¹Of man [are] arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.

¹¶ Ko nga whakatakataka a te ngakau na te tangata; engari ko te kupu whakahoki a te arero na Ihowa.

²All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

²¶ Ko nga ara katoa o te tangata he ma ki ona ake kanohi; ko Ihowa ia ki te pauna i nga wairua.

³Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

³¶ Utaina au mahi ki runga ki a Ihowa, a ka whakapumautia ou whakaaro.

⁴All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.

⁴¶ He mea hanga na Ihowa nga mea katoa mo tona tutukitanga, mo tona: ae ra, ko te tangata kino hoki mo te ra o te kino.

⁵An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

⁵¶ He mea whakarihariha na Ihowa te hunga ngakau whakakake katoa; ahakoa pupuri te ringa ki te ringa, e kore ia e kore te whiua.

⁶In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

⁶¶ Ko te mahi tohu tangata me te pono hei pure mo te kino; ma te wehi hoki ki a Ihowa ka mawehe atu ai te tangata i te kino.

⁷When a man`s ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

⁷¶ Ki te pai a Ihowa ki nga ara o te tangata, ka meinga e ia ona hoariri nei ano kia mau te rongo ki a ia.

⁸Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

⁸¶ He pai ake te mea iti i runga i te tika, i nga hua maha ki te kahore he tika.

⁹The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

⁹¶ Ko te ngakau o te tangata hei whakaaro i tona ara; ko Ihowa ia hei whakatika i tona hikoi.

¹⁰An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

¹⁰¶ He kupu atua kei nga ngutu o te kingi; e kore tona mangai e poka ke ina whakawa.

¹¹A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah`s, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.

¹¹¶ Ko te taimaha tika, ko te pauna tika, na Ihowa; he mahi nana nga kohatu katoa o te putea.

¹²An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

¹²¶ He mea whakarihariha ki nga kingi te mahi i te kino; na te tika hoki i u ai te torona.

¹³The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

¹³¶ He mea ahuareka ki nga kingi nga ngutu tika: e aroha ana hoki ratou ki te tangata e korero tika ana.

¹⁴The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

¹⁴¶ Ko te riri o te kingi ano he karere mo te mate: engari ka whakamarietia e te tangata whakaaro nui.

¹⁵In the light of a king`s face [is] life, And his good-will [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

¹⁵He ora kei te marama o te mata o te kingi: a ko tana manako he rite ki te kapua o to muri ua.

¹⁶To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

¹⁶¶ Ko te whiwhi ki te whakaaro nui, ano te pai! pai atu i te whiwhi ki te koura; ko te whiwhi hoki ki te matauranga te mea e hiahiatia nuitia atu i te hiriwa.

¹⁷A highway of the upright [is], `Turn from evil,` Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

¹⁷¶ Ko te huanui o te hunga tika he mawehe atu i te kino: ko te tangata e whai whakaaro ana ki tona ara, ka mau tona wairua.

¹⁸Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling — a haughty spirit.`

¹⁸¶ Haere ai te whakakake i mua o te whakangaromanga, te wairua whakapehapeha i mua i te hinganga.

¹⁹Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

¹⁹¶ Ko te ngakau whakaiti i waenga i te hunga rawakore, pai atu i te uru ki te tuwahanga taonga a te hunga whakakake.

²⁰The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

²⁰¶ Ko te tangata e tahuri ana ki te kupu, ka kite i te pai: a ko te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a Ihowa, ka hari.

²¹To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,` And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

²¹¶ Ka kiia te whakaaro nui he matau; ma te reka hoki o nga ngutu ka neke ai te mohio.

²²A fountain of life [is] understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

²²¶ Ko te matauranga te puna o te ora mo te tangata i whiwhi ki tera; ko te ako ia mo te hunga wairangi ko to ratou wairangi ano.

²³The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,

²³¶ Ma te ngakau o te tangata whakaaro nui e tohutohu tona mangai, e apiti hoki he kupu mohio ki ona ngutu.

²⁴Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

²⁴¶ Ko nga kupu matareka ano kei te honikoma, he reka ki te wairua, he rongoa ki nga wheua.

²⁵There is a way right before a man, And its latter end — ways of death.

²⁵¶ Tera he ara e tika ana ki te titiro a te tangata; ko tona mutunga ia ko nga ara ki te mate.

²⁶A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.

²⁶¶ Ko te hiahia o te tangata e mahi ana, e mahi ana mona; no te mea e akiakina ana ia e tona mangai.

²⁷A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips — as a burning fire.

²⁷¶ E whakatakoto ana te tangata tikangakore i te kino, a kei ona ngutu ano he ahi e ka ana.

²⁸A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

²⁸Ko ta te tangata whanoke he titaritari i te raruraru; ko ta te tangata kawekawe korero he wehewehe i nga hoa tupu.

²⁹A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

²⁹¶ Whakawai ai te tangata nanakia i tona hoa, kawe ai i a ia ki te huarahi kahore i pai.

³⁰Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

³⁰Ko te tangata e whakamoe ana i ona kanohi, e mea ana kia whakaaroa ai e ia nga mea whanoke; ko te tangata e kokopi ana i ona ngutu e whakatutuki ana i te kino.

³¹A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

³¹¶ He karauna kororia te mahunga hina, e ka kitea i runga i te ara o te tika.

³²Better [is] the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

³²¶ Engari rawa te tangata manawanui i te tangata kaha, te tangata e pehia ana e ia tona wairua i te tangata i horo ai te pa.

³³Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah [is] all its judgment!

³³¶ E maka ana te rota ki roto ki te kokorutanga o te kakahu; kei a Ihowa ia te tikanga katoa.