¹Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

¹¶ Ko te maramara kai, ko te mea maroke me te ata noho hei kinaki, pai atu i te whare ki i nga hakari a te nganagare.

²A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

²¶ Hei rangatira te pononga mahara mo te tama i whakama ai; ka whai wahi ano ia i roto i to nga teina.

³The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

³¶ Ko te oko tahu para mo te hiriwa, ko te oumu mo te koura; ko Ihowa ia hei whakamatau mo nga ngakau.

⁴An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁴¶ Ko te kaimahi i te he ka tahuri ki ta te ngutu kino; a ka whai taringa te teka ki ta te arero whanoke.

⁵Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁵¶ Ko te taunu ki te rawakore he tawai ki tona Kaihanga: ko te tangata e koa ana ki nga aitua, e kore e kore te whiua.

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

⁶¶ Hei karauna mo nga koroheke nga tamariki a nga tamariki: na, ko te kororia o nga tamariki ko o ratou matua.

⁷Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

⁷¶ E kore te reo rangatira e tau ki te kuware: hore rawa ano hoki te ngutu teka ki te rangatira.

⁸A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

⁸¶ Ko te tangata i te mea homai noa, he kohatu whakapaipai tera ki tana titiro; tona tahuritanga ake ki hea, ki hea, ka whiwhi ki te pai.

⁹He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

⁹¶ Ko te tangata e hipoki ana i te he, e whai ana i te aroha; tena ko te tangata korerorero, e wehewehe ana i nga hoa tupu.

¹⁰A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹⁰¶ Ko te ngotonga o te kupu riri ki roto ki te tangata matau, nui atu i to nga whiu kotahi rau ki roto ki te whakaarokore.

¹¹An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹¹¶ He whakakeke kau ta te tangata kino e whai ai; no reira ka tukua atu he karere nanakia ki a ia.

¹²Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹²¶ Kia tutaki ki te tangata te pea kua tangohia ana kuao; pai atu i te whakaarokore i a ia e wairangi ana.

¹³Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

¹³¶ Ko te tangata e homai ana i te kino hei utu mo te pai, e kore te kino e neke atu i tona whare.

¹⁴The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

¹⁴¶ Ko te timatanga o te totohe i rite ki te tangata e tuku ana i te wai kia rere: na reira waiho atu te totohe i te mea kiano i oho te ngangare.

¹⁵He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

¹⁵¶ Ko te tangata e whakatika ana i ta te tangata kino, me ia e whakahe ana i ta te tangata tika, he rite tahi taua rua, he mea whakarihariha ki a Ihowa.

¹⁶Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

¹⁶¶ Hei aha te utu i te ringa o te kuware, hei hoko i te whakaaro nui, kahore nei hoki ona matauranga?

¹⁷A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁷¶ E aroha ana te hoa i nga wa katoa; na, ko te teina, ko te tuakana, i whanau tera mo nga aitua.

¹⁸A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

¹⁸¶ Ko ta te tangata ngakaukore he papaki ringa; kua waiho hei whakakapi turanga i te aroaro o tona hoa.

¹⁹He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

¹⁹¶ Ko te tangata e aroha ana ki te nganagare e aroha ana ki te kino; ko te tangata e whakarewa ana i tona kuwaha e rapu ana i te whakangaromanga.

²⁰One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

²⁰¶ Ko te ngakau parori ke e kore e kite i te pai; ko te tangata he whanoke tona arero ka taka ki te kino.

²¹He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

²¹¶ Ka whanau he whakaarokore ma tetahi tangata, hei whakapouri tera mona: e kore ano hoki e koa te papa o te poauau.

²²A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

²²¶ He rongoa pai te ngakau koa; ki te maru ia te wairua, ka maroke nga wheua.

²³A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

²³¶ E tango ana te tangata kino i te mea whakapati i te uma, hei whakapeau ke i nga ara o te whakarite whakawa.

²⁴Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁴¶ Kei te aroaro o te tangata matau nga whakaaro nui; kei nga pito ia o te whenua nga kanohi o te whakaarokore.

²⁵A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁵¶ Ko te tamaiti whakaarokore he mea whakapouri i tona papa, he mea whakakawa i te ngakau o tona whaea.

²⁶Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

²⁶¶ Ehara ano hoki i te mea pai kia whiua te tangata tika, kia patua ranei nga rangatira mo te tika.

²⁷He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

²⁷¶ He matauranga to te tangata e tohu ana i ana kupu: a he whakaaro to te tangata i te wairua manawanui.

²⁸Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

²⁸Ko te wairangi nei ano, ki te whakarongo puku, ka kiia he whakaaro nui: ki te kokopi ona ngutu, ka kiia ia he tupato.