Olcueih 25
1 Tahae Solomon kah rhoek he Judah manghai Hezekiah kah hlang rhoek loh a puen uh bal.
These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
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 the honor of kings [is] 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.
The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] 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 shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Halang khaw manghai mikhmuh lamkah loh haek uh. Te daengah ni a ngolkhoel loh duengnah dongah a ngol eh.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Manghai mikhmuh ah namah pom uh boeh, a hmuen tuenglue ah khaw pai boeh.
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
7 Na mik loh a hmuh vanbangla, hlangcong mikhmuh ah na kunyun lakah, “Nang pahoi yoeng dae,” a ti te then ngai.
For better [it is] that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.
8 Toe koeloe ham khaw khuen boeh. Meltam khaw, na hui neh na hmai a thae vaengah a bawtnah ah na saii ve.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor 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.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself]; and reveal not a secret to another:
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 turn not away.
11 A buelhmaih la a thui olka tah cak ben dongkah sui thaihthawn la om.
A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
12 Hlang cueih a tluung vaengah aka hnatun kah a hna dongah sui hnaii, sui himbai la a om pah.
[As] an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient 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 soul 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.
Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
15 Thinsen rhangneh rhalboei a hloih thai tih, mongkawt ol loh songrhuh a khaem thai.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
16 Khoitui na hmuh te a rhoeh ah na caak mako, n'lawt vetih na lok ve.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
17 Na kho te na hui im ah a rhoeh la hawn sak aih, nang n'hnuenah vetih namah te m'hmuhuet ve.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee.
18 A hui taengah a hong laipai la aka phoe hlang tah caemboh, cunghang neh thaltang aka haat bangla om.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
19 Citcai tue vaengah hnukpoh pangtungnah ngawn tah, no hom, kho aka haeh banghui pawn ni.
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
20 Boethae lungbuei te laa neh aka hlai khaw, khosik tue vaengah himbai aka pit, a thuui dongah lunghuem bangla om.
[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and 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 thy enemy shall hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he shall thirst, 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 shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward thee.
23 Tlangpuei yilh loh khonal hang khuen. A huephael kah olka loh a mikhmuh ah kosi a sah.
The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 Imkhui ah huta kah olpungkacan neh hohmuhnah hloih dongkah lakah tah, imphu kah yael ah khosak he then ngai.
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 Khohla bangsang kho lamkah olthang then khaw buhmueh rhathih vaengkah hinglu ham tui ding bangla om.
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, 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.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 Khoitui muep caak ham neh, thangpomnah loh a thangpomnah neh khenah he then pawh.
[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.
28 Vongtung aka tal khopuei neh, a mueihla kah tungaepnah aka tal hlang tah sut rhawp.
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
