Palungha Lok 21
1 Siangpahrang ih palung loe, vapui baktiah Angraeng ban ah oh moe, a koehhaih ahmuen bangah longh.
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
2 Kami maeto boih mah a caehhaih loklam to toeng, tiah poek; toe Angraeng loe palungthin ni khingh.
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 Angbawnhaih ah paek ih hmuen pongah loe, katoengah sak ih hmuen, katoengah lokcaekhaih to Angraeng mah koeh kue.
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Azat panoek ai mik tamdai hoi amoek palungthin, kahoih ai kami ih hmaithaw loe zaehaih hae ni.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
5 Poek het pacoengah toksah kami loe angraeng, tawt kaak hoi toksah kami loe amtang.
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 Lok amlaihaih hoi hak ih hmuen loe kazawk tamai hoi duekhaih thaang ah ni oh.
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
7 Kahoih ai kaminawk loe kahoih hmuen to sak koeh o ai pongah, a sak o ih sethaih hmuen mah angmacae to amrosak tih.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
8 Kami caehhaih loklam loe angkawnh; toe poekciim kami toksakhaih loe toeng.
The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kawk parai im ah oh pongah loe, imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 Kahoih ai kami loe uthaih palung to tawnh; a imtaeng kami nuiah doeh tahmenhaih tawn ai.
The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 Kahoih ai kami danpaek naah, poek tawn ai kami to palungha lat; palungha kami thuitaek naah loe anih mah panoekhaih to hak.
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
12 Katoeng kami loe kahoih ai kami ih im to palunghahaih hoiah khet; toe kahoih ai kami loe a sak ih sethaih pongah amrosak.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Amtang kami qah naah naa tamuep kami loe, a qah naah mi mah doeh tahngai pae mak ai.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
14 Tamquta hoi paek ih tangqum mah palungphuihaih dipsak; tamquta hoi paek ih bokhaih tangqum mah kanung parai palungphuihaih to dipsak.
A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 Kahoih kami loe katoeng hmuen sakhaih nuiah anghoehaih tawnh; toe sethaih sah kami hanah loe amrohaih ah oh.
Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 Palunghahaih loklam hoi amkhraeng kami loe kadueh kaminawk salakah ni anghak tih.
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 Nawmhaih koeh kami loe amtang tih; mu hoi situi koeh kami doeh angraeng mak ai.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 Kahoih ai kami loe katoeng kami akranghaih ah oh moe, zaehaih sah kami loe katoeng kami hanah oh.
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Angzoeh koeh moe, poeksae zu hoi nawnto oh pongah loe, praezaek ah oh to hoih kue.
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
20 Palungha im ah loe buh hoi situi amthlai pok ah oh; toe kamthu loe a tawnh ih hmuennawk to tahmat boih.
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
21 Toenghaih hoi tahmenhaih pakrong kami loe hinghaih, toenghaih hoi ahmin pakoehhaih to hnuk.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
22 Palungha kami loe thacak kami ih vangpui to tuk moe, nihcae mah oep o ih sipae to phraek pae thaih.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 Pahni hoi palai cip kami loe raihaih thung hoi a hinghaih loih thai hanah angvaeng kami ah oh.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
24 Amoek moe, palungphui thaih kami loe amoek kami, minawk pahnuithuih kami, tiah kawk o.
Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
25 Thasae kami loe bantha set pongah, vawthaih mah duehsak tih.
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26 To baktih kami loe ni thokkruek angaihaih pop aep aep; toe katoeng kami loe paawt ai ah paek.
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
27 Kahoih ai kami mah paek ih angbawnhaih hmuen loe panuet thoh; anih mah kasae poekhaih palungthin hoi hmuen to sin nahaeloe kawkruk maw panuet thok aep tih!
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
28 Amsoem ai hnukungah kaom kami loe amro tih; toe lok thaih tangtang kami loe katoeng ah lokthuih.
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
29 Kasae kami loe mikhmai pan thai ai; toe katoeng kami loe a caehhaih loklam to poek.
A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
30 Angraeng ai ah loe palunghahaih, panoekhaih hoi sak atimhaih loe azom pui ni.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
31 Misatuk hanah hrang to suek coek boeh; toe misa pazawkhaih loe Angraeng ih ni.
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
