Proverbs 5
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
1E KUU keiki, e hoolohe mai i ko'u naauao, E haliu mai hoi kou pepeiao i ko'u iko:
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
2I malama oe i ke aoia mai, E hoopaa hoi kou mau lehelehe i ka ike.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
3No ka mea, o na lehelehe o ka wahine hookamakama he meli ia e kulu ana, A ua oi aku ka pahee o kona waha i ko ka aila.
4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
4Aka, na awahia kona hope, e like me ka laau awaawa, Oioi hoi o like me ka pahikaua oi lua.
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
5Ke iho iho la kona mau wawae i ka make, E pili ana hoi kona mau kapuwai i ka lua,
6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
6I ole oe e noonoo i ke ala o ko ola, He loli wale kona noho ana i ole oe e ike aku.
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
7Ano la, e na keiki, hoolohe mai ia'u, Mai haliu ae mai ka olelo aku a kuu waha.
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
8E hooneenee loa aku i kou hele ana mai ona aku, Mai hookokoke aku oe i ka puka o kona hale:
9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
9O haawi oe i kou nani i na mea e, A me kon mau makahiki hoi i ka mea aloha ole:
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
10O lako hoi na mea e i kou mau mea maikai; A me na hale o ka malihini i kau waiwai;
11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
11A uwe oe i kou hope, I ka pau ana o kou io a me kou kino;
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
12A e olelo hoi, Auwe ko'u inaina aku i ka ike, A me ka hoowahawaha ana o ko'u naau i ke aoia mai!
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
13Aole au i hoolohe i ka leo o ka'u mau kumu, Aole hoi i haliu aku ko'u pepeiao i ka poe i ao mai ia'u!
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
14Mai noho au ma na hewa a pau loa, Mawaena o ke anaina a me ka ahakanaka.
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
15E ia u oe i ka wai noloko ae o kou punawai, A i na waikahe hoi noloko ae o kou kahawai.
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
16E hu aku iwaho kou mau lokowai, A kahe na auwai ma na alanui.
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
17Nau wale iho no lakou, Aole na ka poe malihini pu me oe.
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
18E hoomaikaiia kou punawai; A e olioli oe me ka wahine o kou wa ui.
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
19He dia aloha ia a me ka ibeka oluolu; E maona oe i na la a pau i kona waiu, E ana mau oe i kona aloha.
20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
20No ke aha la e ona oe, e kuu keiki, i ka wahine e, A e apo oe i ka wahine a hai ma kou umauma?
21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
21No ka mea, e kau pono ana na maka o Iehova i ka aoao o ke kanaka, E ike ana no hoi i kona mau aoao a pau,
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
22E puni ka mea hewa i kona hala iho, E heiia hoi oia i ka hei o kona hewa iho.
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
23E make oia me ke ao ole ia mai; A e hele hewa oia i ka nui o kona naaupo ana.
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