Proverbs 9
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
1Kuo langa ʻe he poto ʻa hono fale, pea kuo ne tā mai ʻa hono pou ʻe fitu.
2She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
2Kuo ne tāmateʻi ʻene fanga manu; kuo ne huʻi ʻene uaine; kuo ne teuteu foki hono keinangaʻanga.
3She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
3Kuo ne fekau atu ʻene kau kaunanga; ʻoku kalanga ia mei he ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoe kolo,
4'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
4“Ko hai ia ʻoku taʻepoto ke afe mai ia ki heni:” pea ʻoku lea ia, ʻo pehē, kiate ia ʻoku taʻeʻilo,
5'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
5“Haʻu, ʻo kai ʻi heʻeku mā, ʻo inu ʻi he uaine kuo u huʻi ʻeau.
6Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
6Liaki ʻae kau vale, ka ke moʻui; pea ke ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻoe faʻa ʻilo.”
7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
7Ko ia ʻoku valoki ki he tangata manuki ʻoku fakamā ai ia: pea ʻoku pani ʻuli ia ʻaia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae tangata angakovi.
8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
8ʻOua naʻa valoki ki he tangata manuki, telia naʻa ne fehiʻa kiate koe: takitalaʻi ʻae tangata poto, pea ʻe ʻofa ai ia kiate koe.
9Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
9ʻAko ki he tangata poto, pea ʻe ʻāsili ai ʻene poto: akonakiʻi ʻae angatonu, pea ʻe tupulekina ai ʻa ʻene ʻilo.
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
10Ko e manavahē kia Sihova ko e kamataʻanga ia ʻoe poto: pea ko e ʻilo ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ko e fakakaukau poto ia.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
11He ko e meʻa ʻiate au ʻe fakalahi ho ngaahi ʻaho, pea ʻe fakalahi mo e taʻu ʻo hoʻo moʻui.
12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
12Kapau ko e poto koe, ʻoku ke poto pe maʻau: ka ke ka taukae, ko koe pe te ke ongoʻi ia.
13The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
13ʻOku faʻa longoaʻa ʻae fefine vale: ʻoku taʻepoto ia, ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ha meʻa.
14And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
14He ʻoku nofo ia ʻi he matapā ʻo hono fale, ʻi he hekaʻanga ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoe kolo,
15To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
15Ke ui ki he kakai fononga, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻalu totonu atu ʻi honau hala:
16'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
16“Ko hai ia ʻoku taʻepoto, ke afe mai ia ki heni:” pea ʻoku ne lea, ʻo pehē kiate ia, ʻoku taʻeʻilo,
17'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
17“ko e vai ʻoku kaihaʻasi ʻoku melie ia, pea ʻoku ifoifo lelei ʻae mā ʻoku kai fakafufū.”
18But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
18Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae mate; pea ʻoku ʻi he loloto ʻo heli ʻae kakai kuo ne fakaafe.
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