Olcueih 26
1 Khohal kah vuelsong neh cangah vaengkah khotlan baghui la, thangpomnah khaw hlang ang neh rhoeprhui tangloeng pawh.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
2 Vaa a rhaehba bangla, pumpil a ding bangla, rhunkhuennah he lunglilungla la a thoeng moenih.
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
3 Marhang ham rhuihet, laak ham kamrhui, aka ang rhoek kah a nam ham cungcik om.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Hlang ang kah a anglat te doo boeh, namah khaw anih bangla na om ve.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Hlang ang te a anglat bangla a doo dae, a mikhmuh ah hlang cueih la om hae mahpawh.
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 Hlang ang kut ah ol aka pat tah a kho a kuet tih kuthlahnah aka mam la om.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.
7 Aka khaem kah a kho sut a bat banghui la, hlang ang rhoek ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw om.
The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 Hlang ang taengah thangpomnah paek he, payai dongah lungto mop banghui la om tangloeng.
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9 Hlang ang ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw yurhui kut dongah aka pha mutlo hling bangla om.
[As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 Hlang ang aka paang boeih khaw aka cetpaitai a paang tih lithen a poeih banghui la om.
[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
11 Ui loh a lok a paan banghui la hlang ang loh a anglat te a khoep.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.
12 Hlang he amah mikhmuh ah tah aka cueih la na hmuh. Anih lakah hlang ang ham ngaiuepnah om ta.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 Kolhnaw loh, “Longpuei ah sathueng ca, toltung ah sathueng om,” a ti.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
14 thohkhaih loh thohrhui dongah a tinghil bangla, kolhnaw khaw amah thingkong dongah suvaih.
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15 Kolhnaw loh bael dongah a kut a puei te, a ka dongla koep a khuen ham pataeng a ngak.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 Kolhnaw he amah mikhmuh ah tah, omih neh aka thuung hlang parhih lakah aka cueih la ngaiuh.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
17 Amah hut pawt ah tuituknah khuiah aka kun khaw, aka cetpaitai loh ui hna a doek banghui la om.
He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 Thaltang neh dueknah hmaipom aka dong loh hlang a khah bangla,
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
19 A hui aka phok hlang van loh, “Ka luem mailai moenih a?,” a ti.
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Thing a tlum atah hmai a thi bangla a thet pawt daengah ni olpungkacan a paa.
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
21 Hmai-alh dongah hmaisa-aek, hmai dongah thing a pup vanbangla, hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan aka saii hlang loh tuituknah a puek sak.
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
22 Thet ol he didii tih bungko khui la suntla.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
23 Lungbuei thae neh a lai hmai la aka alh tah, paikaek dongkah cakhli a ben banghui ni.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are [like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
24 A hmuilai dongkah a hmuhuet te a ka dongah loha coeng dae, a khui kah hlangthai palat te a thuh bal pueng.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
25 A ol tah rhen koemboei la om dae, anih te tangnah boeh. A lungbuei ah tueilaehkoi parhih om.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
26 hmuhuetnah te thailainah neh dah cakhaw, hlangping taengah a boethae ni a yan eh.
Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.
27 Vaam aka vuet khaw amah loh a cungku thil vetih, lungto aka palet khaw amah soah koep mael ni.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
28 Laithae ol loh amah aka hnaep aka hnap te a hmuhuet tih, a ka aka hnal khaw a ponah ni a saii.
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
