Olcueih 24
1 Hlang thae rhoek taengah thatlai boeh. Amih taengah om hamla nai rhoe nai boeh.
Do not be envious of those who are evil, nor desire to associate with them,
2 Amih kah lungbuei loh rhoelrhanah te a taeng tih, a hmuilai loh thakthaenah ni a thui.
because their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about trouble.
3 Cueihnah neh im a sak tih a lungcuei neh a thoh.
Through wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established.
4 Mingnah loh boeirhaeng neh a kuel a ka, a naep a noi boeih khaw imkhui ah a khawk sak.
By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 Cueih he tah hlang kah sarhi la om tih, mingnah loh hlang kah thadueng a cong pah.
A warrior of wisdom is strong, and a man of knowledge increases his strength;
6 Caemtloek vaengah nang hamla a niing hang hol vetih, uentonah cungkuem neh loeihnah hang khueh ni.
for by wise direction you can wage your war and with many advisors there is victory.
7 Cueihnah he aka ang ham tah sang aih. Vongka ah a ka a ong pah moenih.
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.
8 Thaehuet ham aka moeh tah, “Tangkhuepnah boei,” la a khue uh ni.
There is one who plans to do evil— people call him a master of schemes.
9 Anglat kah a tholh khaw khonuen rhamtat, hmuiyoi hlang khaw tueilaehkoi ni.
A foolish plan is sin and men despise a mocker.
10 Citcai tue vaengah na tahah tih, na thadueng khaw tla.
If you become weak with fear in the day of trouble, then your strength is small.
11 Duek sak ham a khuen uh te huul uh laeh, ngawnnah la aka yalh te khaw hloh uh laeh.
Rescue those who are being taken away to death and hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.
12 “Ka ming uh moenih ko he,” na ti cakhaw, amah loh lungbuei a khiinglang tih yakming mahpawt a? Na hinglu aka kueinah loh a ming ta. Te dongah hlang he amah kah bisai bangla a thuung ni ta.
If you say, “Behold, we knew nothing about this,” does not the one who weighs the heart understand what you are saying? The one who guards your life, does he not know it? Will God not give to each one what he deserves?
13 Ka ca, khoitui tah then tih ca lah. Khoilitui tah na ka dongah didip ta.
My son, eat honey because it is good, because the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Cueihnah te na hinglu ham ming van lah. Na hmuh atah na hmailong khui vetih, na ngaiuepnah khaw yoe mahpawh.
Such is wisdom for your soul— if you find it, there will be a future and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Halang aw, hlang dueng tolkhoeng ke rhongngol thil boeh, a kolhmuen te khaw rhoelrhak pah boeh.
Do not lie in wait like the wicked person who attacks the house of the righteous person. Do not destroy his home!
16 Aka dueng tah voei rhih a cungku akhaw koep thoo dae, halang rhoek tah yoethae nen ni a tongtah uh.
For the righteous person falls down seven times and rises again, but wicked people are brought down by calamity.
17 Na thunkha, na thunkha te a cungku vaengah kokhahnah boeh, a paloe vaengah khaw na lungbuei omngaih sak boeh.
Do not celebrate when your enemy falls and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18 BOEIPA loh a hmuh vaengah a mik lolh vetih, anih taengkah a thintoek te vik lat ve.
or Yahweh will see and disapprove and turn away his wrath from him.
19 Thaehuet dongah sai boeh. Halang rhoek taengah khaw thatlai boeh.
Do not worry because of evildoers, and do not envy wicked people,
20 Boethae ham a hmailong a khui pah moenih, halang kah hmaithoi khaw a thih pah ni.
for the evil person has no future and the lamp of wicked people will go out.
21 Ka ca, BOEIPA khaw, manghai khaw rhih lah. Aka thovael neh pitpom boeh.
Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; do not associate with those who rebel against them,
22 Amih te rhainah loh buengrhuet a pai thil vetih, amih rhoi kah yoethaenah te ulong a ming?
for suddenly their disaster will come and who knows the extent of the destruction that will come from both of them?
23 He rhoek khaw hlang cueih kah a hut ni. Laitloeknah dongah maelhmai loha sak khaw then pawh.
These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging a case at law is not good.
24 Halang te, “Na dueng,” aka ti nah tah, amah te pilnam loh a tap vetih, namtu loh kosi a sah thil ni.
Whoever says to the wicked person, “You are a righteous person,” will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
25 Tedae amih aka tluung rhoek te hoel ti vetih, a soah yoethennah hnothen loh a thoeng pah ni.
But those who discipline the wicked will have delight and gifts of goodness will come to them.
26 Langya la olka aka mael tah, a hmuilai te a mok pah.
The one who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.
27 Na bibi te vongvoel ah khaw cikngae sak. Anih te a hnukah na lo ah a sikim phoeiah na im te thoh.
Prepare your outdoor work, and make everything ready for yourself in the field; after that, build your house.
28 Na hui te ahong mai neh laipai la om thil boeh. Namah kah hmuilai neh na hloih a?
Do not bear witness against your neighbor without cause and do not deceive with your lips.
29 “Kai taengah a saii bangla amah te ka saii van ni, hlang te amah kah bisai bangla ka thuung ni,” ti boeh.
Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; I will pay him back for what he has done.”
30 Kolhnaw hlang kah lohma longah khaw, lungbuei aka talh hlang kah misur taengah khaw ka cet coeng.
I went by the field of a lazy man, past the vineyard of the man having no sense.
31 Lo pum ah dohui daih tih, canghli ah lota loh a thing. A vongtung dongkah lungto khaw a koengloeng coeng ke.
Thorns had grown up everywhere, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Ka hmuh vaengah kai long tah, ka lungbuei ah ka khueh tih, ka sawt vaengah thuituennah la ka loh.
Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
33 Bet ip, bet ngam, kut bet a poem neh yalh pahoi.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 Te vaengah na khodaeng loh aka cetpaitai bangla, na tloelnah loh photling aka bai hlang bangla ha pawk.
and poverty comes marching upon you, and your needs like an armed soldier.
