Lea Fakatātā 12

1Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
1Ko ia ʻoku manako ki he ako ʻoku manako ki he poto: ka ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he valoki ʻoku anga fakamanu ia.
2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
2‌ʻOku finangalo lelei ʻa Sihova ki he tangata angalelei: ka ʻe fakamaau ʻe ia ʻae tangata ʻoku filioʻi kovi.
3No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
3‌ʻE ʻikai fokotuʻumaʻu ha tangata ʻe he angahala: ka ʻe ʻikai ngaue ʻae aka ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
4Ko e fefine angalelei ko e tatā ia ki hono ʻunoho: ka ko ia ʻoku fakamā ʻoku hangē ia ko e popo ki hono ngaahi hui.
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
5‌ʻOku totonu ʻae ngaahi mahalo ʻae māʻoniʻoni: ka ko e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻae angahala ko e kākā ia.
6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
6‌ʻOku alea ʻae angahala ke tatali toitoi ke lilingi toto: ka ʻoku fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻe he ngutu ʻoe angatonu.
7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
7‌ʻOku tulaki hifo ʻae angahala, pea ʻikai ʻakinautolu: ka ʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae fale ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
8A man is commended according to his good sense, but one of twisted mind is despised.
8‌ʻE fakamālōʻia, ʻae tangata ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene poto: ka ʻe manukiʻi ia ʻaia ʻoku loto talangataʻa.
9Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.
9Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻanekina, ka ʻoku tauhi ia ʻe ia pe, ʻoku lelei lahi hake ia ʻiate ia ʻoku fakaongoongolelei ia, ʻe ia pe, kae masiva meʻakai.
10Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
10‌ʻOku tokangaʻi ʻe he tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻae moʻui ʻa ʻene manu: ka ko e manavaʻofa ʻae angahala ko e fakamālohi pe ia.
11Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.
11Ko ia ʻoku faʻa keli hono potu kelekele ʻe mākona ia ʻi he meʻakai: ka ko ia ʻoku muimui ki he kakai vale ʻoku masiva ia ʻi he ʻilo.
12Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
12‌ʻOku manako ʻae angahala ki he kolo ʻae kakai angakovi: ka ʻoku tupu ʻae fua mei he aka ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
13An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
13‌ʻOku tauheleʻi ʻae angahala ʻe he talangataʻa ʻa hono loungutu: ka ʻe hao mai ʻae angatonu mei he kovi.
14From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
14‌ʻE fakamākona ʻae tangata ʻaki ʻae lelei ʻi he fua ʻo hono ngutu: pea ʻe ʻomi ki he tangata ʻae tupu ʻoe ngāue ʻa hono nima.
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
15‌ʻOku totonu ʻae hala ʻoe vale ʻi hono mata ʻoʻona: ka ko ia ʻoku ongoʻi ʻae akonaki ʻoku poto ia.
16The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
16‌ʻOku ʻilo leva ʻae ʻita ʻoe vale: ka ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻe he tangata fakamākukanga ʻae fakamā.
17Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.
17Ko ia ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae moʻoni ʻoku fakahā ʻe ia ʻae māʻoniʻoni: ka ʻoku fakahā ʻae kākā ʻe he fakamoʻoni loi.
18There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
18‌ʻOku ai ʻaia ʻoka lea ʻoku hangē ko e tui ʻaki ha heletā: ka ko e meʻa fakamoʻui ʻae ʻelelo ʻoe poto.
19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
19‌ʻE fokotuʻumaʻu ʻo taʻengata ʻae loungutu ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae moʻoni: ka ʻoku ʻosi ʻi he kemo pe taha ʻae ʻelelo ʻoku loi.
20Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
20‌ʻOku ai ʻae kākā ʻi he loto ʻonautolu ʻoku filioʻi kovi: ka ʻoku ai ʻae fiefia kiate kinautolu ʻoku alea ki he melino.
21No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
21‌ʻOku ʻikai ha kovi ʻe hoko ki he angatonu: ka ʻe fakafonu ʻaki ʻae kovi ʻae angahala.
22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
22Ko e meʻa fakalielia kia Sihova ʻae loungutu faʻa loi: ka ʻoku fiefia ia ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku fai fakamoʻomoʻoni.
23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
23‌ʻOku fakafufū ʻe he tangata fakamākukanga ʻa ʻene ʻilo: ka ʻoku fakahā ʻe he loto ʻoe vale ʻae vale.
24The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
24‌ʻE maʻu ʻae pule ʻe he nima ʻoe faʻa ngāue: ka ʻe moʻulaloa ki he tukuhau ʻaia ʻoku fakapikopiko.
25Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
25Ko e māfasia ʻi he loto ʻoe tangata ʻoku mapelu ai ia: ka ʻoku fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻe he lea lelei.
26One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
26‌ʻOku lelei hake ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻi hono kaungāʻapi: ka ʻoku kākāʻia ʻae angahala ʻe honau hala.
27Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
27‌ʻOku ʻikai ke taʻo ʻe he tangata fakapikopiko ʻae meʻa naʻa ne maʻu ʻi heʻene tuli: ka ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻae koloa ʻoe tangata faʻa ngāue.
28In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
28‌ʻOku ai ʻae moʻui ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, pea ʻi hono ʻalunga ʻoku ʻikai ai ha mate.