Proverbs 24
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
1ʻOua naʻa ke meheka ki he kakai angakovi, pea ʻoua naʻa ke holi ke kau mo kinautolu.
2for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
2He ʻoku fakakaukau ʻa honau loto ki he fakaʻauha, pea lea ʻa honau loungutu ki he fakamaveuveu.
3Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
3Ko e meʻa ʻi he poto ʻoku langa ai ha fale; pea ʻoku fokotuʻumaʻu ia ʻi he faʻa fakakaukau:
4by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
4Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he faʻa ʻilo ʻe fakapito ai ʻae ngaahi potu fale ʻaki ʻae ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga mo lelei.
5A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
5ʻOku mālohi ʻae tangata ʻoku poto, ʻio, ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he tangata faʻa ʻilo ʻa hono mālohi.
6for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
6He te ke fakahoko hoʻo tau ʻi he fakakaukau poto: pea ʻi he tokolahi ʻa hono fakakaukauʻi ʻoku ai ʻae tuʻumālie.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
7ʻOku ʻikai faʻa tatae ʻae poto ʻe he vale: ʻoku ʻikai mafaʻa hono ngutu ʻi he matapā.
8One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
8Ko ia ʻoku filioʻi ki he fai ʻo ha kovi ʻe ui ia ko e tangata pauʻu.
9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
9Ko e mahalo ʻae vale ko e angahala ia: pea ko ia ʻoku faʻa manuki ko e fakalielia ia ki he kakai.
10If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
10Kapau te ke pongia ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi, ta ʻoku siʻi ho mālohi.
11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
11Kapau te ke taʻofi ke ʻoua naʻa ke fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu kuo takina ki he mate, pea mo kinautolu kuo teu ke tāmateʻi;
12If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?
12Kapau te ke pehē, “Vakai, naʻe ʻikai te mau ʻilo ki ai;” ʻikai ʻoku tokangaʻi ia ʻe ia ʻoku ne ʻafioʻi ʻae loto? Pea ko ia ʻoku ne tauhi ho laumālie, ʻikai ʻoku ne ʻilo ia ki ai? Pea ʻikai ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ki he tangata taki taha ʻae fakatatau ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue?
13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
13ʻE hoku foha, kai ʻe koe ʻae honi, koeʻuhi ʻoku lelei ia; pea mo e ngeʻesi ʻoe hone ʻaia ʻoku melie ki ho ngutu:
14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
14ʻE pehē ʻae ʻiloʻi ʻoe poto ki ho laumālie: ʻoka ke ka maʻu ia, ʻe hoko ai ʻae totongi, pea ʻe ʻikai motuhi hoʻo ʻamanaki.
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
15ʻE tangata angakovi, ʻoua naʻa ke toiʻi mo lamasi ʻae fale ʻoe māʻoniʻoni; ʻoua naʻa ke maumauʻi hono nofoʻanga:
16for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
16He ka hinga ʻae tangata angatonu ke liunga fitu, ʻoku ne toetuʻu hake: ka ʻe tō ʻae angahala ki he kovi.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
17ʻOua naʻa ke fiefia ʻoka tō hifo ho fili, pea ʻoua naʻa fiefia ho loto ʻoka tūkia ia:
18lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18Telia naʻa ʻafioʻi ia ʻe Sihova, pea kovi ia ʻi hono ʻao, pea ne fakatafoki hono houhau meiate ia.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
19ʻOua naʻa ke kau mo e kakai angakovi, pea ʻoua naʻa ke meheka ki he kakai angahala;
20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
20Koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai ha totongi lelei ki he angakovi: ʻe tāmateʻi ke mate ʻae maama ʻae angahala.
21My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
21ʻE hoku foha, ke ke manavahē koe kia Sihova, pea mo e tuʻi: pea ʻoua naʻa ke kau kiate kinautolu ʻoku loto feliliuʻaki:
22for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
22Koeʻuhi ʻe tupu fakafokifā ʻenau tuʻutāmaki; pea ko hai ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi hona tautea fakatouʻosi?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
23Ko e ngaahi meʻa ni foki ʻoku kau ki he poto. ʻOku ʻikai lelei ke filifilimānako ki he kakai ʻi he fai ʻoe fakamaau.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
24Ko ia ʻoku lea ʻo pehē ki he angakovi, “Ko e māʻoniʻoni koe;” ʻe fakamalaʻia ia ʻe he kakai, ʻe fehiʻa ʻaupito ki ai ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga:
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
25Ka ʻe hoko ʻae monūʻia kiate kinautolu ʻoku valokiʻi ia, mo e tāpuaki ʻoe lelei ʻe hoko kiate kinautolu.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
26ʻE fekita ʻae kakai ki hono loungutu ʻo ia ʻoku faʻa tali aki ʻae lea ʻoku totonu.
27Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
27Ke teuteu hoʻo ngāue ʻituʻa, pea ke teuteu ia ke taau mo koe ʻae ngoue; pea ke toki langa ho fale.
28Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
28ʻOua naʻa ke fakamoʻoni meʻa ki ho kaungāʻapi taʻehanototonu; pea ʻoua naʻa ke kākā ʻaki ho loungutu.
29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
29ʻOua naʻa ke pehē, “Te u fai kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ʻene fai kiate au: te u ʻatu ki he tangata ʻo tatau mo ʻene ngāue.”
30I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
30Naʻaku ʻalu atu ki he ngoue ʻae fakapikopiko, mo e ngoue vaine ʻae tangata taʻefakakaukau;
31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
31Pea vakai, kuo vaoa ia ʻi he ʻakau talatala, pea ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki ʻae talatalaʻāmoa, pea kuo maumau hono ʻā maka ʻo ia.
32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
32Naʻaku toki mamata, pea u fifili lahi ki ai: naʻaku sio ki ai, pea ne akonakiʻi au.
33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
33ʻIo, ʻe toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:
34so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
34Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai; mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
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