Olcueih 20
1 Misurtui tah hmuiyoi la om tih yu long khaw hue a sak. Te dongah anih loh a palang sak hlang boeih tah cueih voel pawh.
Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
2 Manghai kah a mueirhih tah sathueng kah a kawk bangla om tih, anih aka paan ngawn tah a hinglu ni a phai coeng.
The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
3 Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.
Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, And every fool interferes.
4 Kolhnaw loh sikca ah pataeng caai voel pawh. Te dongah cangah ah a dawt tah a dawt dae dang voel pawh.
The slothful does not plow because of winter, He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
5 Hlang lungbuei kah cilsuep tah tui aka dung bangla om tih, hlang lungcuei loh a dueh.
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draws it up.
6 Hlang pilnu amah kah sitlohnah te boeih a doek dae, oltak hlang te u long a hmuh?
A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, And a man of steadfastness who finds?
7 A thincaknah neh aka cet hlang dueng tah amah hnukah a ca rhoek khaw a yoethen.
The righteous is habitually walking in his integrity, O the blessedness of his sons after him!
8 Manghai tah laitloeknah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih, boethae boeih te a mik neh a thaek.
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering all evil with his eyes,
9 “Ka lungbuei ka saelh tih ka tholh lamloh ka caihcil,” tila ulong a ti thai.
Who says, “I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?”
10 Lungto neh lungto khaw, cangnoek neh cangnoek khaw BOEIPA ham a boktlap la tueilaehkoi ni.
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.
11 A khoboe dongah camoe pataeng khaw loha coeng. A bisai loh cil tih a thuem atah.
Even by his actions a youth makes himself known, Whether his work is pure or upright.
12 Hna loh yaak tih mik loh a hmuh he khaw a boktlap la BOEIPA long ni a saii.
A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
13 Ih he lungnah boeh na khodaeng na pang ve. Na mik a tueng daengah ni buh na cung eh.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, Open your eyes—be satisfied [with] bread.
14 Hno aka lai loh a thae, a thae la a thui tih amah a khawk vaengah tah lat thangthen bal.
“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, And then he boasts himself going his way.
15 Sui neh lungvang he khawk mai dae, mingnah hmuilai he tah umponah hnopai bangla kuel.
Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
16 Kholong ham rhi a khang pah vaengkah a himbai neh kholong nu, kholong nu ham a laikoi pah te khaw lo laeh.
When a stranger has been guarantor, take his garment, And pledge it for strangers.
17 Laithae buh he hlang hamla tui dae, a hnukah a ka dongah lungcang muep baetawt.
The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel.
18 Kopoek he cilsuep neh cikngae sak lamtah, caemtloek khaw a niing khueh lah.
You establish purposes by counsel, And with plans you make war.
19 Baecenol he caemtuh loh a hliphen tih a caeh puei. Te dongah a ka neh aka hloih te rhikhang pah boeh.
The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels, And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] his lips.
20 A manu neh a napa aka hnaep tah a hmaithoi a thih pah vetih, yinthuem kah yinthuem ah hmaisuep la om ni.
Whoever is vilifying his father and his mother, his lamp is extinguished in blackness of darkness.
21 Rho he khaw a lamhma lah banlak a kawt dae, a hmailong ah a yoethen mahpawh.
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
22 A thae te, “Ka thuung van ni,” ti nah boeh. BOEIPA mah lamtawn lamtah namah te ng'khang bitni.
Do not say, “I repay evil,” Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
23 Coilung neh coilung khaw BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni. Te dongah hlangthai palat kah cooi tah a then moenih.
A stone and a stone [are] an abomination to YHWH, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
24 Hlang kah a khokan he BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni. Te dongah hlang loh a longpuei te metlam a yakming eh?
The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, And man—how does he understand his way?
25 Hmuencim te a cukhat thil tih olcaeng hnukah a hnukdawn te hlang ham hlaeh la om.
A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, And to make inquiry after vows.
26 Manghai aka cueih loh halang rhoek te a thaek tih, amih te lengkho neh a paluet thil.
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turns the wheel back on them.
27 BOEIPA kah hmaithoi long tah hlang kah a hiil neh a bungko kah a khui khaw boeih a thaih.
The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
28 Sitlohnah neh oltak loh manghai te a kueinah tih, sitlohnah loh a ngolkhoel a duel pah.
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he has supported his throne by kindness.
29 Tongpang rhoek kah a thadueng tah amamih kah a boei a mang la om tih, sampok he khaw patong rhoek kah rhuepomnah ni.
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
30 Tloh kah a hma a met vanbangla, bungko khui kah hmasoe loh a thae a cing sak.
Blows that wound cleanse away evil, Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart!
