Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- זְבוּבzᵉbûwba fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
- סִכְלוּתçiklûwthsilliness
- רָקַחrâqachto perfume
- נָבַעnâbaʻto gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul o
- בָּאַשׁbâʼashto smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally
- יָקָרyâqârvaluable (objectively or subjectively)
- מְעַטmᵉʻaṭa little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
- מָוֶתmâvethdeath (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figurative
+lea 'e 2 kehe 'i he veesi ni
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.
Ngaahi fetuʻutaki veesi
Mat 5:13–16, Gal 2:12–14, Exo 30:25, Neh 13:26, 2Ch 19:2, Exo 30:34–35