Thuhilpa 10
1 Gimnamtui bom chu thoulhe thisa ho uijin anamset sah jeng theijin, chuto bangma chun kingolsahna mai maijin chihna le jabolna sangtah chu mohseh asosah theije.
Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: [and] a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
2 Miching theijin lamdih akilhen in, angol in adihlou chu aki lhen’e.
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
3 Nangman mingol ho chu lamsuh akijot nauva nahetdoh jeng thei ahi.
Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.
4 Na vaihompa chu na chunga alunglhai louva ahileh mohthip san hih in! Thipkhen cha kitohpa chun asuhkhel lentah jong asem hoi thei ahi.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for soothing will put an end to great offences.
5 Keiman nipi noija aphalou chombeh khat ka mudoh in ahi. Lengho le vaihom hon suhkhelna hoise tah aboldoh jiuve.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
6 Amahon mingol ho thuneina len apeh doh’uva chule athunei dinga kilom tah ho asuhnem jiuhi ahi.
The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
7 Keiman soh ho jeng jong chu sakol chunga leng chapate tobanga atoudoh’u, chule leng chapate ho chu sohho tobanga lam ajotnu kamu tai.
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
8 Twikul nalai tengleh na lhahlut thei ahi. Chule banglui chu nang in naphetlhah teng leh gul-in jong na chuh thei ahi.
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
9 Song ima laiya nakon tengleh, song hungchima nalhuh khum thei ahi. Nang in thing natan tengleh, na heiga chun thing phata atan thei lou ding ahi.
He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
10 Heicha hemlou mang mi chun tha tamtah asuhmang ding ahi, hijeh chun na hei chang kinol phat in. Hiche hi chihna amanlutna ahin, na lolhin sah ding ahi.
If the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and [in that case] skill is of no advantage to a man.
11 Gul chu na kingai sah kah’a na hin chuh man tahleh ipi phatsah’a gulchu na kingai sah ki got ham?
If a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
12 Chih thusei ho pachat achanguve, hinlah ngolna thuseiho athusei-uva akipal jiuve.
The words of a wise mouth are gracious: but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.
13 Mingol ho lunggel chu ngolhoi thua akipanin, hiti chun athungah lhahnau jong chu gitlouna tah ngolna hung hiding ahi.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly: and the end of his talk mischievous madness.
14 Mingol hon thu aseibe beuvin, khonunga ipi hunglhung ding ahi koiman ahepon, asei chenthei pouvin ahi.
A fool moreover multiplies words: man knows not what has been, nor what will be: who shall tell him what will come after him?
15 Mingol hon neocha atoh nauva chun athangui pai uvin, in iti hunglhun ding ham tijong akihetji pouve.
The labour of fools will afflict them, [as that of one] who knows not to go to the city.
16 Gamsunga vaihom hon jingpia golvah abolluva, gamsung vaihomma pang soh chu lunghem umtah ahi.
Woe to thee, O city, whose king is young, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17 Lenga pang milunglen lamkai nei gamsung chule aphatcha golvahbol vaipi popa chu pachat umtah ahi.
Blessed art thou, O land, whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes shall eat seasonably, for strength, and shall not be ashamed.
18 Mithase inchung chu govatna theijin anem lha suh jin, thaset jeh’a inchung vangchet chut jia ahi.
By slothful neglect a building will be brought low: and by idleness of the hands the house will fall to pieces.
19 Golnop bol hin nuipohlahna asodohjin, lengpitwi jin kipana apei, chule sum in ijakai achojin ahi.
Men prepare bread for laughter, and wine and oil that the living should rejoice: but to money all things will humbly yield obedience.
20 Lengpa chu imacha louvin gel-hihbeh in, chule athuneipa chu nalupna jenga jong nuisat hih in. Ajeh chu vacha neocha chun nathusei chu agalhutna naseiho chu aseipeh ding ahi.
Even in thy conscience, curse not the king; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which has wings shall report thy speech.
