Proverbs 21:11
When the mocker is punished, the naive become wise, and when the wise person is instructed, he lays hold of knowledge.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- עָנַשׁʻânashproperly, to urge; by implication, to inflict apenalty, specifically, to fine
- פְּתִיpᵉthîysilly (i.e. seducible)
- חָכַםchâkamto be wise (in mind, word or act)
- לוּץlûwtsproperly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign
- שָׂכַלsâkalto be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- חָכָםchâkâmwise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.