Olcueih 17
1 Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
[is] good A morsel dry and quietness with it more than a house full sacrifices of strife.
2 Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
A servant [who] acts prudently he will rule over a son [who] acts shamefully and in among brothers he will share [the] inheritance.
3 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a noem.
A crucible [is] for silver and a smelting furnace [is] for gold and [is] testing hearts Yahweh.
4 Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
An evil-doer [is] paying attention on a lip of wickedness deception [is] giving ear on a tongue of destruction.
5 Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
[one who] mocks the Poor [person] he reproaches maker his [a person] joyful for calamity not he will go 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.
[are the] crown of Old [people] children of children and [are the] honor of children parents their.
7 Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
Not [is] suitable for a fool a lip of excellence indeed? for for a noble [person] a lip of deception.
8 Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
[is] a stone of Favor the bribe in [the] eyes of owners its to all that he turns he prospers.
9 Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
[one who] conceals A transgression [is] seeking love and [one who] repeats a matter [is] separating a close friend.
10 Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
It goes deep a rebuke in [one who] understands more than striking a fool a hundred [times].
11 Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a tueih pa eh.
Only rebellion he seeks an evil [person] and a messenger cruel he will be sent in 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.
May he meet a bear robbed of cubs a person and may not [he meet] a fool in foolishness his.
13 A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
[one who] returns Evil for good not (it will depart *Q(k)*) evil from house his.
14 Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
[is one who] lets out Water [the] beginning of strife and before it has broken out the dispute abandon.
15 Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
[one who] justifies [the] wicked And [one who] condemns as guilty [the] righteous [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh also both of them.
16 Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
Why? this [is] a price in [the] hand of a fool to acquire wisdom and [is] heart there not.
17 A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
At every time [is] loving the friend and a brother for adversity he is born.
18 Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
A person lacking of heart [is] striking a palm [is] pledging a pledge before neighbor his.
19 Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
[one who] loves Transgression [is] loving contention [one who] makes high entrance his [is] seeking ruin.
20 Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
[a person] twisted of Heart not he finds good and [one who] is perverted in tongue his he falls in trouble.
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.
[one who] begets A fool to grief of him and not he rejoices [the] father of a fool.
22 Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
A heart joyful it makes good healing and a spirit stricken it dries up bone[s].
23 Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
A bribe from [the] bosom a wicked [person] he accepts to turn aside [the] paths 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.
[is] with [the] face of [one who] has understanding Wisdom and [the] eyes of a fool [are] at [the] end of [the] earth.
25 Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
[is] grief To father his a son a fool and bitterness to [the] [one who] bore him.
26 Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
Also to impose a fine to righteous [person] not [is] good to strike noble [people] [is] on uprightness.
27 A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
[one who] restrains Words his [is] knowing knowledge ([a person] noble of *Q(K)*) spirit [is] a person of understanding.
28 Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
Also a fool [who] keeps silent wise he is considered [who] shuts lips his discerning.
