Thuchihbu 12
1 Koi hileh kigahna thet lou chun, hetna jong adeijin, min akhou khah ding deiloupa vang chu miching ahipoi.
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.
2 Mipha chun Yahweh Pakai lunglam atong jin, setna jeng tohgon neipa vang Yahweh Pakai in athetbol jin ahi.
A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3 Phatlouna a kon in inchen amangthah jin, mi chondih ho vang chu koiman asuh-ling jou lou ding ahi.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 Numei pha chu ajipa dinga lallukhuh ahin, jumna le jachatna'a um numei vang ajipa dinga agu achang chip tobang ahi.
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
5 Mikitah te tohgon chu adih a tanpeh ding, hinlah, lungthim dihloute thumop vang chu kijoulhepna jeng ahi.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.
6 Mikitah loute kamcheng chu thisan sona ding jeng ahin, mikitah ho kamcheng vang kihinsona jeng ahi.
The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 Mikitah loute chu manthahnan alhut loiji tan, mikitah ho vang chu ding det cheh cheh diu ahi.
The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 Mihem hi alungdih jal'a pachat changji ahin, mihem lungphalou chu thetbolna achang-jin ahi.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 Mi thupi tah banga chon a, neh le chah lhahsam sang in, lung lhaisel'a ana-kitohpa aphajon ahi.
[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10 Mikitah hon agancha jengu jong khohsahna aneiyun, mikitah loutea kon ngailutna vang chu thangsetna ahi.
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
11 Mipontho chun agam leiset akhot-a neh ding aki khol ahin, pannabeija thil ngaitoa lhailepan vang ima aneiji pon ahi.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
12 Mikitah lou in chu mangthah loi ding, mikitah ho vang chu thingphung phatah in ajung akhodet tobang ahi.
The wicked desireth the net of evil [men: ] but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
13 Mikitah lou chu akamsung sohsa aseikhel thucheng achun akipal jin, mikitah ding in vang gim hesoh akon in ajamdoh jitai.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
14 Mihem khat chun akam thep-ga anen alungkim jitan, hijeh achu mihem khat in na atoh teng achunga lelhun-ji ahi.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
15 Mingol hon achena chan-u adih jeng in amu-jiuvin, mikitah vang chun min ahilna angaijin, lam dihlou apeldoh jin ahi.
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
16 Mingol in alunga adeilou chu aphongdoh paijin, mikitah vang chun min ahilouva athet bolna jong iman agel jipoi.
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
17 Mikitah chun thudih aseiteng kicheh sel'in vetsahna aumjin, jou le nal-a thuseipa vang chun amacham cham in thu aseidoh-jin ahi.
[He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18 Thu kiti hi, nasatah chemjam banga akidoulel jong aum jin, miching thusei vang chun mihem adamsah-jin ahi.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
19 Thutah beh seite kamsunga kon in, thudih jeng apot in, thujou seite kamsunga kon vang chu hetman louva manthahna sohji ahi.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.
20 Thilphalou gong ho lung sunga thilse jeng dimset in achengin, thilpha jeng ngaito teding in kipana jeng ahi.
Deceit [is] in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace [is] joy.
21 Mikitah chunga thilse alhung jipon, miphalou te chunga vang gim le hesohna jeng alhung jin ahi.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 Jou le nal jeng seiji leigui chu Yahweh Pakai in athet in, thudih a natong te chunga vang Yahweh Pakai akipah-jin ahi.
Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.
23 Miching hon achih-nau kiletsahpi louvin aum jiuvin, mingol hon vang angolnau chu aphongjal le-jitauve.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 Lungdih pu-hon akhut'un vai ahom jiuvin, khut chalosah nom lou mihem chu soh-a pang tei ding ahi.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25 Lunggim a umpa chu atahsa agep liu jin, ngailutna thu ajah teng ama chu kipanan adim jitai.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26 Sihnei lang-neina nei lou mihem chun aloi agol ding in thupha jeng aseijin, mikitah loute vang chu abonchauvin amangthah jitauve.
The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27 Natong nom lou chu nehding beija um ding, miching in vang nei le gou nengsel-a aset ding ahi.
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
28 Mikitah lamlhahna chu hinna lampi ahin, lamdih lou chun thina alhut ding ahi.
In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.
