Ecclesiastes 9:12
For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- מָצוֹדmâtsôwda net (for capturing animals or fishes); afastness or (beseiging) tower
- יָקֹשׁyâqôshto ensnare (literally or figuratively)
- דָּגdâga fish (often used collectively)
- פַּחpacha (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- צִפּוֹרtsippôwra little bird (as hopping)
- הֵםhêmthey (only used when emphatic)
- אָחַזʼâchazto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- עֵתʻêthtime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
+lea 'e 5 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
1Th 5:3, Luk 21:34–36, Pro 29:6, Pro 6:15, Ecc 8:5–7, Job 18:8–10, 2Ti 2:26, Pro 7:22–23