Results for lighter translation from English to Maori

surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
he pono he mea memeha noa nga ware, he teka noa nga rangatira; ki te paunatia ratou, mama noa ake ratou tahi i te horihori

and he said unto them, what counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
i mea ia ki a ratou, ki to koutou whakaaro he aha te kupu e whakahoki ai tatou ki tenei hunga i korero nei ki ahau, i mea nei, whakamamakia te ioka i meatia mai ra e tou papa ki a matou

thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
he pakeke te ioka i meatia e tou papa ki a matou: na mau e whakamama te mahi pakeke a tou papa, me tana ioka taimaha i meatia e ia ki a matou, a ka mahi matou ki a koe

and the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, my little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
na ka korero ki a ia nga taitama i kaumatua ngatahi nei me ia, ka mea, kia penei tau ki atu ki tenei hunga i korero mai nei ki a koe, i mea mai nei, i whakataimahatia e tou papa to matou ioka, na kia mama tau ki a matou; kia penei tau ki atu ki a ratou, ko toku maihao iti, ka nui atu i te hope o toku papa