Proverbs 6
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —
1ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
2Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —
2Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.
3ʻE hoku foha, ke ke fai eni, koeʻuhi ke ke hao ʻoka ke ka tō ki he nima ʻo ho kāinga: ʻalu koe, ʻo fakavaivai koe, koeʻuhi ke ke lavaʻi ai ho kāinga.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
4ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
5Fakamoʻui koe ʻo hangē ko e kāseli mei he nima ʻoe tangata tuli manu, pea hangē ko e manupuna mei he nima ʻoe tangata tauhele.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
6ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
7Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
7ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
8Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
8Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
9ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
10“ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
11So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
11Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai, pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
12A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
12ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
13That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
13ʻOku kakamo ʻe ia ʻaki hono mata, ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia hono vaʻe, ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻe ia hono louhiʻi nima;
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
14ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
15Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:
16ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
17Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
18A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;
18Ko e loto ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ngaahi mahalo kovi, mo e vaʻe ʻoku veʻe vave ki he fai kovi,
19A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
19Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
20ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
21Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.
21Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
22ʻOka ke ka ʻalu, te ne tataki koe; ʻoka ke ka mohe, te ne tauhi koe; pea ʻoka ke ka ʻā, te mo alea mo ia.
23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
23He ko e fekau ko e tuʻunga maama ia: pea ko e fono ko e maama ia; pea ko e valoki fakapoto ko e hala ia ʻoe moʻui:
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.
24Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
25ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
26For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
26He ko e meʻa ʻi he fefine feʻauaki ʻoku fakamasivaʻi ʻae tangata ke toe siʻi ʻene konga mā: pea ʻe tuli ʻe he tonotangata ʻae moʻui mahuʻinga.
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
27ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
28Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
28ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.
29ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
30ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
31But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.
31Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
32He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
32Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
33Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
33ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
34He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
35ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
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