¹The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

¹¶ Ko ta te wahine whakaaro nui he hanga i tona whare; ko ta te wahine wairangi, ko ona ringa hei wahi iho.

²He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; but he that is perverted in his ways despiseth him.

²¶ Ko te tangata e haere ana i runga i tona tika, e wehi ana i a Ihowa; ko te tangata he parori ki ona ara e whakahawea ana ki i ia.

³In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

³¶ Kei te mangai o te wairangi he patu whakapehapeha; ma nga ngutu ia o te hunga whakaaro nui ratou ka ora ai.

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁴¶ Ki te kahore he kau, ka ma te takotoranga kai; ma te kaha ia o te kau ka nui ai nga hua.

⁵A faithful witness will not lie; but a false witness uttereth lies.

⁵¶ E kore te kaiwhakaatu pono e teka; ka puaki ia te teka i te kaiwhakaatu teka.

⁶A scorner seeketh wisdom, and there is none [for him]; but knowledge is easy unto the intelligent.

⁶¶ E rapu ana te tangata whakahi i te whakaaro nui, heoi kahore e kitea e ia; ki te tangata matau ia he mama noa te matauranga.

⁷Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

⁷¶ Haere atu ki te aroaro o te kuware, ina kahore e kitea e koe he ngutu matau ona.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.

⁸¶ Ko te whakaaro nui o te tangata tupato, he matau ki tona ara; ko te wairangi o nga kuware, he tinihanga.

⁹Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

⁹¶ Ko ta nga wairangi he kata ki te he: na kei te hunga tika te whakaaro pai.

¹⁰The heart knoweth its own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.

¹⁰¶ E mohio ana te ngakau ki tona ake mamae, e kore ano hoki tona koa e pikitia e te tangata ke.

¹¹The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; but the tent of the upright shall flourish.

¹¹¶ Ka whakangaromia te whare o te hunga kino: ka tupu ia te teneti o te hunga tika.

¹²There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.

¹²¶ He huarahi ano tera e tika ana ki ta te tangata titiro, ko tona mutunga ia ko nga huarahi ki te mate.

¹³Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.

¹³¶ Ahakoa e kata ana, e mamae ana te ngakau; a, ko te mutunga o te koa, he pouri.

¹⁴The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.

¹⁴¶ Ko te tangata i te ngakau tahuri ke, ka makona i ona ara ake: a ko te tangata pai ka makona i tana ake ano.

¹⁵The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.

¹⁵¶ Ko ta te kuware he whakapono ki nga kupu katoa; tena ko te tangata tupato, ka ata titiro ki tana hikoi.

¹⁶A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

¹⁶¶ E wehi ana te tangata whakaaro nui, ka neke atu i te kino; ko te kuware ia ka whakahi, ka tohe.

¹⁷He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.

¹⁷¶ Ko te tangata riri wawe ka mahi i te wairangi; ka kinongia ano hoki te tangata i nga rauhanga kino.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁸¶ He wairangi te whakarerenga iho mo nga kuware; ko te tangata tupato ia ka karaunatia ki te matauranga.

¹⁹The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous [man].

¹⁹¶ E piko ana te hunga kino ki te aroaro o te hunga pai; a ko te hunga he ki nga kuwaha o te tangata tika.

²⁰He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

²⁰¶ E kinongia ana te rawakore e tona hoa ake nei ano; he tokomaha ia nga tangata e aroha ana ki te tangata taonga.

²¹He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

²¹¶ Ko te tangata e whakahawea ana ki tona hoa, e hara ana; ko te tangata ia e atawhai ana ki nga rawakore, ka hari.

²²Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

²²¶ He teka ianei e kotiti ke ana nga kaiwhakatakoto i te kino? He atawhai ia, he pono, kei nga kaihanga i te pai.

²³In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.

²³¶ He hua to nga mauiuitanga katoa; tena ko te korero o nga ngutu e ahu ana ki te rawakore.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.

²⁴¶ Hei karauna mo nga whakaaro nui o ratou taonga; ko te wairangi ia o nga kuware, he wairangi kau.

²⁵A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.

²⁵¶ Ka ora nga wairua i te kaiwhakaatu pono: ko te tangata korero teka ia e mea ana kia tinihanga.

²⁶In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

²⁶¶ U tonu, kaha tonu te whakaaro ina wehi ki a Ihowa; ka whai rerenga atu ano hoki ana tamariki.

²⁷The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

²⁷He puna ora te wehi ki a Ihowa, e mahue ai nga reti o te mate.

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the lack of people is the ruin of a prince.

²⁸¶ Ma te nui o te iwi ka whai honore ai te kingi; ma te kore o te iwi ka taka ai te rangatira.

²⁹He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

²⁹¶ He matauranga nui to te tangata manawanui; ko te tangata riri wawe ia, e whakaneke ake ana ia i te wairangi.

³⁰A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.

³⁰¶ He ora ki nga kikokiko te ngakau ora; ko te hae ia, he pirau ki nga wheua.

³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy.

³¹¶ Ko te tangata e tukino ana i te ware, he tawai tana ki tona Kaihanga; ko te tangata ia e atawhai ana i te rawakore, e whakahonore ana i a ia.

³²The wicked is driven away by his evil-doing; but the righteous trusteth, [even] in his death.

³²¶ E uakina iho ana te tangata kino i runga i tona he; ko te tangata tika ia ka whai tumanakohanga i tona matenga.

³³Wisdom resteth in the heart of the intelligent [man]; but that which is in the foolish maketh itself known.

³³¶ Ka noho te whakaaro nui ki te ngakau o te tangata matau; engari ko te mea kei te wahi ki roto o nga kuware e whakaaturia ana.

³⁴Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to peoples.

³⁴¶ Ma te tika ka kake ai te iwi; ma te hara ia ka ingoa kino ai nga iwi.

³⁵The king's favour is toward a wise servant; but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame.

³⁵¶ Ka manako te kingi ki te pononga mahara; a ka riri ki te tangata i takea ai te whakama.