Olcueih 27
1 Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day 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 thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Lungto kah a rhih neh laivin kah a khiing khaw om. Te rhoi lakkah hlang ang kah konoinah tah rhih.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Kosi kah a muennah neh thintoek lungpook khaw tho coeng dae, thatlainah hmai ah ulae aka pai thai?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the 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.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
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.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
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.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, 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 rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 Aka thaai long tah boethae a hmuh vaengah a thuh tak, hlangyoe rhoek long tah a paan uh dongah lai a sah uh.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
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 friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen 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.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
As in water, face [answereth] 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)
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a 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.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
