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 cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking odour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
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 is at his left.
3 Nangman mingol ho chu lamsuh akijot nauva nahetdoh jeng thei ahi.
Also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom 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 spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding 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, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6 Amahon mingol ho thuneina len apeh doh’uva chule athunei dinga kilom tah ho asuhnem jiuhi ahi.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in 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 upon 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 diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh an hedge, 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.
Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cutteth wood shall be endangered by it.
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 is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
11 Gul chu na kingai sah kah’a na hin chuh man tahleh ipi phatsah’a gulchu na kingai sah ki got ham?
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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 will swallow up himself.
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 foolishness: 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 is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15 Mingol hon neocha atoh nauva chun athangui pai uvin, in iti hunglhun ding ham tijong akihetji pouve.
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, 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 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, when thy king is the son of nobles, 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 through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
19 Golnop bol hin nuipohlahna asodohjin, lengpitwi jin kipana apei, chule sum in ijakai achojin ahi.
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh 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 bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
