Proverbiorum 16
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1[Hominis est animam præparare, et Domini gubernare linguam.
1ʻOku meia Sihova ʻae teuteu ʻoe loto ʻi he tangata, pea mo e tali ʻoe ʻelelo.
2Omnes viæ hominis patent oculis ejus; spirituum ponderator est Dominus.
2ʻOku maʻa ʻae hala kotoa pē ʻoe tangata ki hono mata ʻoʻona; ka ʻoku fakamaau ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi laumālie.
3Revela Domino opera tua, et dirigentur cogitationes tuæ.
3Tuku kia Sihova hoʻo ngāue kotoa pē, pea ʻe fokotuʻumaʻu ai hoʻo ngaahi mahalo.
4Universa propter semetipsum operatus est Dominus; impium quoque ad diem malum.
4Kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihova ʻae meʻa kotoa pē maʻana: ʻio, naʻa mo e kau angahala ki he ʻaho ʻoe kovi.
5Abominatio Domini est omnis arrogans; etiamsi manus ad manum fuerit, non est innocens. Initium viæ bonæ facere justitiam; accepta est autem apud Deum magis quam immolare hostias.
5ʻOku fakalielia kia Sihova ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku loto fielahi: pea kapau ʻe puke ʻae nima ki he nima, ʻe ʻikai taʻehoko hono tautea.
6Misericordia et veritate redimitur iniquitas, et in timore Domini declinatur a malo.
6ʻOku fakamaʻa mei he angahala ʻe he ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni: pea ko e meʻa ʻi he manavahē kia Sihova ʻoku tafoki ai ʻae tangata mei he kovi.
7Cum placuerint Domino viæ hominis, inimicos quoque ejus convertet ad pacem.
7ʻOka lelei kia Sihova ʻae ngaahi hala ʻoe tangata, ʻoku ne pule ki hono ngaahi fili ke nau fakalelei mo ia.
8Melius est parum cum justitia quam multi fructus cum iniquitate.
8ʻOku lelei hake ʻae meʻa siʻi mo e māʻoniʻoni, ʻi he maʻu ʻae koloa lahi ʻi he taʻetotonu.
9Cor hominis disponit viam suam, sed Domini est dirigere gressus ejus.]
9ʻOku fili ʻe he loto ʻoe tangata ki hono hala: ka ʻoku fakahinohino ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngaahi laka.
10[Divinatio in labiis regis; in judicio non errabit os ejus.
10ʻOku haʻu mei he loungutu ʻoe tuʻi ʻae fakamaau ʻoku totonu: ʻoku ʻikai fai hala hono ngutu ʻi heʻene fai ʻae fakamaau.
11Pondus et statera judicia Domini sunt, et opera ejus omnes lapides sacculi.
11Ko e meʻa fakamamafa mo e meʻa fakatatau totonu ʻoku meia Sihova ia: ko e maka fakamamafa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi he kato ko ʻene ngāue ia.
12Abominabiles regi qui agunt impie, quoniam justitia firmatur solium.
12Ko e meʻa fakalielia ʻae fai angahala ʻae ngaahi tuʻi: he ʻoku fokotuʻumaʻu ʻae nofoʻa ʻoe tuʻi ʻi he māʻoniʻoni.
13Voluntas regum labia justa; qui recta loquitur diligetur.
13Ko e fiefiaʻanga ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻae loungutu ʻoku māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku nau ʻofa kiate ia ʻoku lea totonu.
14Indignatio regis nuntii mortis, et vir sapiens placabit eam.
14Ko e tuputāmaki ʻoe tuʻi ʻoku tatau ia mo e ngaahi talafekau ʻae mate: ka ʻe lolomi ia ʻe he tangata ʻoku poto.
15In hilaritate vultus regis vita, et clementia ejus quasi imber serotinus.]
15ʻI he maama ʻoe fofonga ʻoe tuʻi ʻoku ai ʻae moʻui; pea ko ʻene ʻofa ʻoku hangē ia ko e ʻao ʻoe ʻuha mui.
16[Posside sapientiam, quia auro melior est, et acquire prudentiam, quia pretiosior est argento.
16He ʻikai ʻoku lelei hake ʻae maʻu ʻoe poto ʻi he maʻu ʻoe koula? Pea ʻikai ʻoku lelei hake ʻae maʻu ʻae faʻa ʻilo ʻi he fili ki he siliva?
17Semita justorum declinat mala; custos animæ suæ servat viam suam.
17Ko e hala motuʻa ʻoe angatonu ko ʻenau afe mei he kovi: ko ia ʻoku tauhi ki hono hala ʻoku fakamoʻui ʻe ia hono laumālie.
18Contritionem præcedit superbia, et ante ruinam exaltatur spiritus.
18ʻOku muʻomuʻa ʻae fielahi ʻi he fakaʻauha, pea mo e loto angahiki ʻi he hoko ʻae hinga.
19Melius est humiliari cum mitibus quam dividere spolia cum superbis.
19ʻOku lelei lahi hake ia ke loto angavaivai mo e kakai angavaivai, ʻi he vahevahe ha koloa kuo maʻu mo e fielahi.
20Eruditus in verbo reperiet bona, et qui sperat in Domino beatus est.
20ʻE maʻu ʻae lelei ʻe ia ʻoku tokanga fakapotopoto ki ha meʻa: pea ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku falala kia Sihova.
21Qui sapiens est corde appellabitur prudens, et qui dulcis eloquio majora percipiet.
21ʻE ui ʻakinautolu ʻoku loto poto ko e fakamākukanga; pea ʻoku tupu ʻae poto mei he loungutu ʻoku melie.
22Fons vitæ eruditio possidentis; doctrina stultorum fatuitas.]
22Ko e faʻa ʻilo ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui kiate ia ʻoku maʻu ia: ka ko e akonaki mei he vale ko e vale pe ia.
23[Cor sapientis erudiet os ejus, et labiis ejus addet gratiam.
23ʻOku akoʻi ʻe he loto ʻoe poto ʻa hono ngutu, pea ʻoku ne fakalahi ʻae poto ki hono loungutu.
24Favus mellis composita verba; dulcedo animæ sanitas ossium.
24ʻOku tatau mo e ngeʻesi ʻoe hone ʻae lea mālie, ʻi hono huʻa melie ki he laumālie, pea ko e moʻui ia ki he ngaahi hui.
25Est via quæ videtur homini recta, et novissima ejus ducunt ad mortem.
25ʻOku ai ʻae hala ʻoku matamata totonu ki he tangata, ka ko hono ngataʻanga ʻoʻona ko e ngaahi hala ki he mate.
26Anima laborantis laborat sibi, quia compulit eum os suum.
26Ko ia ʻoku ngaue ʻoku ngāue maʻana: he ʻoku tangi ai kiate ia ʻa hono ngutu.
27Vir impius fodit malum, et in labiis ejus ignis ardescit.
27ʻOku keli hake ʻae kovi ʻe he tangata angakovi: pea ʻoku ʻi hono loungutu ʻae afi kakaha.
28Homo perversus suscitat lites, et verbosus separat principes.
28ʻOku tūtuuʻi ʻe he tangata angakovi ʻae feʻiteʻitani: pea ʻoku fakamāvae ʻe he tangata faʻa fafana ʻae kaumeʻa feʻofoʻofani.
29Vir iniquus lactat amicum suum, et ducit eum per viam non bonam.
29ʻOku fakahalaʻi ʻe he tangata ʻoku angamālohi ʻa hono kāinga, ʻo ne tataki ia ki he hala ʻoku ʻikai lelei.
30Qui attonitis oculis cogitat prava, mordens labia sua perficit malum.
30ʻOku ne fakamohe hono mata koeʻuhi ke ne fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kovi: ʻi he ngāue ʻa hono loungutu ʻoku hoko ai ʻae kovi.
31Corona dignitatis senectus, quæ in viis justitiæ reperietur.
31Ko e ʻuluhinā ko e tatā ia ʻoe ongoongolelei, ʻo ʻilo ia ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
32Melior est patiens viro forti, et qui dominatur animo suo expugnatore urbium.
32Ko ia ʻoku fakatotoka ki he ʻita ʻoku lelei hake ia ʻi ha taha ʻoku mālohi; pea pehē foki ia ʻoku faʻa pule ki hono loto ʻi ha taha ʻoku hamu ha kolo.
33Sortes mittuntur in sinum, sed a Domino temperantur.]
33ʻOku lī ki he loto kofu ʻae talotalo; ka ʻoku ʻia Sihova, ʻa hono fakamaauʻi.
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