Proverbs 8:19
Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- פָּזpâzpure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
- חֲרוּץchărûwtsproperly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as
- תְּבוּאָהtᵉbûwʼâhincome, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
- פְּרִיpᵉrîyfruit (literally or figuratively)
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- 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.