Proverbs 4
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
1E HOOLOHE mai, e na keiki, i ke ao ana a ka makua, E haliu mai hoi e ike i ka naauao.
2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
2No ka mea, he ike pono ka'u e haawi aku nei ia oukou, Mai haalele oukou i ko'u kanawai.
3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
3No ka mea, he keiki no wau a ko'u makua, He malamia, a he hanaukahi imua o ko'u makuwahine.
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
4Ao mai la oia, i mai la ia'u, E hoopaa kou naau i ka'u olelo; E malama hoi i ka'u mau kauoha i ola oe.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
5E imi i ka naauao, e imi hoi i ka ike a loaa; Mai hoopoina, mai waiho wale i na olelo a ko'u waha.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
6Mai haalele oe ia mea, a nana oe e malama mai; E aloha oe ia ia, a nana oe e kiai mai.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
7O ka naauao ka mea nui, e imi i ka naauao a loaa: Me na mea a pau au e imi ai, E imi pu i ka ike a loaa.
8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
8E hoonani oe ia ia, nana oe e hookiekie ae; E hoohanohano ia oe i kou wa e hoopaa aku ai ia ia
9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
9E haawi mai ia i lei aloha no kou poe; He lei hanohano hoi kana e haawi mai ai ia oe.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
10E hoolohe mai, e kuu keiki, e hoopaa i ka'u olelo; A e nui ae hoi ia oe na makahiki o kou ola ana.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
11E ao aku au ia oe ma ka aoao naauao, E kuhikuhi hoi au ia oe ma ko ala pololei.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
12I kou hele ana, aole e hihia kou kapuwai; A ina o holo oe aole o hina.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
13E hoopaa oe i ke aoia mai, mai hookuu oe; E malama oe ia ia, no ka mea, he ola ia nou.
14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men .
14Ma ke alanui o ka poe hewa, mai hele oe, Mai hele hoi ma ka aoao o ka poe hewa.
15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
15E haalele ia wahi, mai maalo ilaila, E huli ae mai ia wahi mai, a e hele aku.
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
16No ka mea, aole o lakou hiamoe, ke hana hewa ole aku; Ua lele hoi ka hiamoe, ke hoohina ole ia kekahi e lakou.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
17No ka mea, ai lakou i ka berena no ka hewa, Inu hoi lakou i ka waina no ke kaili wale,
18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
18Aka, o ke ala o ka poe pono, ua like ia me ka malamalama e aa ana, E mahuahua mau ana i ke awakea loa.
19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
19O ka aoao o ka poe hewa, ua like ia me ka pouli: Aole i ike i ko lakou mea e hina ai.
20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
20E kuu keiki e, e haliu mai ka'u olelo, I ka'u olelo hoi o huli mai ai i ka pepeiao.
21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
21Mai noho a nalowale ia mai kou mau maka aku; E malama oe ia iloko o kou naau.
22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
22No ka mea, he ola ia no na mea i loaa'i ia, He laau hoola hoi no ke kino a pau.
23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
23E kiai oe i kou naau me ka malama loa; No ka mea, noloko olaila ka waipuna o ke ola.
24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
24E waiho aku oe i ku waha wahahee wale, E haalele loa hoi i na lehelehe hoopunipuni.
25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
25I nana pono ae kou mau maka, I pololei hoi kou mau lihilihi mamua ou.
26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
26E hoopololei ae i ke ala no kou mau kapuwai, A e pololei hoi kou hele ana a pau.
27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
27Mai huli ae oe i ka lima akau aole hoi i ka lima hema; E huli nae kou wawae mai ka hewa aku.
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