Olcueih 20
1 Misurtui tah hmuiyoi la om tih yu long khaw hue a sak. Te dongah anih loh a palang sak hlang boeih tah cueih voel pawh.
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
2 Manghai kah a mueirhih tah sathueng kah a kawk bangla om tih, anih aka paan ngawn tah a hinglu ni a. phai coeng.
The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
3 Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
4 Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
5 Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
6 Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
7 A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
8 Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
9 “Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
10 Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
11 A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.
12 Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.
13 Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni. buh na cung eh.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
14 Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
15 Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
16 Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
17 Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
18 Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.
19 Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
20 A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
21 Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
22 A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
23 Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
24 Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
25 Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
26 Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.
27 BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
28 Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
29 Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.
30 Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
