Palungha Lok 25
1 Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
THESE are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2 Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
3 Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
11 Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
13 Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
14 Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
17 Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
18 A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
21 Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23 Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28 A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
