¹My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

¹¶ E taku tama, ki te mea ko tau hei whakakapi mo ta tou hoa, ki te mea kua papaki tou ringa mo te tangata ke,

²Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

²Kua oti koe te mahanga e nga kupu a tou mangai, kua mau koe i nga kupu a tou mangai.

³Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

³Meinga tenei inaianei, e taku tama, kia ora ai koe, he mea hoki kua taka koe ki roto ki te ringa o tou hoa; haere whakaiti i a koe, a ka tohe ki tou hoa.

⁴Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

⁴Kei tukua iho te moe ki ou kanohi; kei tunewha ou kamo.

⁵Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

⁵Whakaora i a koe ano he anaterope i roto i te ringa o te kaiwhai, ano he manu i roto i te ringa o te kaihopu.

⁶Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

⁶¶ Haere ki te popokorua, e te tangata mangere, matakitakina iho ona ara, kia nui ai ou whakaaro:

⁷Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

⁷Kahore nei ona kaitohutohu, ona kaitirotiro, ona rangatira,

⁸Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁸Heoi e mahi kai ana mana i te raumati, e kohikohi ana i te kai mana i te kotinga witi.

⁹How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

⁹Kia pehea ake te roa o tau takoto, e te tangata mangere? A hea koe maranga ai i tau moe?

¹⁰[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

¹⁰Kia iti ake nei te wahi e parangia ai, kia iti ake nei te moe, kia iti ake te kotuinga o nga ringa i a koe e takoto na:

¹¹So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

¹¹Na ka rite ki te kaipahua te putanga mai o te muhore ki a koe, tou rawakore, ano he tangata he patu nei tana.

¹²A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

¹²¶ Ko te tangata kahore ona painga, ko te tangata hara, e haereere ana me te mangai tu ke;

¹³That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

¹³E whakakini ana ona kanohi, e korero ana ona waewae, e tuhi ana ona maihao;

¹⁴In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.

¹⁴Kei roto te whanoke i tona ngakau, e whakatakoto ana ia i te kino i nga wa katoa; e rui ana ia i te ngangare.

¹⁵Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

¹⁵Mo reira ka huaki tata te aitua ki a ia; e kore e aha ka whatiia ia, te taea te rongoa.

¹⁶There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:

¹⁶E ono nga mea e kino ana ki a Ihowa; ae ra, e whitu nga mea e whakariharihangia ana e ia:

¹⁷Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

¹⁷Ko te kanohi whakakake, ko te arero teka, ko nga ringa whakaheke i te toto harakore;

¹⁸A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

¹⁸He ngakau e whakatakoto ana i nga whakaaro kikino, he waewae e hohoro ana te rere ki te hianga;

¹⁹A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

¹⁹He kaiwhakaatu teka e korero teka ana, ko te tangata hoki e rui ana i te ngangare ki waenganui i nga tuakana, i nga teina.

²⁰My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

²⁰¶ E taku tama, puritia te whakahau a tou papa, kaua hoki e whakarerea te ture a tou whaea:

²¹Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

²¹Kia mau tonu te takai ki tou ngakau, heia ki tou kaki.

²²When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

²²Ko tou kaiarahi ano tera ina haere koe; mana koe e tiaki ina takoto koe; ka korero mai ano ki a koe; ina ara koe.

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

²³He rama hoki te whakahau; a he marama te ture; ko nga riringa hoki, e whakaako ana, he ara ki te ora;

²⁴To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

²⁴Hei tiaki i a koe kei he i te wahine kino, i te whakapati a te arero o te wahine ke.

²⁵Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

²⁵Kei hiahia koe ki tona ataahua i roto i tou ngakau; kei mau ano koe i ona kamo.

²⁶For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

²⁶Ko te tukunga iho o te tangata he wahi taro, he mea mo te wahine kairau; ko ta te wahine purema e whai ana ko te wairua utu nui.

²⁷Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

²⁷E taea ranei e te tangata te tango i te ahi ki roto ki tona uma, a e kore ona kakahu e wera?

²⁸Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

²⁸E taea ranei e tetahi te haere i runga i nga waro ratarata, a e kore ona waewae e hunua?

²⁹So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.

²⁹Ka pera ano te tangata e haere ana ki te wahine a tona hoa; e kore e kore ka whiua te tangata e pa ana ki a ia.

³⁰Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

³⁰E kore e whakahaweatia e te tangata te tahae, ki te tahaetia e ia he mea e makona ai tona wairua i a hiakai ia.

³¹But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.

³¹Otiia ki te kitea ia, kia takiwhitu ana e whakautu ai; me homai e ia nga rawa katoa o tona whare.

³²He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.

³²Ko te tangata e puremu ana ki te wahine, kahore ona mohio: ko te tangata e pera ana, kei te whakangaro ia i tona wairua.

³³Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.

³³He kaiakiko, he whakama te wahi mona; e kore ano tona ingoa kino e horoia atu.

³⁴For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

³⁴He riri nui hoki na te tangata te hae; e kore ano e tohungia e ia i te ra rapu utu.

³⁵He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

³⁵E kore ia e manako ki tetahi utu; e kore hoki e tatu tona ngakau, ahakoa he nui au hakari e tapae ai.