Proverbs 27:5
Better is open reproof than hidden love.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- תּוֹכֵחָהtôwkêchâhchastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
- סָתַרçâtharto hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- גָּלָהgâlâhto denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being us
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
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.