Proverbs 30
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the burden. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
1HE mau wahi olelo a Agura ke keiki a Iake. He wanana; na ke kanaka i hoike mai ia Itiela; ia Itiela laua me Ukala.
2Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;
2Owau ka mea hupo loa o na kanaka, Aole o'u wahi noonoo kanaka.
3And I have not learned wisdom, that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.
3Aole i loaa ia u ka naauao, Aole hoi o'u ike i ka Mea hemolele.
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
4Owai ka mea i pii ae i ka lani, a i iho mai hoi? Owai ka mea i hooiliili i ka makani ma kona lima? Owai ka mea i hoopaa i na wai ma kona aahu? Owai ka mea i hoonoho i na welelau a pau o ka honua? Owai hoi kona inoa, owai ka inoa o kana keiki? E hoike mai paha oe.
5Every word of God is tried; He is a shield unto them that take refuge in Him.
5Pau loa na huaolelo a ke Akua i ka maemae; Oia ka palekaua i ka poe paulele aku ia ia.
6Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
6Mai hui ae oe i kekahi mea me kana mau huaolelo, O ao mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i mea wahahee.
7Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:
7Elua mau mea a'u i noi aku ai ia oe, Mai aua oe mamua o ko'u make ana.
8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;
8O ka lapuwale, a o ka wahahee, E hookaawale ae mai o'u aku nei; Mai haawi mai ia'u i ka ilihune, aole hoi i ka waiwai; E hanai mai ia'u i ka ai ku pono no'u;
9Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.
9O hookuku ai au, a hoole aku hoi, Me ka i ana, Owai la o Iehova? O ilihune hoi au a aihue iho, A hoohiki ino i ka inoa o ko'u Akua.
10Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
10Mai hoopii oe i ke kauwa imua o kona haku, O hooino mai oia ia oe, a e lilo oe i lawehala.
11There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
11O kekahi hanauna, hoino no i ka makuakane, Aole hoi i hoomaikai i ka makuwahine.
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
12O kekahi hanauna hoi, he maemae ia i ko lakou maka iho, Aole hoi i holoiia ka paumaele.
13There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
13O kekahi hanauna, hookano loa na maka o lakou! Hookiekie hoi na lihilihi o lakou.
14There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
14O kekahi hanauna, he mau pahikaua ko lakou niho, He mau pahi hoi ko lakou mau kui. E ai ana i ka poe ilihune mai ka honua aku, A o ka poe nele hoi iwaena o na kanaka.
15The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':
15He mau kaikamahine elua ka ka omokoko, E i ana, E ho mai, e ho mai, ea. Akolu no mea piha ole, Eha hoi, aole e olelo mai, Ua ana:
16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.'
16O ka lua, o ka opu pa; A o ka honua i mauu ole i ka wai; A o ke ahi, aole ana olelo mai, Ua nui.
17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
17O ka maka i hoowahawaha i kona makuakane, A hoole hoi aole e malama i kona makuwahine, E kiko iho ka poe koraka o ke awawa ia mea, A e ai iho no ka poe aito opiopio.
18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
18Ekolu mau mea kupanaha loa ia'u, Eha hoi, aole au i ike iho.
19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
19O ka aoao o ka aito ma ka lewa; O ka aoao o ka nahesa maluna o ka pohaku; O ka aoao o ka moku iwaena o ka moana; A o ka aoao o ke kanaka me ka wahine puupaa.
20So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'
20Peneia ka aoao o ka wahine hookamakama, Ai iho la oia a holoi i kona nuku, A olelo ae, Aole au i hana hewa.
21For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:
21Ekolu mau mea e haunaele ai ka honua, Eha hoi e hiki ole ai ke hoomanawanui:
22For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;
22O ke kauwa ke lilo i alii; O ka mea lapuwale ke maona i ka ai;
23For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
23O ka wahine huhu wale ke mareia oia; A o ke kauwawahine he hooilina o kona hakuwahine.
24There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
24Eha mau mea liilii loa ma ka honua nei, A ua akamai loa no nae:
25The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
25O ka poe anonanona, he poe ikaika ole lakou, Hoomakaukau no nae i ke kau i ka lakou ai;
26The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;
26O ka poe rabita, he poe nawaliwali lakou, Ma na pohaku hoi i hana'i i ko lakou mau hale;
27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
27O ka poe uhini, aole o lakou alii, Hele papa no hoi lakou.
28The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
28O ka moo, lalau no oia me kona mau lima, Aia no ia ma na hale hanohano o ke alii.
29There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
29Ekolu mau mea, i maikai ka hele ana, Eha hoi i maikai ke hele ae.
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
30O ka liona ka mea ikaika loa o na holoholona, Aole hoi oia e huli ae mai ke alo aku o lakou a pau;
31The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
31O ka ilio hahai, a o ke kao kane hoi, A o ke alii, hiki ole ke ku e ia ia.
32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
32Ina he lapuwale oe i kou hookiekie ana, Ina paha he manao ino kou, e kau ana ka lima ma ka waha.
33For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
33Ma ka hooluliluli ana i ka waiu e puka mai ai ka bata, Ma ka uwi ana i ka ihu e kahe mai ai ke koko; A ma ka hooioi ana i ka huhu e puka mai ai hoi ka hakaka.
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