Olcueih 10
1 Solomon kah, Ca aka cueih loh a napa ko a hoe sak tih ca aka ang tah a manu a pha-ueknah la om.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.
2 Halangnah kah thakvoh khaw hoeikhang tloe pawt tih, duengnah long tah dueknah lamloh a huul.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
3 Aka dueng kah hinglu tah BOEIPA loh a lamlum sak moenih, tedae halang kah a talnah te a thaek pah.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4 Palyal kut loh a saii tah vawtthoek tih, kut aka haam tah boei.
He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 Khohal ah aka yoep capa long tah a cangbam tih, cangah vaengah aka ip capa loh yah a bai.
He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
6 Aka dueng kah a lu dongah yoethennah om dae, halang kah a ka long tah kuthlahnah khaw a phah.
Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 Aka dueng poekkoepnah tah yoethennah la om dae, halang tah a ming pawn ni.
The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8 Lungbuei aka cueih loh olpaek te a doe tih, aka ang tah a hmui a lai a caehdoelh pah.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
9 Thincaknah neh aka pongpa tah ngaikhuek la cet dae, a longpuei aka kawn sak khaw amah ming uh bitni.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
10 Mik neh aka mikhip loh nganboh a paek tih, aka ang tah a hmui a lai a caehdoelh pah.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
11 Aka dueng kah a ka tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, halang kah a ka loh kuthlahnah te a uep.
The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
12 Hmuhuetnah loh tingtoehnah a huek. Tedae lungnah long tah dumlai boeih a dah.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
13 Hmuilai dongah aka yakming loh cueihnah a dang tih, lungbuei aka talh kah a nam ham rhuiboeng om.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.
14 Aka cueih rhoek loh mingnah a khoem uh tih aka ang kah a ka tah a porhaknah yoei.
Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
15 Khorha khuikah, hlanglen kah a boei a rhaeng tah amah kah a sarhi la om tih, a khodaeng te tattloel rhoek kah porhaknah la om.
The rich man’s wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.
16 Aka dueng kah thaphu tah hingnah la om tih halang kah cangah tah tholhnah la poeh.
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17 Thuituennah aka ngaithuen tah hingnah caehlong la pawk tih toelthamnah aka hnawt tah kho a hmang.
He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18 Hmuhuetnah aka phah kah a hmuilai khaw a honghi la om tih, theetnah aka haeh khaw ang.
He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
19 Olka a yet vaengah dumlai khaw a mueh moenih, tedae a hmuilai aka tuem ni lungming la a om.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.
20 Aka dueng kah ol tah cak a coelh bangla om tih halang kah a lungbuei tah vilvel mai ni.
The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth.
21 Aka dueng kah hmuilai loh muep a kok tih aka ang tah a lungbuei a talh dongah duek.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
22 BOEIPA kah yoethennah tah boei tih, te te patangpnah a koei thil moenih.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
23 Aka ang ham tah nueihbu te khonuen rhamtat la a saii dae, cueihnah long tah hlang taengah lungcuei la om.
[It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
24 Halang kah rhihnahkoi tah amah taengla a pawk pah tih aka dueng kah a ngaihlihnah khaw a doo pah ni.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25 Cangpalam loh a paan vaengah halang tah pai thai pawt vetih aka dueng kah khoengim tah kumhal ah pai ni.
As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more: ] but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.
26 Kolhnaw tah a tueih rhoek hamla a no dongah a thuui bangla, a mik dongah hmaikhu bangla a om pah.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
27 BOEIPA hinyahnah loh khohnin a thap tih halang kah a kum tah a rhaem pah.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28 Aka dueng rhoek kah ngaiuepnah tah kohoenah la om tih halang rhoek kah ngaiuepnah tah paltham.
The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29 BOEIPA kah longpuei he thincaknah ham tah lunghim la om tih boethae aka saii ham porhaknah la om.
The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.
30 Aka dueng tah kumhal duela tuen pawt dae halang rhoek tah diklai ah khosa mahpawh.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31 Aka dueng kah a ka ah cueihnah cuen tih calaak rhoek kah a lai tah a yueh pah ni.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32 Aka dueng kah hmuilai tah kolonah la a ming dae halang rhoek kah a ka tah calaak yoeyah.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.
