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 is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
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 threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
3 Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
[It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
4 Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
5 Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
6 Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but [it is] hard to find a faithful man.
7 A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
8 Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
9 “Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins?
10 Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
A large and small weight, and various measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and [so is] he that makes them.
11 A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
A youth [when in company] with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and [then] his way will be straight.
12 Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
13 Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni buh na cung eh.
Love not to speak ill, lest you be cut off: open your eyes, and be filled with bread.
14 Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
15 Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
16 Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
17 Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
18 Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
19 Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
20 A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
The lamp of him that reviles father or mother shall be put out, and his eyeballs shall see darkness.
21 Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
22 A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
Say not, I will avenge myself on my enemy; but wait on the Lord, that he may help you.
23 Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
24 Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
25 Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for [in that case] repentance comes after vowing.
26 Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
27 BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
28 Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
29 Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey [hairs] are the glory of old men.
30 Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues [shall come] in the inward parts of [their] belly.
