Thuchihbu 17
1 Insunga kiboina pum'a golvah bolsang in, an-keoseh kineh a lungmonga um aphajoi.
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
2 Soh chingtah chu apupa chapa ahin, chule adihlouva chonpa chunga jong vaihom in apang jin, hiche sohpa chu apupa nei le gou aboncha achapate toh sopi khat banga kihom ding ahi.
A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
3 Thil solna bel chu dangka solna kimang ahin, mei-khuh sung hi sana solna ahi. Hinlah Yahweh Pakai hi lungput aboncha patepna ahi.
Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
4 Miphalou in akamsunga thilphalou seipa thusei bou angai nom in, chule mijou in jong jou le nal thoa leigui kilehpel chu angai nom in ahi.
Discord, giveth heed to the aggrieving lip, —Falsehood, giveth ear to the destroying tongue.
5 Vaicha noisea tot chaveipa chun asempa Elohim Pathen ataitom ahin, mi vangset pat'a kipah chun gimbolna ato tei ding ahi.
He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.
6 Tehse ho ding in atute hi alallukhuh-u ahin, chapate loupina hi apateu ahi.
The crown of old men, consists of children’s children, and the adornment of children, is their fathers.
7 Mingol ho din thu ngaitah'a kisei hi pannabei ahin, milen milal te ang sunga jou le nal'a thu kisei jong pannabei ahibouve.
Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.
8 Aguh'a thilpeh kiti hi apepa din vangbohna tobang ahin, hijeh chun achena jousea khang ding ahi.
A gift, in the eyes of its owner, is, a stone of beauty, whithersoever it turneth, it bringeth prosperity.
9 Koi hileh suhkhelna ngaidam thei chun, ngailutna angaichat jing ahin, hinlah miphul phul pan vang gol le pai akikhenpi jin ahi.
He that hideth a transgression, seeketh love, but, he that repeateth a matter, separateth intimate friends.
10 Mingol jakhat vei akichup sang in, thil hetthemna neipa ding in akihilna jeng jong asanji ahei.
A reproof sinketh more deeply into an intelligent man than a hundred stripes, into a dullard!
11 Engsetna nei mi chun doumah jeng ahol le jin, amatoh kitoh ding in sottol engse ahung lo jitai.
Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
12 Mikhat in mingol khat angol pet'a akimaitopi sang in, vompi nou akilo-doh nungsanga api kimaitopi aphajoi.
Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
13 Mihem in thilpha khat thilsea alethuh teng, a-insunga thilse cheng jing ding ahi.
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 Kitoma ahung um teng twiput tobang in ahung pot jin, ajeh chu kitomona aso masanga kikhen tel aphajoi.
A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.
15 Athemmo lha kanga athem-jo mo chansahna hileh, Yahweh Pakai dinga anitah lhonna dei um lou ahi.
He that justifieth the lawless, and he that condemneth the righteous, an abomination to Yahweh, are they, both.
16 Lungthimbei mingol in chihna kichohna ding sum akhol ngei poi.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.
17 Golngai chun phat tin in mi alungset in, sopi kiti hi hahsat petna kithokhom dinga hung peng ahibouve.
At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
18 Lungthim neilou mihem chu bat-san apang jin, hitichun aheng akom hoa batsah nan apang bep e.
A man lacking sense, is one who striketh hands, giving security, before his neighbour.
19 Suhkhel ding ging lou mihem chun kinah baotam adei ahin, ain kotpi paopia kiletsah pan manthahna jeng agon ahibouve.
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
20 Mihem lungput dihlou kiti chu akhang thei pon, jou le nal seija pang kamsung jong vangsetna'a lhalut teiji ahi.
The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
21 Chapa ngol hi ahingpa dinga gimna bep ahin, hiche mingolpa hing chu akipah thei poi.
He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
22 Lung kipana hi damna pipen ahin, lamvaija um chu gu le chang dinga doulal um ahi.
A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, —but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
23 Thu adih a tan sang in, miphalou hon sum-guh ane jiuvin, thudih chu achekhel sah jitauve.
A bribe out of his bosom, doth a lawless man take, to pervert the ways of justice.
24 Thil jouse hetthemna nei mi chun chihna lam jeng aven, ajon in, hinlah mingol chun leiset kol mang avelen ahi.
Before the face of the discerning, is wisdom, but, the eyes of a dullard, are in the ends of the earth.
25 Chapa in apa lunggimna asodoh peh in, anu dinga gimna tah ahi.
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
26 Mikitah ahilou lam'a leosah kiti apha pon, vaihom milen milal jep ding jong thildih ahipoi.
Surely, to chastise the righteous, is not good, to smite the noble-minded for equity.
27 Thu kisei ngaija chu hetna anei jin, chule lungneng tah'a thusei mi chun hetkhenna anei ahi.
Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence.
28 Mingol jeng jong thipbeh cha aum teng, miching bang in akigel jin, hitobang michun akam akeh lou teng, miching tah bang in akigel-ji bouve.
Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, —He that closeth his lips, [is thought] to have understanding.
