Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- שֵׁכָרshêkâran intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
- מַרmarbitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- יַיִןyayinwine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- אָבַדʼâbadproperly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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.