Olcueih 17
1 Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a noem.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6 Ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek tah patong rhoek kah rhuisam la om tih a napa rhoek te khaw ca rhoek kah a boei a mang la om.
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
8 Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.
9 Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.
10 Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a tueih pa eh.
A rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off contention, before the quarrel break out.
15 Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are an abomination to the LORD.
16 Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
17 A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18 Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
19 Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good; and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into evil.
21 Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
22 Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
A merry heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
26 Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that husbandeth his spirit is a man of discernment.
28 Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed as a man of understanding.
