Palungha Lok 27
1 Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
2 Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than them both.
4 Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
5 Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
7 Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
8 Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
9 Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.
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.
Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
11 Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
12 Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
14 Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
15 Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
17 Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
19 Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
20 Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not 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.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
23 Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
24 Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
26 Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
27 Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
