Proverbs 9:17
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- מָתַקmâthaqto suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
- גָּנַבgânabto thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- סֵתֶרçêthera cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
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
Pro 20:17, Pro 23:31–32, Pro 30:20, Jas 1:14–15, Eph 5:12, 2Ki 5:24–27, Rom 7:8, Pro 7:18–20