Ma Ihowa hoki e homai te whakaaro nui;: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding (Whakatauki 2:6) The Lord is the only One, Who will provide true wisdom. This wisdom is not the wisdom of the world, because the wisdom of the world is…

Taku tama, ki te tango koe i aku kupu, a huna aku whakahau ki roto ki a koe; A ka anga tou taringa ki te whakaaro nui, kia anga ano tou ngakau ki te matauranga; Āe, ki te mea ka karanga koe ki te matauranga, and lightest up the voice for understanding; If thou seekest her…

Ko te tangata ia e rongo ana ki ahau, ka noho humarie, a ka ata noho mai i te wehi o te kino (Whakatauki 1:33) Nga Whakapono, E wehi nei ki a Ihowa, whakarongo ki a ia, and obey His Word and don’t despise His reproof shall dwell safely…

Na i kino ratou ki te matauranga, kihai hoki i whiriwhiria e ia te wehi ki a Ihowa: Kihai ratou i aro mai ki aku whakaaro: whakahawea ana ratou ki aku kupu riri katoa. Na reira ka kai ratou i nga hua o to ratou nei ara, and be filled with…

No te mea kua karanga ahau, a kihai koutou i pai; Kua totoro atu toku ringa, a kahore he tangata i whakaaro; Heoi whakakahoretia iho e koe oku whakaaro katoa, a kihai i aro ki taku ako: Mo reira ka kata ahau ki to koutou aitua; Ahau…