1 Ko ngā whakatauki a Horomona.
2 Kāhore he rawa o ngā taonga o te kino;
3 E kore a Ihowā e tuku i te wairua o te tangata tika kia hemokai;
4 He rawakore te tukunga iho o te ringa ngehe;
5 He kohi raumati tā tama ngākau mahara;
6 He manaaki kei te tumuaki o te tangata tika;
7 Ka manaakitia te maharatanga ki te tangata tika;
8 He ngākau whakaaro, ka tahuritia te whakahau;
9 Ko te tangata haere tika, e haere ora ana;
10 Mā te whakakini o te kanohi ka puta ai te pōuri;
11 He puna ora te māngai o te tangata tika;
12 Ko tō te mauāhara he whakaoho i ngā totohe;
13 E kitea te whakaaro nui ki ngā ngutu o te tangata mātau;
14 Rongoā ai te hunga whakaaro nui i te mātauranga;
15 Ko ōna rawa te pā kaha o te tangata taonga;
16 Ko te mahi a te tangata tika e ahu ana ki te ora;
17 Kei te ara ki te ora te tangata e pupuri ana i te kupu ako;
18 Ko te tangata e huna ana i te mauāhara he ngutu teka;
19 E kore ngā kupu maha e hapa i te kino;
20 He hiriwa pai rawa te arero o te tangata tika;
21 He tokomaha e whāngaia ana e ngā ngutu o te tangata tika;
22 Ka hua te taonga i tā Ihowā manaaki;
23 Hei tākaro mā te wairangi te mahi hē;
24 Ko tā te tangata kino i wehi ai ka tae anō ki a ia;
25 Pahure rawa ake te tūkauati kua kore te hunga kino;
26 He winika ki ngā niho, he paowa ki ngā kanohi;
27 Ko te wehi ki a Ihowā e whakaroa ana i ngā rā;
28 Tūmanako atu te hunga tika, koa iho;
29 He kaha mō te tangata tika tā Ihowā ara;
30 E kore te tangata tika e whakangāueuetia ā ake ake;
31 Ko te māngai o te tangata tika hua ana te whakaaro nui;
32 E mōhio ana ngā ngutu o te tangata tika ki ngā mea ka manakohia;