
11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
11No ka mea, o ka lakou Hoola he mana no kona; Nana no e hooponopono iwaena o lakou a me oe.
12Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.
12E haliu ae i kou naau i ke aoia mai, A me kou mau pepeiao hoi i na olelo e naauao ai.
13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
13Mai waiho oe i ka hooponopono ana i ke keiki; No ka mea, ina e haua oe ia ia me ka laau, aole ia e make.
14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
14E haua oe ia ia me ka laau, A e hoopakele i kona uhane i ka lua.
15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
15E kuu keiki e, ina e naauao kou naau, E hauoli io no ka naau o'u:
16My inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
16E olioli io ko'u mau puhaka, Ke hai aku kou mau lehelehe i na mea pololei.
17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
17Mai huahua kou naau i ka poe hewa; Aka, e noho mau oe me ka makau ia Iehova a po ka la.
18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
18No ka mea, e hiki io mai no ka hope; A e pio ole ana no kou manaolana.
19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
19E hoolohe mai oe, e ka'u keiki, e hoonaauao iho, E hoopololei i kou naau ma ke ala.
20Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
20Mai noho pu oe me ka poe inu waina; Me ka poe hoopalupalu i ko lakou kino iho.
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
21No ka mea, o ka mea ona a me ka mea pakela ai, e ilihune auanei oia; A no ka palaualelo e komo kekahi i na weluwelu.
22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
22E hoolohe i kou makuakane ka mea nana mai oe; Mai hoowahawaha oe i ka luwahine ana o kou makuwahine.
23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
23E kuai lilo mai i ka oiaio, mai kuai lilo aku; I ka naauao hoi a me ke aoia mai a me ka ike.
24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
24E hauoli nui ka makuakane o ka mea pono; O ka mea i hanau mai uana ke keiki naauao, he olioli no kona.
25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
25E hauoli no kou makuakane a me kou makuwahine, E olioli hoi ka mea nana oe i hanau mai.
26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
26E kuu keiki, e haawi mai ia'u i kou naau, E nana mai hoi kou mau maka i ko'u aoao.
27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
27No ka mea, he auwaha hohonu ka wahine hookamakama, He lua ino hoi ka wahine e.
28Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
28Oia ka i hoohalua, me he powa la, Hoonui oia i ka lawehala ana iwaena o na kanaka.
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
29Ia wai la ka uwe ana? Ia wai la ka poino? Ia wai la ka hakaka? Ia wai la ka nuku wale ana? Ia wai la na palapu loaa wale? Ia wai la na maka ulaula?
30Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
30I ka poe e hoomau ana ma ka waina, I ka poe e hele ana e imi i ka waina i kawiliia.
31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
31Mai nana oe i ka waina i kona ulaula ana, I kona aleale ana ma ke kiaha, I kona hu ana a maikai.
32In the end it bites like a snake and stings like a viper.
32Mahope iho, e nahu mai me he nahesa la, A e pa mai me he moonihoawa la.
33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
33E nana auanei kou maka i na wahine e, A e hai aku kou naau i na mea ino.
34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
34E lilo ana oe me he mea la i moe iho mawaena konu o ka moana, E like hoi me ka mea i hoomoe ia ia iho ma kahi oioi loa o ke kia moku.
35“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
35Pepehi mai lakou ia'u, aole au i eha, Hahaua mai lakou ia'u, aole au i ike iho: Ahea la au e ala'i? E imi hou aku no au ia mea.
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