Olcueih 27
1 Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings 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 you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your 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 the sand [is] heavy, And 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?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
5 Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
7 Aka hah kah hinglu loh khoilitui pataenga suntlae dae, aka pongnaeng kah hinglu long tah khahing khaw boeih a didip sak.
A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
8 A hmuen lamkah aka poeng hlang khaw, a bu dong lamkah aka coe vaa bangla om.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
9 Situi neh bo-ul loh lungbuei ko a hoe sak. Hinglu dongkah cilsuep loh a hui taengah olding la om.
Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of 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.
Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
11 Ka ca nang cueih lamtah ka lungbuei a kohoe saeh. Te daengah ni kai aka veet te ol ka thuung thai eh.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
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 has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
14 Mincang a thoh neh ol ue la a hui yoethen aka pae khaw, anih te rhunkhuennah lamni a nawt eh.
Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
15 Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
17 Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 Thaibu aka kueinah loh a thaih a caak vetih, a boei kah bitat aka ngaithuen te a thangpom ni.
The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
19 Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
20 Saelkhui neh Abaddon, Abaddon long tah hah rhoi tlaih pawh. Hlang kah a mik he khaw hah tlaih pawh. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om dae, hlang tah a ka dongkah a hoemnah minguh.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
23 Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
24 Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
26 Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
27 Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
