Awicyih 27
1 Khawngawi a ham koeh oe qu, ce khawnghii ing ikaw a thoeng law hly pyi am sim hyk ti.
Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2 Namah ingkaw namah koeh kyihcah qu nawh thlang ing mah nim kyihcah seh. Na hui am, am na sim thlang a hui ing nim kyihcah seh.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 Lung taw qih soeih nawh, dizui ing qih hlai moe, ceseiawm thlakqaw ing thlak kaw a so sak ve qih bet hy.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Kawtawinaak ing phyl nawh, kawsonaak ing tlung hy; cehlai yytnaak ve uing nu ang yh noeng kaw?
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5 Lungnaak ing thuh phah anglakawh ak dangna toeltham qu leek bet hy.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Pyi ingtaw lungnak ing ni lambai na nawh, na qaal ingtaw thailatnaak ing ni mawk kaw.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 Phoet phyi ham taw khawilu awm tuih kawina awm nawh, phoet cawi ham taw ant kha awm ak aawi ni.
A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8 Thlang a im ak vantaak taw, pha ang bu ak poengtaak ing myih hy.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 Bawktui ingkaw bawktui khu ing kawlung a awmhly sak amyihna, kawlung tak awhkawng ak cawn law pyi ak khawsimnaak ing kawlung nawm sak hy.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 Na pyi ingkaw na pa a pyi ce koeh hlah; kyi-naak na huhawh nam cawt imna koeh ceh; na imceng taw khawlawng hla nakaw nam cawt anglakawh leek bet hy.
Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother’s house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.
11 Ka capa, cyi nawh, kak kaw ni zeel sak lah; Anik thekhanaakkhqi kam hlat naak thai ham.
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12 Thlakcyi ing amak leek them a huhawh thuk taak nawh, thlakqaw ingtaw pan nawh amah ing zaawk na hy.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13 Am sim thlang ham ingkaw khawsak amak leek nu ham dyihthingna ak dyi thlang taw a hibai mai aw, a khawhkham pynoet oet mai aw hawih seh.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 Mymcang hii tho nawh, a imceng ce khaw-tehna khy nawh zoseennaak ak pe taw, quun ak khy pek ing myih kaw.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 Hqo ak sai poepa zu taw khawcui awhkaw iptih ak cei ben tloei ing myih hy.
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Cemyih a nu ak khoem taw khawhlii ak khoem ing myih nawh kut khanawh situi thloen ing myih hy.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Thii ing thii a hqaat sak amyihna thlang ing thlang hqaat sak hy.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Thai thing ak lingkung ing thai thaih ai kawm saw, a boei ak khuut taw kyihcahna awm kaw.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19 Tuiawh mikhai ang dang amyihna thlang ak kawlung thlangawh dang hy.
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20 Ceikhui ingkaw Abaddon ing a khoek sak ama awm amyihna thlanghqing mik ing a khoek sak qoe am ta hy. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Cak am ing a caknaak dang sak nawh, mai ing a suinaak dang sak hy; Cemyih lawtna kyihcah-naak ing ak thlangnaak dang sak hy.
As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22 Thlaqaw taw supkhai ing sumawh ni deeng seiawm ak qawnaak ce am khawng ti kaw.
Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23 Na tuukhqi ce ak leekna sim ham cai nawh nak khqinkhqi ce ak leekna khoem.
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 Khawhkhamkhqi ve kumqui ham am nawh, boei lumyk taw na cadil ham dyna cak poepa kaw.
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 Saitlim aat usaw amah ing tawi tlaih tlaih nawh, tlang nakaw saitlim cun kawi uhy.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 Na tuukhqi ce na suisak a ham, meekhqi ce na khawhyn phu hamna awm hy.
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 Na imkhui cakaw ai a ham, na tamnaa nukhqi nam cahnaak ham mee suktui ing be ngen poepa kaw.
Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
