Olcueih 10
1 Solomon kah thuidoeknah, Ca aka cueih loh a napa ko a hoe sak tih ca aka ang tah a manu a pha-ueknah la om.
These [are more] proverbs/wise sayings from Solomon: If children are wise, they cause their parents to be happy; but if children are foolish, they cause their parents to be very sad.
2 Halangnah kah thakvoh khaw hoeikhang tloe pawt tih, duengnah long tah dueknah lamloh a huul.
Money that you get by doing dishonest/wicked things will really not benefit you; but by living righteously you will live for (a long time/many years).
3 Aka dueng kah hinglu tah BOEIPA loh a lamlum sak moenih, tedae halang kah a talnah te a thaek pah.
Yahweh does not allow righteous [people] to starve, but he will prevent wicked [people] from getting what they want.
4 Palyal kut loh a saii tah vawtthoek tih, kut aka haam tah boei.
Lazy people [soon] become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
5 Khohal ah aka yoep capa long tah a cangbam tih, cangah vaengah aka ip capa loh yah a bai.
Those who are wise, harvest the crops when they are ripe; it is shameful/disgraceful to sleep [and not work] during harvest time.
6 Aka dueng kah a lu dongah yoethennah om dae, halang kah a ka long tah kuthlahnah khaw a phah.
Righteous [people will] be blessed [by God]; [the nice things] that wicked [people] say [MTY] [sometimes] conceal the fact that they [are planning to] act violently.
7 Aka dueng poekkoepnah tah yoethennah la om dae, halang tah a ming pawn ni.
After righteous [people die], other people are blessed as they remember [what those people did before they died]; but we will soon forget wicked people [MTY] after they die.
8 Lungbuei aka cueih loh olpaek te a doe tih, aka ang tah a hmui a lai a caehdoelh pah.
Wise people heed good instruction/advice, but people who talk foolishly will ruin themselves.
9 Thincaknah neh aka pongpa tah ngaikhuek la cet dae, a longpuei aka kawn sak khaw amah ming uh bitni.
Honest people will be safe, but [others] (OR, God) will find out those who are dishonest.
10 Mik neh aka mikhip loh nganboh a paek tih, aka ang tah a hmui a lai a caehdoelh pah.
Those who signal with their eyes [that they are about to do something that is wrong] cause trouble, but those who rebuke others truthfully cause them to be peaceful.
11 Aka dueng kah a ka tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, halang kah a ka loh kuthlahnah te a uep.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] is [like] a fountain that (gives life/enables people to live many years) [MET], but what wicked [people] say [MTY] hides [the fact] that they intend to act violently.
12 Hmuhuetnah loh tingtoehnah a haeng. Tedae lungnah long tah dumlai boeih a dah,
When we hate others, it causes quarrels, but if we love others, we forgive them [for the wrong things that they do].
13 Hmuilai dongah aka yakming loh cueihnah a dang tih, lungbuei aka talh kah a nam ham rhuiboeng om.
Those who have good sense say [MTY] what is wise, but people who do not have good sense must be punished.
14 Aka cueih rhoek loh mingnah a khoem uh tih aka ang kah a ka tah a porhaknah yoei.
Wise people continue to learn all that they can, but when foolish people speak, they soon cause trouble.
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 wealth that rich people have [protects them like a city is protected by a] strong wall around it [MET], but people who are poor suffer much [because they have no one to help them].
16 Aka dueng kah thaphu tah hingnah la om tih halang kah cangah tah tholhnah la poeh.
If you are righteous, your reward will be a good life, [but] all that sinful people gain is to sin more.
17 Thuituennah aka ngaithuen tah hingnah caehlong la pawk tih toelthamnah aka hnawt tah kho a hmang.
Those who pay attention when others try to (correct them/teach them what they are doing that is wrong) will live (happily/for many years); but those who reject being rebuked will not find the road to life (OR, cause others to go astray).
18 Hmuhuetnah aka phah kah a hmuilai khaw a honghi la om tih, theetnah aka haeh khaw ang.
Those who will not admit that they hate [others] are liars, and those who slander [others] are foolish.
19 Olka a yet vaengah dumlai khaw a mueh moenih, tedae a hmuilai aka tuem ni lungming la a om.
When people talk a lot, that will lead them to sin a lot [by what they say]; if you are wise, you will refuse to say very much.
20 Aka dueng kah ol tah cak a coelh bangla om tih halang kah a lungbuei tah vilvel mai ni.
What righteous/good [people] say [MTY] is [as valuable as] pure silver [MET]; what wicked [people] think is worthless.
21 Aka dueng kah hmuilai loh muep a kok tih aka ang tah a lungbuei a talh dongah duek.
What righteous [people] say [MTY] benefits many [people], but foolish people die because of the stupid [things that they do].
22 BOEIPA kah yoethennah tah boei tih, te te patangnah a koei thil moenih.
Yahweh blesses [some people] by enabling them to become rich, and working hard will not make them to become richer (OR, and he will not also cause them to become sad).
23 Aka ang ham tah nueihbu te khonuen rhamtat la a saii dae, cueihnah long tah hlang taengah lungcuei la om.
Foolish people (have fun/enjoy) doing what is wrong, but wise/sensible people enjoy doing what is wise.
24 Halang kah rhihnahkoi tah amah taengla a pawk pah tih aka dueng kah a ngaihlihnah khaw a doo pah ni.
Righteous [people] will get the good things that they want/desire, but what wicked [people] are afraid of is what will happen to them.
25 Cangpalam loh a paan vaengah halang tah pai thai pawt vetih aka dueng kah khoengim tah kumhal ah pai ni.
When storms come, the wicked will (be blown away/never be safe), but righteous [people will] be safe forever.
26 Kolhnaw tah a tueih rhoek hamla a no dongah a thuui bangla, a mik dongah hmaikhu bangla a om pah.
We do not like a lazy person who refuses to do the job that he is given to do, [just] like we do not like vinegar in our mouths or smoke in our eyes.
27 BOEIPA hinyahnah loh khohnin a thap tih halang kah a kum tah a rhaem pah.
If you revere Yahweh, you will live for a long time; but wicked [people] die before they become old.
28 Aka dueng rhoek kah ngaiuepnah tah kohoenah la om tih halang rhoek kah ngaiuepnah tah paltham.
Righteous [people] confidently expect [that good things will happen to them], and that causes them to be happy/joyful; but when wicked [people] confidently expect something good to happen, it does not happen.
29 BOEIPA kah longpuei he thincaknah ham tah lunghim la om tih boethae aka saii ham porhaknah la om.
Yahweh protects [MET] those who live righteously, but he destroys those who do what is evil.
30 Aka dueng tah kumhal duela tuen pawt dae halang rhoek tah diklai ah khosa mahpawh.
Righteous [people] will always be secure [LIT], but wicked people will be removed from their land (OR, from this earth).
31 Aka dueng kah a ka ah cueihnah cuen tih calaak rhoek kah a lai tah a yueh pah ni.
Righteous people [MTY] say things that are wise, but [God] will shut the mouths of people [MTY] who say what is not true.
32 Aka dueng kah hmuilai tah kolonah la a ming dae halang rhoek kah a ka tah calaak yoeyah.
Righteous people [MTY] know what to say that is acceptable, but wicked [people] [MTY] are [constantly] saying things that are not true.
