Thuituen 10
1 Dueknah pilyang loh thungnom situi thaa te a rhim sak bangla vel lunghmangnah vik te cueihnah lakah khaw, thangpomnah lakah khaw nul.
Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.
2 Aka cueih kah lungbuei tah a bantang la mael tih aka ang kah lungbuei tah a banvoei la mael.
The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a foolish man is in his left hand.
3 Longpuei ah pataeng lunghmang tah lunghmang bangla a lungbuei a talh hil pongpa tih a lunghmang te a cungkuem taengah a thui.
Moreover, as a foolish man is walking along the way, even though he himself is unwise, he considers everyone to be foolish.
4 Aka taemrhai kah mueihla loh nang taengah pai mai cakhaw na hmuen phawt boeh. Hoeihnah long ni tholhnah a len khaw a duem sak.
If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.
5 Boei mikhmuh lamloh tohtamaeh la aka thoeng ka hmuh te khomik hmuiah a thae la om.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake:
6 Pavai te hmuensang la muep a khueh vaengah hlanglen tah mathoe la kho a sak.
a foolish man appointed to a high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath him.
7 Marhang dongkah sal rhoek ka hmuh vaengah mangpa rhoek tah diklai ah sal bangla pongpa uh.
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants.
8 Rhom aka too khaw a khuila cungku tih vongtung aka phae khaw rhul loh amah a tuk.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him.
9 Lungto aka puen khaw amah ah a kothae tih thing aka phaek khaw te nen te tohngah saeh.
Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.
10 Thi te duu tih a ha te a haat pawt atah thadueng khaw vak. Tedae rhoeikhangnah tah cueihnah long ni a khui sak.
If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.
11 Calthai a om pawt ah rhul loh a tuk atah cal kung ham rhoeikhangnah moenih.
Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.
12 Hlang cueih ka dongkah ol tah mikdaithen om tih aka ang kah hmuilai long tah amah a dolh.
Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.
13 A ka dongkah ol tongnah te lunghmangnah la om tih a ka dongkah ol bawtnah khaw boethae angvawknah la om.
At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.
14 Lunghmang tah ol pung tih metla a om khaw hlang loh ming pawh. A hnuk ah metla a om ham khaw a taengah ulong a thui pah voel?
The fool multiplies his words. A man does not know what has been before him, and who is able to reveal to him what will be in the future after him?
15 Hlang ang kah thakthaenah loh amah a kohnue sak tih khopuei la caeh ham khaw ming pawh.
The hardship of the foolish will afflict those who do not know to go into the city.
16 Na manghai khaw camoe tih na mangpa rhoek loh mincang ah nah a caak uh te, khohmuen nang ngawn tah khomap.
Woe to you, the land whose king is a boy, and whose princes consume in the morning.
17 Na manghai te hlangcoelh capa van tih, na mangpa rhoek long khaw rhuihahnah ham pawt tih thayung thamal hamla a tue vaengah aka ca khohmuen nang tah na yoethen.
Blessed is the land whose king is noble, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for refreshment and not for self-indulgence.
18 Ngaknah lamloh tul pae hmawn tih kut poemnah lamloh im cae.
By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.
19 Nueihbu ham buh a khueh tih misurtui loh hingnah ko a hoe sak. Tedae tangka loh a cungkuem te a doo.
While laughing, they make bread and wine, so that the living may feast. And all things are obedient to money.
20 Na cangnah nen khaw manghai te tap boeh. Imkhui kah na thingkong dongah khaw hlanglen te tap boeh. Vaan kah vaa loh ol te khuen vetih ol te a phae loh a kungmah taengah thui ve.
You should not slander the king, even in your thoughts, and you should not speak evil of a wealthy man, even in your private chamber. For even the birds of the air will carry your voice, and whatever has wings will announce your opinion.
