Proverbs 5
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World English Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,
1ʻE hoku foha, tokanga ki heʻeku poto, pea ke fakaongo ho telinga ki heʻeku ʻilo:
2that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
2Koeʻuhi ke ke tokangaʻi ʻae fakapotopoto, pea ke maʻu pe ʻi ho loungutu ʻae ʻilo.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
3He ʻoku toʻi ʻae loungutu ʻoe fefine muli ʻo hangē ko e ngeʻesi ʻoe honi, pea ʻoku molemole lahi hake ʻi he lolo ʻa hono ngutu:
4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
4Ka ʻoku tatau mo e kona ʻīʻī ʻa hono ikuʻanga, ʻo māsila ʻo hangē ha heletā fakatoumata.
5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
5ʻOku ʻalu hifo hono vaʻe ki he mate, ʻoku fakatau atu ʻa ʻene ngaahi laka ki heli.
6She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
6Pea telia naʻa ke fakakaukau ki he hala ʻoe moʻui, ʻoku fakafihi ʻe ia hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga, ke ʻoua naʻa ke ʻiloʻi ia.
7Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
7Ko ia ʻae fānau, ke mou fanongo kiate au, pea ʻoua naʻa mou hē mei he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
8Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
8Ke fakamamaʻo ʻaupito ho hala meiate ia, pea ʻoua naʻa ke ofi ki he matapā ʻo hono fale:
9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
9Telia naʻa ke foaki ho ongolelei ki ha kakai kehe, pea moho ngaahi taʻu ki he kakai loto fakafasifasi:
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
10Telia naʻa pito ʻae kau muli ʻi ho mālohi; pea ʻe ʻi he fale ʻoe muli hoʻo ngaahi ngāue;
11You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
11Pea ke tangi mamahi ʻamui, ʻoka kai ʻo ʻosi ho kakano mo ho sino,
12and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
12ʻo ke pehē ai, “ʻOiauē, naʻe lahi ʻeku fehiʻa ki he akonaki, pea naʻe manukiʻi ʻe hoku loto ʻae valoki;
13I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
13Pea naʻe ʻikai teu talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo hoku kau akonaki, pe fakatokangaʻi hoku telinga kiate kinautolu naʻa nau ako kiate au!
14I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
14Naʻaku meimei kau ʻi he kovi kotoa pē, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe haʻohaʻonga mo e fakatahaʻanga.”
15Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
15Inu ʻae vai mei ho lepa pe ʻoʻou, mo e vaitafe mei he vai keli pe ʻoʻou.
16Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
16Ke tafe atu ho ngaahi mangamangaʻi vai, mo e vaitafe ʻoe ngaahi vai ki he ngaahi hala.
17Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
17Ke tuku ia ko hoʻo meʻa ʻaʻau pe, pea ʻoua naʻa kau ai mo koe ha muli.
18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
18Ke monūʻia ho matavai: pea ke fiefia koe ʻi ho uaifi ʻaia naʻa ke maʻu ʻi hoʻo kei talavou.
19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
19Ke tatau pe ia mo e hainite ʻofa mo e kāseli fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ke fiemālie maʻuaipē koe ʻi hono fatafata; pea ke fakafiefiaʻi koe ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi heʻene ʻofa.
20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
20ʻE hoku foha, ko e hā ka ke ka hē ai ʻi he fefine muli, pea fāʻufua ki he fatafata ʻoe muli?
21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
21He ʻoku tokaimaʻananga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae ngaahi hala ʻoe tangata, pea ʻoku vakai ʻe ia ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
22ʻE moʻua ʻae angahala ʻi heʻene ngaahi hia ʻaʻana, pea ʻe haʻisia ʻaki ia ʻae afo ʻo ʻene angahala.
23He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
23ʻE mate taʻeakonekina ia; pea ʻe hē ia ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi ʻo ʻene vale.
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