Lamentations 5:4
Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- עֵץʻêtsa tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- בּוֹאbôwʼto go or come (in a wide 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.