Palungha Lok 11
1 Angraeng loe katoeng ai tahhaih to pahnuet; toe katoeng tahhaih nuiah loe anghoehaih tawnh.
A deceitful scale is an abomination with the Lord, and a fair weighing is his will.
2 Amoekhaih oh naah, azathaih to oh; toe minawk tlim ah khosah kami khaeah loe palunghahaih to oh.
Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
3 Poektoeng kami loe toenghaih mah zaeh; toe poeksae kami loe poeksethaih mah amrosak tih.
The simplicity of the just shall direct them, and the rebellion of the perverse will devastate them.
4 Sithaw palungphui naah angraenghaih mah na bomh mak ai; toe toenghaih mah loe duekhaih thung hoiah pahlong.
Wealth will not profit in the day of vengeance. But justice shall liberate from death.
5 Coek koi om ai katoeng kami loe toenghaih mah loklam to hnuksak; toe kasae kami loe a sethaih mah amtimsak tik.
The justice of the simple shall direct his way. And the impious will fall in his impiety.
6 Katoeng kaminawk loe angmacae toenghaih mah nihcae to pahlong tih; toe sethaih sah kaminawk loe angmacae sethaih pongah aman o tih.
The justice of the upright shall free them. And the iniquitous will be seized by their own treachery.
7 Kahoih ai kami duek naah, anih oephaih doeh anghma tih; poektoeng ai kaminawk ih oephaih loe anghmat.
When the impious man is dead, there will no longer be any hope. And the expectation of the anxious will perish.
8 Katoeng kami to raihaih thung hoiah pahlong, anih zuengah kasae kami nuiah raihaih to phak.
The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.
9 Angsah thaih kami loe pronghaih lok hoiah a imtaeng kami to amrosak; toe katoeng kami loe palunghahaih hoiah loi tih.
The pretender deceives his friend by mouth. But the just shall be freed by knowledge.
10 Katoeng kami khosak hoih naah, vangpui to anghoe; kasae kami duek naah loe, anghoe hoi hanghaih lok to oh.
In the good of the just, the city shall exult. And in the perdition of the impious, there shall be praise.
11 Katoeng kami tahamhoih naah, vangpui to pakoeh ah oh; toe kasae kami ih pakha mah loe vangpui to amrosak.
By the blessing of the just, the city shall be exalted. And by the mouth of the impious, it will be subverted.
12 Palunghahaih tawn ai kami loe, a imtaeng kami to khet patoek; toe palunghahaih tawn kami loe a palai to ciipsak.
Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent.
13 Lokpung kami loe tamqu hmuen to taphong; toe oepthok kami loe tamqu hmuen to angphat.
Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.
14 Zaehhoihaih om ai naah, prae kaminawk amro o; toe poekhaih paek thaih kami pop tawnh naah ngancuemhaih to oh.
Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.
15 Angvin ih laiba pathok pae hanah lokkam kami loe poek angpho tih; toe to tiah lokkam ai kami loe mawnhaih tawn mak ai.
He will be afflicted with evil, who provides a guarantee for an outsider. But whoever is wary of traps shall be secure.
16 Tahmenhaih tawn nongpata loe khingzahaih to hak; toe thahoih nongpanawk loe angraeng o.
A gracious woman shall discover glory. And the robust will have wealth.
17 Tahmenhaih tawn kami loe tangqum to hak; toe hmawsaeng kami loe a taksa raihaih paek kami ah ni oh.
A merciful man benefits his own soul. But whoever is cruel casts out even his close relatives.
18 Kasae kami loe alinghaih atho to hnuk; toe toenghaih tuh kami loe amkhrai thai ai tangqum to hak.
The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.
19 Toenghaih loe hinghaih ah oh baktih toengah, sethaih hnukah patom kami loe a duekhaih ni patom.
Clemency prepares life. And the pursuit of evils prepares death.
20 Poek angkawn kami loe Angraeng mah panuet; toe toenghaih loklam pazui kami nuiah loe anghoehaih to tawnh.
A depraved heart is abominable to the Lord. And his will is with those who walk in simplicity.
21 Kasae kaminawk loe nawnto amhong o cadoeh, danpaek ai ah om mak ai; toe katoeng kaminawk ih caa loe loihsak tih.
Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved.
22 Khopoek thai ai kranghoih nongpata loe, ok tahmawh nui ih sui bantuek baktiah ni oh.
A beautiful and senseless woman is like a gold ring in the snout of a swine.
23 Katoeng kami loe kahoih hmuen khue ni koeh; toe kasae kami ih oephaih loe palungphuihaih hae ni.
The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.
24 Cangti haeh kami loe pop aep ah hak; angaihaih pong kamthlai ah patung kami loe amtang aep.
Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.
25 Kuuhoih kami loe angraeng; minawk han tuibawh kami loe, angmah doeh tuibawh ah om toeng tih.
The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.
26 Cang zawh paawt kami loe, minawk mah kasae thui tih; toe cang zaw kami ih lu loe tahamhoihaih om tih.
Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it.
27 Kahoih hmuen pakrong kami loe hoihaih to hnuk; toe kahoih ai hmuen pakrong kami loe sethaih to hnu tih.
He does well to rise early, who seeks what is good. But whoever is a seeker of evils shall be oppressed by them.
28 Angmah angraenghaih oep kami loe amtim tih; toe katoeng kami loe thingqam baktiah sai tih.
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall. But the just shall spring up like a green leaf.
29 Angmah imthung raihaih paek kami loe takhi to qawk ah toep tih; amthu loe palungha kami ih tamna ah om tih.
Whoever troubles his own house will possess the winds. And whoever is foolish will serve the wise.
30 Hinghaih thingkung loe toenghaih thingthai ah oh; palungha kami loe minawk hinghaih to pazawk.
The fruit of the just one is the tree of life. And whoever receives souls is wise.
31 Khenah, katoeng kaminawk mataeng doeh long nuiah hnuk han koi atho to hnu o nahaeloe, Sithaw panoek ai kami hoi zaehaih sak koeh kaminawk cae loe kawkruk maw danpaekhaih atho to hnu o tih!
If the just are repaid upon the earth, how much more the impious and the sinner!
