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.
Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer loathsome and corrupt; thus doth a little folly weigh down wisdom and honor.
2 Miching theijin lamdih akilhen in, angol in adihlou chu aki lhen’e.
A wise man's mind is at his right hand; but a fool's mind is at his left.
3 Nangman mingol ho chu lamsuh akijot nauva nahetdoh jeng thei ahi.
Yea, even when the fool walketh in the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
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 anger of a ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place! for gentleness pacifieth 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; an error which proceedeth from a ruler.
6 Amahon mingol ho thuneina len apeh doh’uva chule athunei dinga kilom tah ho asuhnem jiuhi ahi.
Folly is set in many high stations, and the noble sit in a low place.
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 foot.
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 diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh down a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
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.
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith, and he that cleaveth 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 iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put forth more strength; but an advantage for giving success hath wisdom.
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 before he is charmed, 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 man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool are his destruction.
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 is mischievous madness.
14 Mingol hon thu aseibe beuvin, khonunga ipi hunglhung ding ahi koiman ahepon, asei chenthei pouvin ahi.
A fool also multiplieth words, though no man knoweth what shall be; and who can tell him what shall be after him?
15 Mingol hon neocha atoh nauva chun athangui pai uvin, in iti hunglhun ding ham tijong akihetji pouve.
The labor of the foolish man wearieth him, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
16 Gamsunga vaihom hon jingpia golvah abolluva, gamsung vaihomma pang soh chu lunghem umtah ahi.
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes feast in the morning!
17 Lenga pang milunglen lamkai nei gamsung chule aphatcha golvahbol vaipi popa chu pachat umtah ahi.
Happy thou, O land, when thy king is a noble, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
18 Mithase inchung chu govatna theijin anem lha suh jin, thaset jeh’a inchung vangchet chut jia ahi.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and by the slackness of the hands the house leaketh.
19 Golnop bol hin nuipohlahna asodohjin, lengpitwi jin kipana apei, chule sum in ijakai achojin ahi.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but money answereth all things.
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.
Curse not the king; no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber! for a bird of the air shall carry the voice; and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
