Olcueih 27
1 Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2 Hlanglak loh nang n'thangthen saeh lamtah, namah kah ka long boel saeh. Kholong long saeh lamtah, namah kah hmuilai long boel saeh.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 Lungto kah a rhih neh laivin kah a khiing khaw om. Te rhoi lakkah hlang ang kah konoinah tah rhih.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Kosi kah a muennah neh thintoek lungpook khaw tho coeng dae, thatlainah hmai ah ulae aka pai thai?
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5 Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 Aka hah kah hinglu loh khoilitui pataenga suntlae dae, aka pongnaeng kah hinglu long tah khahing khaw boeih a didip sak.
A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8 A hmuen lamkah aka poeng hlang khaw, a bu dong lamkah aka coe vaa bangla om.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 Situi neh bo-ul loh lungbuei ko a hoe sak. Hinglu dongkah cilsuep loh a hui taengah olding la om.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 Namah hui neh olrhoep khaw na pa kah a hui khaw hnoo boeh. Rhainah hnin ah na manuca kah im te na cet pawt ve ne. A hla kah manuca lakah a yoei kah na imben te then ngai.
Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother’s house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.
11 Ka ca nang cueih lamtah ka lungbuei a kohoe saeh. Te daengah ni kai aka veet te ol ka thuung thai eh.
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12 Aka thaai long tah boethae a hmuh vaengah a thuh tak, hlangyoe rhoek long tah a paan uh dongah lai a sah uh.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13 Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 Mincang a thoh neh ol ue la a hui yoethen aka pae khaw, anih te rhunkhuennah lamni a nawt eh.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Thaibu aka kueinah loh a thaih a caak vetih, a boei kah bitat aka ngaithuen te a thangpom ni.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19 Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20 Saelkhui neh Abaddon, Abaddon long tah hah rhoi tlaih pawh. Hlang kah a mik he khaw hah tlaih pawh. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om dae, hlang tah a ka dongkah a hoemnah minguh.
As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22 Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23 Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
