Palungha Lok 27
1 Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
2 Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
3 Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
4 Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
Open criticism is better than hidden love.
6 Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
7 Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
8 Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
9 Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
10 Nam pui hoi nam pa ih ampui to pahnawt hmah; raihaih tong naah nam nawkamya im ah caeh hmah; na imtaeng kami loe ahmuen kangthla ah kaom nam nawkamya pongah hoih kue.
Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
11 Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
12 Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.
13 Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!
14 Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
15 Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16 To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
17 Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
18 Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
19 Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
20 Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai. (Sheol h7585)
In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to oh, suitui pacii hanah kamngaeh hmai to oh; to baktih toengah kami doeh pakoehhaih hoiah tanoek thaih.
Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
22 Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
23 Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
24 Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
25 Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
26 Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
27 Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
