Proverbs 26
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
1E LIKE me ka hau i ke kau, E like me ka ua i ka wa e ohi ai, Pela i ku ole ai ka hanohano i ka mea lapuwale.
2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
2E like me ka zepora e auwana ana, E like me ka derora e lele ana, Pela ka poino, aole ia e hiki wale mai.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
3I mea hahau no ka lio, i kaulawaha no ka hoki, I laau hahau hoi no ke kua o na mea lapuwale.
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
4Mai olelo aku i ka mea lapuwale e like me kona naaupo ana, O like oe me ia.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
5E olelo no i ka mea lapuwale e like me kona naaupo ana, O naauao oia i kona maka iho.
6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
6O ka mea oki ne i na wawae a loaa ia ia ka poino, Oia ka i kauoha aku i na manao ma ka lima o ka mea lapuwale.
7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
7E lawe aku i na wawae o ka mea oopa, A me ka olelonane mailoko ae o ka waha o ka poe lapuwale.
8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
8E like me ka nakii ana i ka iliili ma ka maa a paa, Pela ka haawi ana i ka hanohano no ka mea lapuwale.
9Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
9O ka mea oioi e o ana i ka lima o ka mea ona, Oia ka olelonane ma ka waha o ka poe lapuwale.
10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
10O ka mea nui nana i hana na mea a pau, Oia ka mea nana e hoopai i ka mea lapuwale a e hoopai hoi i ka poe lawehala.
11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
11E like me ka ilio i hoi hou aku i kona luai, Pela ka mea naaupo e hoi hou ana i kona lapuwale.
12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
12Ua ike anei oe i ke kanaka naauao i kona manao iho? He lana ka manao no ka mea naaupo aole nona.
13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
13I ae la ka mea palaualelo, He liona ma ke ala, He liona iwaena o ke kuamoo.
14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
14O ka luli ana o ke pani ma kona ami, Oia ka mea palaualelo ma kona moena.
15The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
15Hookomo ka mea palaualelo i kona lima iloko o ke pa, A he mea kaumaha ia ia ke hapai hou ae ia i kona waha.
16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
16He naauao loa ka mea pulaualelo i kona manao iho, Mamua o na kanaka ehiku e hoike ana i ka oiaio.
17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
17O ka mea lalau i ka ilio ma na pepeiao, Oia ka mea e maalo ana, a lawe pu i ka hakaka pili ole ia ia.
18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
18E like me ka mea e hooleilei ana i na ihe wela, a me na pua a me ka make;
19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
19Pela ke kanaka e hoopunipuni ana i kona hoanoho, I ae la hoi, Aole anei he paani ko'u?
20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
20I ole ka wahie, e pio no ke ahi, I ole ka mea holoholo olelo, pau ka hakaka.
21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
21O ka nanahu i na nanahu wela, a me ka wahie i ke ahi, Oia ke kanaka huhu e hookonokono ana i ka hakaka.
22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
22O na olelo a ka mea holoholo olelo, Ua like no ia me na olelo paani, Komo ilalo nae ia a iloko lilo o ka opu.
23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
23O ke kala maemae ole i hoopiliia me kahi pohue, Oia na lehelehe e alohaloha ana me ka naau ino.
24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
24O ka mea inaina, huna oia ma kona mau lehelehe, A iloko ona iho i waiho ai oia i ka hoopunipuni.
25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
25Ina i oluolu kana olelo, mai manaoio aku ia ia; No ka mea, ehiku mau mea ino iloko o kona naau.
26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26O ka mea i hunaia kona inaina i ka hoopunipuni, E hoikeia kona hewa imua o ke anaina kanaka.
27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
27O ka mea eli i ka lua, oia ke haule ilaila; O ka mea olokaa i ka pohaku, e hoi hou mai ia maluna ona.
28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
28O ke elelo wahahee, oia ke inaina aku i ka mea poino malaila; O ka waha malimali, oia ke hana i ka mea e make ai.
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