Proverbs 26
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
1E LIKE me ka hau i ke kau, E like me ka ua i ka wa e ohi ai, Pela i ku ole ai ka hanohano i ka mea lapuwale.
2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
2E like me ka zepora e auwana ana, E like me ka derora e lele ana, Pela ka poino, aole ia e hiki wale mai.
3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
3I mea hahau no ka lio, i kaulawaha no ka hoki, I laau hahau hoi no ke kua o na mea lapuwale.
4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
4Mai olelo aku i ka mea lapuwale e like me kona naaupo ana, O like oe me ia.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
5E olelo no i ka mea lapuwale e like me kona naaupo ana, O naauao oia i kona maka iho.
6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
6O ka mea oki ne i na wawae a loaa ia ia ka poino, Oia ka i kauoha aku i na manao ma ka lima o ka mea lapuwale.
7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
7E lawe aku i na wawae o ka mea oopa, A me ka olelonane mailoko ae o ka waha o ka poe lapuwale.
8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
8E like me ka nakii ana i ka iliili ma ka maa a paa, Pela ka haawi ana i ka hanohano no ka mea lapuwale.
9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9O ka mea oioi e o ana i ka lima o ka mea ona, Oia ka olelonane ma ka waha o ka poe lapuwale.
10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
10O ka mea nui nana i hana na mea a pau, Oia ka mea nana e hoopai i ka mea lapuwale a e hoopai hoi i ka poe lawehala.
11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
11E like me ka ilio i hoi hou aku i kona luai, Pela ka mea naaupo e hoi hou ana i kona lapuwale.
12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
12Ua ike anei oe i ke kanaka naauao i kona manao iho? He lana ka manao no ka mea naaupo aole nona.
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
13I ae la ka mea palaualelo, He liona ma ke ala, He liona iwaena o ke kuamoo.
14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
14O ka luli ana o ke pani ma kona ami, Oia ka mea palaualelo ma kona moena.
15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
15Hookomo ka mea palaualelo i kona lima iloko o ke pa, A he mea kaumaha ia ia ke hapai hou ae ia i kona waha.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
16He naauao loa ka mea pulaualelo i kona manao iho, Mamua o na kanaka ehiku e hoike ana i ka oiaio.
17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
17O ka mea lalau i ka ilio ma na pepeiao, Oia ka mea e maalo ana, a lawe pu i ka hakaka pili ole ia ia.
18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
18E like me ka mea e hooleilei ana i na ihe wela, a me na pua a me ka make;
19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
19Pela ke kanaka e hoopunipuni ana i kona hoanoho, I ae la hoi, Aole anei he paani ko'u?
20For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
20I ole ka wahie, e pio no ke ahi, I ole ka mea holoholo olelo, pau ka hakaka.
21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
21O ka nanahu i na nanahu wela, a me ka wahie i ke ahi, Oia ke kanaka huhu e hookonokono ana i ka hakaka.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
22O na olelo a ka mea holoholo olelo, Ua like no ia me na olelo paani, Komo ilalo nae ia a iloko lilo o ka opu.
23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
23O ke kala maemae ole i hoopiliia me kahi pohue, Oia na lehelehe e alohaloha ana me ka naau ino.
24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
24O ka mea inaina, huna oia ma kona mau lehelehe, A iloko ona iho i waiho ai oia i ka hoopunipuni.
25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
25Ina i oluolu kana olelo, mai manaoio aku ia ia; No ka mea, ehiku mau mea ino iloko o kona naau.
26His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
26O ka mea i hunaia kona inaina i ka hoopunipuni, E hoikeia kona hewa imua o ke anaina kanaka.
27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
27O ka mea eli i ka lua, oia ke haule ilaila; O ka mea olokaa i ka pohaku, e hoi hou mai ia maluna ona.
28A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
28O ke elelo wahahee, oia ke inaina aku i ka mea poino malaila; O ka waha malimali, oia ke hana i ka mea e make ai.
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