Olcueih 19
1 A hmuilai voeldak neh aka ang lakah amah kah thincaknah neh aka cet khodaeng he then ngai.
Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard.
2 Mingnah aka om pawh hinglu khaw then pawh, kho neh aka tanolh long khaw a hmaang.
Surely, for the soul to be, without knowledge, is not good, and, he that hasteth with his feet, strayeth.
3 Hlang kah a anglat loh amah kah longpuei te a paimaelh pah hatah a lungbuei tah BOEIPA taengah a hmaital.
The folly of a man, subverteth his way, and, against Yahweh, his heart is angry.
4 Boeirhaeng tah paya khaw muep a thap pah dae, tattloel tah a baerhoep long pataeng te a nong tak.
Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.
5 A honghi kah laipai te hmil pawt vetih, laithae aka sat long khaw poenghal mahpawh.
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.
6 Hlangcong kah maelhmai tah muep a thae sak uh tih, hlang te hlang boeih loh kutdoe neh a paya nahuh.
Many, will entreat the favour of a noble, and, every one, is a friend to a man abounding in gifts.
7 Manuca pataeng aka khodaeng te boeih a hmuhuet uh atah, a baerhoep aisat te a taeng lamloh a lakhla tak ta. A hloem bal akhaw amih te ol a om moenih.
All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises—there are none.
8 A hinglu aka lungnah long tah a lungbuei ah a lai tih, lungcuei long tah hnothen dang hamla a ngaithuen.
He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.
9 A honghi kah laipai te hmil pawt vetih, laithae aka sat khaw milh ni.
A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.
10 Omthenbawnnah he hlang ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih, sal loh mangpa a taemrhai te bahoeng voel moenih.
Unseemly for a dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.
11 Hlang kah a lungming loh a thintoek khaw a hlawt pah dongah, boekoek te a boei a mang neh a poe.
The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
12 Manghai kah thinkoeh he sathueng bangla kawk dae, a kolonah he baelhing dongkah buemtui bangla om.
The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.
13 Capa a anglat te a napa ham talnah la om tih, a yuu kah hohmuhnah khaw tuicip bangla puh.
Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, —and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
14 Im neh boeirhaeng he napa kah rho la om cakhaw, hlang aka cangbam yuu he tah BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni.
House and substance, are an inheritance from one’s fathers, but, from Yahweh, cometh a wife who is prudent.
15 Ngaknah he ih dongah moo tih, palyal khaw hinglu lamlum.
Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
16 Olpaek aka tuem loh a hinglu a ngaithuen tih, BOEIPA kah longpuei aka hnoel tah duek rhoe duek ni.
One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall die.
17 BOEIPA kah puhlah long tah tattloel te a rhen tih, a thaphu te amah taengla a thuung ni.
A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
18 Ngaiuepnah a om vaengah na ca te toel lah, anih duek sak ham tah na hinglu te thak boeh.
Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.
19 Kosi len kah hmulung te tholhphu la a phueih atah na huul cakhaw koep na koei hae ni.
A man in a rage, taketh away the penalty, —nevertheless, if thou let him go free, the more [stripes] must thou add.
20 cilsuep he hnatun lamtah thuituennah he doe lah. Te daengah ni na hmailong ah na cueih eh.
Hear counsel, receive correction, that thou mayest be wise in thine after-life.
21 Hlang kah lungbuei ah kopoek muep om cakhaw, BOEIPA kah cilsuep long ni a thoh sak.
Many are the devices in a man’s heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
22 Hlang kah ngaihlihnah tah amah kah sitlohnah he ni. Tedae khodaeng he hlang laithae lakah then ngai.
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, —and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
23 BOEIPA hinyahnah he tah hingnah la om tih, ngaikhuek la a rhaeh sak coeng dongah yoethae loh cawh voel pawh.
The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain—let him not be visited by calamity.
24 Kolhnaw long tah bael dongla a kut a puei nawn pataeng a ka khuila a khuen moenih.
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, even unto his own mouth, will he not bring it back.
25 Hmuiyoi te na boh daengah ni hlangyoe bangla a muet uh eh. A yakming la na tluung daengah ni mingnah te a phatuem pueng eh.
The scoffer, thou shalt smite, and, the simple, will beware, but correct a man of intelligence—he will understand teaching.
26 A napa aka rhoelrhak tih, a manu aka yong sak capa tah yah a poh tih, a khosak khaw tal.
He that ruineth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son causing shame and reproach.
27 Ka ca, mingnah olka lamloh palang ham a, thuituennah hnatun ham he na toeng.
Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge.
28 Hlang muen kah laipai loh tiktamnah te a hnael tih, halang kah a ka loh boethae a dolh.
An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity.
29 Hmuiyoi rhoek ham tholhphu neh anglat kah a nam ham bohnah a tawn uh coeng.
Prepared for scoffers, are punishments, and stripes, for the back of dullards.
