Palungha Lok 20
1 Misurtui loe tamhnui tabu ah ni oh; mu mah angzoehhaih to ohsak; mu paquih loe amthuhaih ah ni oh.
Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray, intoxicated, unintentional sin ·error·by them is not wise.
2 Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui kabtiah oh; anih palungphui han sah kami loe a hinghaih zaehaih sahsak kami ah oh.
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins ·deviates (from the standard goal)· against his own life.
3 Angzoehhaih dipsakkung loe khingya han krak; toe kamthu mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak.
It is kavod ·weighty glory· for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
4 Thasae kami loe atue naah laikok atok ai pongah, cang aah tue ah minawk khaeah hni cadoeh, hak mak ai.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall begin harvest, and have nothing.
5 Kami ih palung thung hoi sak atimhaih loe kathuk tui baktiah oh; toe panoekhaih tawn kami mah ni la thai tih.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Kami boih mah a sak o ih kahoih hmuen to thuih o boih; toe mi mah maw oepthok kami to hnu thai tih?
Many men claim to be men of chesed ·loving-kindness·, but who can find a faithful man?
7 Katoeng kami loe a toenghaih loklam to pazui pongah, a caanawk loe tahamhoih o.
A upright man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
8 Siangpahrang mah lokcaek hanah angraeng tangkhang pongah anghnut naah, kahoih ai hmuennawk to a mik hoiah pathlaeng thaih boih.
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
9 Ka palung hae ka ciimsak boeh, zaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without habitual sin ·missing the mark·?”
10 Angvan ai hmuenzit tahhaih patoh hoi angvan ai kasawk tahhaih patohhaih to Angraeng mah panuet.
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Adonai.
11 Nawkta loe a sak ih hmuen toeng maw toeng ai, ciim maw ciim ai, tito a sak ih hmuen hoiah amtueng.
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
12 Thaihhaih naa hoi hnukhaih mik loe, Angraeng mah ni sak hmaek.
The sh'ma ·hearing obeying· ear, and the seeing eye, Adonai has made even both of them.
13 Iih koeh hmoek hmah; nam tang tih; na mik to padai ah, to tiah nahaeloe takaw hoiah zok nam hah tih.
Don’t 'ahav ·affectionately love· sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
14 Hmuen qankung mah hmuen to qan naah, Hoih ai, hoih ai, tiah thuih; toe nawnetta caeh pacoengah loe, a qan ih hmuen to amoek haih.
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 Sui to oh moe, atho kana thlung kathim doeh oh mangh; toe palunghahaih lokthui pahni to hoih kue.
There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
16 Panoek ai ih kami hanah phoisa coi han lokkam kami loe angmah ih kahni to la pae ving tih, panoek ai ih angvin nongpata hanah lokkamhaih sah kami loe angmah ih hmuenmae to naeh pae tih.
Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
17 Alinghaih hoiah hnuk ih caaknaek loe khraem parai; toe hnukkhuem ah loe pakha to thlungcaret hoiah koi tih.
Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
18 Na timhaih sah ai naah minawk khae hoi kahoih poekhaih to la ah; kahoih poekhaih paekkung na tawnh naah, misa to tuh ah.
Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
19 Pakhaa cip ai kami mah tamqu hmuen to angphongsak; to pongah pakha cip ai kami hoiah angkom hmah.
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20 Amno hoi ampa pasoih kami loe, khoving thungah anih ih hmaithaw paduek pae ving tih.
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp candle shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 Karangah angraenghaih loe, hnukkhuem ah tahamsethaih ah om tih.
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.
22 Sak ih zaehaih baktiah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah; Angraeng to mah oep ah, anih mah na pahlong tih.
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Adonai, and he will save you.
23 Katoeng ai hmuenzit tahhaih to Angraeng mah panuet; anih loe amsoem ai coi tahhaih nuiah anghoe ai.
Adonai detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 Kami ih khok takan loe Angraeng mah ni zaeh; kami mah kawbangmaw a caehhaih loklam to panoek thai tih?
A man’s steps are from Adonai; how then can man understand his way?
25 Poek het ai ah tawthaih hoi Sithaw khaeah lokkamhaih sah kami, lokkam pacoengah a lokkamhaih dawnpakhuem let kami loe, aimah hanah dongh patung kami ah oh.
It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
26 Palungha siangpahrang loe kahoih ai kaminawk to anghaehsak phaeng moe, cang kaehhaih hoiah nihcae to a kaeh.
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 Kami ih muithla loe, angmah palung thung ih hmuennawk pakronghaih, Angraeng ih hmaithawk ah oh.
The spirit of man is Adonai’s lamp candle, searching all his innermost parts.
28 Amlunghaih hoi oepthohhaih mah siangpahrang to ngancuemsak; amlunghaih mah angraeng tangkhang to caksak.
Chesed ·Loving-kindness· and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by chesed ·loving-kindness·.
29 Thacakhaih loe thendoeng lensawkhaih ah oh moe, sampok loe mitong kranghoihaih ah oh.
The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 Nganbawh kana hakhaih hoi ahmaa caakhaih mah kasae hmuen to ciimsak; bohhaih mah palungthin thung ih sethaih to pasaeh.
Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
