Olcueih 17
1 Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of flesh-banquets with strife.
2 Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
A prudent servant shall rule over a son who causeth shame; Yea, with brothers he shall share the inheritance.
3 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a. noem.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.
4 Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
An evil-doer listeneth to mischievous lips; And a liar giveth ear to a destructive tongue.
5 Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; He that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.
6 Ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek tah patong rhoek kah rhuisam la om tih a napa rhoek te khaw ca rhoek kah a boei a mang la om.
Children's children are the crown of the aged, And their fathers the glory of sons.
7 Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
Excellent speech becometh not the base; How much less lying lips the noble!
8 Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
A gift is a precious stone in the eyes of him who taketh it; Whithersoever it turneth it hath success.
9 Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
He who covereth an offence seeketh love; But he who recurreth to a matter removeth a friend.
10 Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
A reproof will penetrate deeper into a wise man Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a. tueih pa eh.
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore shall a cruel messenger be sent against him.
12 Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, Rather than a fool in his folly.
13 A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
Whoso returneth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; Therefore leave off contention before it rolleth onward.
15 Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
He that justifieth the wicked, And he that condemneth the just, Both alike are an abomination to the LORD.
16 Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?
17 A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
A friend loveth at all times; But in adversity he is born a brother.
18 Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
A man who lacketh understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
He who loveth strife loveth transgression; He who raiseth high his gate seeketh ruin.
20 Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
He that is of a deceitful heart shall find no good; And he that turneth about with his tongue shall fall into mischief.
21 Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.
Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.
22 Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23 Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
The wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.
Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him.
26 Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
Moreover, to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their equity.
27 A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
He that spareth his words is imbued with knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
Even a fool, when he is silent, is accounted wise; He that shutteth his lips is a man of understanding.
