Olcueih 27
1 Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
2 Hlanglak loh nang n'thangthen saeh lamtah, namah kah ka long boel saeh. Kholong long saeh lamtah, namah kah hmuilai long boel saeh.
Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
3 Lungto kah a rhih neh laivin kah a khiing khaw om. Te rhoi lakkah hlang ang kah konoinah tah rhih.
Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
4 Kosi kah a muennah neh thintoek lungpook khaw tho coeng dae, thatlainah hmai ah ulae aka pai thai?
Fury may be fierce and cruel, anger may be a destructive flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
Open criticism is better than hidden love.
6 Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
A friend's honest comments may hurt you, but an enemy's kisses are over the top.
7 Aka hah kah hinglu loh khoilitui pataeng a suntlae dae, aka pongnaeng kah hinglu long tah khahing khaw boeih a didip sak.
If you're full up, you can't face honey; but if you're starving, even bitter food tastes sweet.
8 A hmuen lamkah aka poeng hlang khaw, a bu dong lamkah aka coe vaa bangla om.
Having to leave home is like a bird having to leave its nest.
9 Situi neh bo-ul loh lungbuei ko a hoe sak. Hinglu dongkah cilsuep loh a hui taengah olding la om.
Perfume and scented oils make you feel happy, but good advice from a friend is even better.
10 Namah hui neh olrhoep khaw na pa kah a hui khaw hnoo boeh. Rhainah hnin ah na manuca kah im te na cet pawt ve ne. A hla kah manuca lakah a yoei kah na imben te then ngai.
Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.
11 Ka ca nang cueih lamtah ka lungbuei a kohoe saeh. Te daengah ni kai aka veet te ol ka thuung thai eh.
My son, make me happy by being wise, so I can respond to anyone who criticizes me.
12 Aka thaai long tah boethae a hmuh vaengah a thuh tak, hlangyoe rhoek long tah a paan uh dongah lai a sah uh.
If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and suffer the consequences.
13 Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to an immoral woman!
14 Mincang a thoh neh ol ue la a hui yoethen aka pae khaw, anih te rhunkhuennah lamni a nawt eh.
If when you get up every morning you shout a loud hello to your neighbors, they will see that as a curse!
15 Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16 Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
Trying to stop her is like trying to make the wind stop or trying to hold olive oil in your hand.
17 Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.
18 Thaibu aka kueinah loh a thaih a caak vetih, a boei kah bitat aka ngaithuen te a thangpom ni.
Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.
19 Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
Just as water reflects your face, your mind reflects who you really are.
20 Saelkhui neh Abaddon, Abaddon long tah hah rhoi tlaih pawh. Hlang kah a mik he khaw hah tlaih pawh. (Sheol h7585)
In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om dae, hlang tah a ka dongkah a hoemnah minguh.
Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
22 Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
23 Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
24 Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
25 Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
26 Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
and the lambs have provided you wool to make clothing, and the sale of goats have paid for a field,
27 Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
there'll be enough milk from your goats to feed you, your family, and your servant girls.
