Olcueih 25
1 Tahae Solomon kah thuidoeknah rhoek he Judah manghai Hezekiah kah hlang rhoek loh a puen uh bal.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, collected.
2 Pathen kah thangpomnah loh olka te a thuh tih, manghai kah thangpomnah long tah olka te a khe.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But it is the glory of kings to search out a matter.
3 Buhuengpomnah he vaan ah, a laedil bal khaw diklai ah. Te dongah manghai rhoek kah lungbuei he khenah om pawh.
As the heavens for their height, And as the earth for its depth, So is the heart of kings unsearchable!
4 Ngun te a aek met pah. Te daengah ni hnopai aka saii ham khaw a poeh pa eh.
Take away the dross from the silver, And there will come forth a vessel for the founder;
5 Halang khaw manghai mikhmuh lamkah loh haek uh. Te daengah ni a ngolkhoel loh duengnah dongah a ngol eh.
Take away the wicked man from the presence of the king, And his throne will be established by righteousness.
6 Manghai mikhmuh ah namah pom uh boeh, a hmuen tuenglue ah khaw pai boeh.
Put not thyself forth in the presence of the king, Nor set thyself in the place of the great;
7 Na mik loh a hmuh vanbangla, hlangcong mikhmuh ah na kunyun lakah, “Nang pahoi yoeng dae,” a ti te then ngai.
For better is it that one should say to thee, “Come up hither!” Than that he should put thee in a lower place, In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes behold.
8 Toe koeloe ham khaw khuen boeh. Metlam khaw, na hui neh na hmai a thae vaengah a bawtnah ah na saii ve.
Go not forth hastily to engage in a suit, Lest thou know not what to do in the end of it, When thine adversary hath put thee to shame.
9 Namah lamkah oelhtaihnah te na hui neh tuituk uh rhoi. Tedae baecenol he tah a tloe la puek sak boeh.
Maintain thy cause with thine adversary, But reveal not another's secret;
10 Uepom loh nang n'ya vetih nang taengah theetnah loh paa tlaih pawt ve.
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, And thy infamy depart not from thee.
11 A buelhmaih la a thui olka tah cak ben dongkah sui thaihthawn la om.
A word spoken in season Is like apples of gold in figured-work of silver.
12 Hlang cueih a tluung vaengah aka hnatun kah a hna dongah sui hnaii, sui himbai la a om pah.
As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 Cangah tue vaengkah vuelsong a dingsuek bangla, uepom laipai long tah amah aka tueih kung taeng neh a boei te khaw a hinglu a caih sak.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the spirit of his masters.
14 Khomai neh khohli khaw om dae khonal a om pawt bangla, aka yan uh hlang kah kutdoe khaw a honghi ni.
As clouds and wind without rain, So is the man that boasteth falsely of giving.
15 Thinsen rhangneh rhalboei a hloih thai tih, mongkawt ol loh songrhuh a khaem thai.
By long forbearing is a prince appeased; And a soft tongue breaketh bones.
16 Khoitui na hmuh te a rhoeh ah na caak mako, n'lawt vetih na lok ve.
Hast thou found honey? eat what is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be surfeited with it, and vomit it up.
17 Na kho te na hui im ah a rhoeh la hawn sak aih, nang n'hnuenah vetih namah te m'hmuhuet ve.
Let thy foot be seldom in the house of thy friend, Lest he be surfeited with thee and hate thee.
18 A hui taengah a hong laipai la aka phoe hlang tah caemboh, cunghang neh thaltang aka haat bangla om.
A battle-hammer, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, Is the man who beareth false witness against his neighbor.
19 Citcai tue vaengah hnukpoh pangtungnah ngawn tah, no hom, kho aka haeh banghui pawn ni.
As a broken tooth, and a wavering foot, So is trust in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.
20 Boethae lungbuei te laa neh aka hlai khaw, khosik tue vaengah himbai aka pit, a thuui dongkah lunghuem bangla om.
As he that taketh off a garment on a cold day, As vinegar upon nitre, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
21 Na lunguet khaw a pongnaeng atah buh cah lamtah, a halh bal atah tui tul.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 Te vaengah ni nang kah hmai-alh te a lu dongla poep uh coeng tih, BOEIPA loh nang yueng la a thuung ni.
For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward thee.
23 Tlangpuei yilh loh khonal a kilkul sak A huephael kah olka loh a mikhmuh ah kosi a sah.
As the north wind bringeth forth rain, So a backbiting tongue maketh an angry countenance.
24 Imkhui ah huta kah olpungkacan neh hohmuhnah hloih dongkah lakah tah, imphu kah yael ah khosak he then ngai.
Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a quarrelsome woman in a large house.
25 Khohla bangsang kho lamkah olthang then khaw buhmueh rhathih vaengkah hinglu ham tui ding bangla om.
As cold water to the thirsty, So is good news from a far country.
26 Tuisih loh rhong tih thunsih loh a nu banghui la, aka dueng loh halang mikhmuh ah a yalh pah.
As a troubled fountain, and as a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man falling before the wicked.
27 Khoitui muep caak ham neh, thangpomnah loh a thangpomnah neh khenah he then pawh.
To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
28 Vongtung aka tal khopuei neh, a mueihla kah tungaepnah aka tal hlang tah sut rhawp.
As a city broken through and without a wall, So is he that hath no rule over his spirit.
