Palungha Lok 10
1 Solomon palunghahaih lok loe hae tiah oh; palungha caa mah loe ampa to poeknawmsak, kamthu ih caa mah loe amno to palungsetsak.
These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
2 Amsoem ai ah hak ih hmuen loe atho om ai, toe toenghaih mah loe duekhaih thung hoiah pahlong.
Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
3 Katoeng kami loe zok amthlam moe, duek hanah Angraeng mah asaeng ai; toe kahoih ai kami ih hmuenmae loe amrosak.
Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
4 Thasae ban mah anih to amtangsak, thahoih ban mah loe anih to angraengsak.
Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
5 Nipui tueah caaknaek patung kami loe palungha capa ah oh, cang aah tue ah iip kami loe azathaih paek capa ah oh.
Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
6 Katoeng kami ih lu ah loe tahamhoihaih to oh; toe kahoih ai kami ih pakha loe athii palonghaih hoiah koi.
Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
7 Katoeng kaminawk loe pahnet thai ai pongah tahamhoih o; toe kasae kami ih ahmin loe qong tih.
After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
8 Palungha palungthin mah loe lokpaekhaih to pazui; toe lok angaek thaih kamthu loe amro tih.
Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
9 Toenghaih loklam ah caeh kami loe ngancuem tih; toe lam amkhraeng kami loe a poekhaih to amtueng tih.
Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
10 Uthaih mik pakhriphaih mah kami to raihaih paek, lok angaek thaih kamthu loe amro tih.
Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
11 Katoeng kami ih pakha loe hinghaih tuipuek ah oh, toe kasae kami ih pakha loe kahoih ai hmuen hoiah koi.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
12 Hnukmahaih mah misa angcoengsak, toe amlunghaih mah loe zaehaih boih to khuk.
When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
13 Panoekhaih tawn kami ih pahni ah palunghahaih to amtueng, toe panoekhaih tawn ai kami ih kaengah loe quiboeng to oh.
Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
14 Palungha kami loe palunghaih to patungh, toe amthu kami ih pakha loe amro han zoi daek.
Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
15 Angraeng ih tacong loe kacak angmah ih vangpui ah oh; toe amtang kami amtanghaih loe angmah amrohaih ah oh.
The wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
16 Katoeng kami toksakhaih atho loe hinghaih ah oh, toe kahoih ai kami ih thingthai mah loe zaehaih to tacawtsak.
If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
17 Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinghaih loklam ah caeh; toe thuitaekhaih lok aek kami loe loklam amkhraeng.
Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
18 Lok amlaihaih mah hnukmahaih to amtueng ai ah ohsak, minawk kasae thui kami loe kamthu ah ni oh.
Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
19 Kapop ah lokthuih naah thuih pazaehaih to oh; toe palungha kami loe pahni to ciip.
When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
20 Palungha kami ih palai loe qoih ih sumkanglung baktiah oh; toe kahoih ai kami ih palungthin loe atho om ai.
What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
21 Katoeng kami ih pahni mah kami paroeai pacah; toe kamthu loe panoekhaih tawn ai pongah duek.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
22 Angraeng tahamhoihaih mah angraenghaih to ohsak, to angraenghaih ah loe palungsethaih om ai.
Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
23 Kamthu loe kahoih ai hmuen nuiah anghoe, toe palungha kami loe panoekhaih tawnh.
Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
24 Kahoih ai kami nuiah zithaih to pha tih; toe katoeng kami koehhaih loe akoepsak tih.
Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
25 Kahoih ai kaminawk loe, kamhae takhi baktiah laemh o; toe katoeng kaminawk loe dungzan kacak ahmuen ah oh.
When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
26 Kathaw tui mah haa kinsak moe, hmaikhue mah mik amcapsak baktih toengah, thasae kami doeh anih patoeh kami hanah to tiah oh.
We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
27 Angraeng zithaih mah hinglung sawksak; toe kasae kaminawk loe saning duem tih.
If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
28 Anghoehaih loe katoeng kaminawk oephaih ah oh; toe kasae kaminawk oephaih loe anghmaa tih.
Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
29 Angraeng ih loklam loe katoeng kaminawk hanah thacakhaih ah oh; toe kahoih ai hmuen sah kaminawk han loe amrohaih ah oh.
Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
30 Katoeng kami loe natuek naah doeh angthui mak ai; toe kasae kami loe long nuiah kacakah khosah thai mak ai.
Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
31 Katoeng kami ih pakha thung hoiah palunghahaih to tacawt; toe kangkoih ah lokthui kami ih palai loe aat pae pat tih.
Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
32 Katoeng kami ih palai loe tapom thaikoi ah kaom hmuen to panoek; toe kasae kami ih pakha loe kangkoih ah lok apaeh.
Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
