Results for te poaka tipua translation from Maori to English

kei konei te poaka
where is the vehicle

me hoko te poaka pango koe i o kai
you look like a pig

ko te kau kei waenga i te poaka me te tai.
the bull is in between the pig and the fence.

rite tonu ki te whakakai koura i te ihu o te poaka te wahine ataahua kahore nei ona ngarahu pai
as a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

mongamonga noa i te poaka toa o te ngahere, e kainga ana e te kirehe mohoao o te parae
the boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

heoi te tukunga iho ki a ratou rite tonu ki ta te whakatauki pono, kua hoki te kuri ki tona ruaki; me te poaka i horoi ra, kua okeoke ano i te paru
but it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

me te poaka hoki, no te mea e titore ana nga matimati, otiia kahore e whakahoki ake ana i te kai; hei mea poke tena ki a koutou: kaua e kainga o ratou kikokiko, kaua hoki e pa atu ki o ratou tinana mate
and the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.