1 He whakatauki anō ēnei nā Horomona, he mea tuhi e ngā tāngata a Hetekia kīngi o Hūrā.
2 Ko tō te Atua whakakorōria, he huna mea;
3 Ko te rangi mō te tiketike, ko te whenua mō te hōhonu,
4 Tahia atu te para i te hiriwa,
5 tangohia atu te tangata kino i te aroaro o te kīngi,
6 Kei whakaputa i a koe ki mua i te aroaro o te kīngi,
7 He pai kē hoki kia kīia mai ki a koe, “Haere mai ki runga nei,”
8 kei hohoro te haere ki te ngangare,
9 Tohea tāu tohe ki tōu hoa tonu,
10 kei kohukohutia koe e te tangata i rongo,
11 He kupu i tika te kōrero,
12 He pērā i te whakakai kōura, i te whakapaipai kōura parakore
13 Rite tonu ki te mātao o te hukarere i te kotinga wīti
14 He pērā i ngā kapua me te hau uakore,
15 Mā te roa e whakamanawanui ana ka whakaae mai ai te kīngi,
16 Kua kitea e koe he honi, kainga ko te wāhi e mākona ai koe;
17 Kia takitahi tōu waewae ki te whare o tōu hoa;
18 Ko te tangata e whakaatu teka ana mō tōna hoa,
19 Ko te whakawhirinaki ki te tangata tinihanga i te wā o te raru,
20 Ko te tangata e waiata ana ki te ngākau pōuri,
21 Ki te matekai tōu hoariri whāngaia ki te taro;
22 ka pūrangatia hoki e koe he waro kāpura ki tōna māhunga,
23 E mauria ana mai e te hauraro he ua;
24 He pai kē te noho i te kokonga o te tuanui,
25 He rongo pai nō te whenua tawhiti,
26 Me te manawa-whenua i takatakahia, me te puna i whakaparuparutia,
27 Ehara i te mea pai te kai nui i te honi;
28 Ko te tangata e kore nei e pēhi i tōna wairua,