Cingthuilawk 16
1 Lungthin hoi pouknae teh tami e doeh, hatei laihoi bout deinae teh BAWIPA koehoi e doeh.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 Tami hmunae pueng heh ama ni hmunae lahoi teh a thoung, hatei BAWIPA ni muitha hah yawcu dawk a khing.
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 Na thaw teh BAWIPA dawk poe haw na pouknae caksak lah ao han.
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 BAWIPA ni bangpueng hai ama hanelah a sak. Tamikathoutnaw haiyah thoenae kâhmo hnin hanelah sak e lah ao.
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 A lungthin hoi kâoup e tami teh BAWIPA han lah panuet a tho, a lung kânging awh nakunghai, rek lah ao mingming han.
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 Lungmanae hoi yonthanae lawkkatang teh BAWIPA takinae lahoi tami ni yonnae ouk a ceitakhai.
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 Tami e hringnuen ni BAWIPA a lungyouk torei teh, a taran hoi patenghai a kâpo sak.
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 Kamsoumhoehe lahoi moikapap tawn e hlak teh, lannae lahoi yitca tawn e ahawihnawn.
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 Tami e lungthin ni amae lamthung ouk a pouk, hatei BAWIPA ni teh a khoktakan hah ouk a hrawi.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 Siangpahrang pahni dawk Cathut lawk pâpho hane ao, lawkcengnae koe a pahni a payon sak hanelah awm hoeh.
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 Kânging e yawcu hoi khinglung teh BAWIPA e doeh, congko dawk e khinglung puenghai a kut thawtawknae doeh.
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 Thoenae lahoi sak e heh siangpahrang hanelah teh panuet a tho, bangkongtetpawiteh, bawitungkhung teh lannae lahoi caksak lah ao.
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 Lannae pahni teh siangpahrang hanelah konawmnae lah ao teh, lawkkatang kadeinaw hah a lungpataw.
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 Siangpahrang lungkhueknae teh duenae patounenaw patetlah ao, hatei tamilungkaang ni teh a roum sak han.
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 Siangpahrang mithmaiang dawk hringnae ao, a ngaikhainae teh a hnukteng e kho tâmai patetlah ao.
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 Sui hlak hai lungangnae tawn e heh banghloimaw ahawi, hahoi ngun hlak hai thaipanueknae heh kârawi hanelah ao.
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 Tamikalannaw e lamthung teh yonnae ceitakhai e hah doeh, a lamthung ka ring e ni a hringnae a ring.
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 Rawk hoehnahlan kâoupnae ao teh, rawp hoehnahlan lunglennae muitha ao.
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 Kâoupnae lahoi lawphno kârei hlak teh, kârahnoumnae hoi ka rahnoumcalah o e ahawihnawn.
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 Kâhruetcuetcalah hoi lawk ka tarawi e ni hnokahawi a hmu vaiteh, BAWIPA ka kâuep e teh tami yawkahawi e doeh.
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 Lungthin hoi a lungkaang e teh kho ka pouk e doeh tie lah ao vaiteh, lawkradip ni thoumthainae a pung sak.
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 Thaipanueknae heh ka tawn hanelah teh hringnae tuiphuek lah ao teh, tamipathunaw e cangkhainae teh pathunae doeh.
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 Tamilungkaang ni teh a pahni hah a cangkhai teh, a pahni hoi thoumthainae hah ouk a kâthap.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 Lawkkahawi teh khoipha patetlah ao, hring nahanelah a radip teh hru hanelah damnae lah ao.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 Tami pouknae lateh lamkalan lah a kamcu ei, apoutnae koe teh duenae lamthung doeh.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 Thaw ka tawk e teh ama hanelah doeh a tawk, bangkongtetpawiteh a vonhlamnae pahni ni a patoun e doeh.
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 Cathut ka taket hoeh e ni thoenae tangkom a tai teh, a pahni teh hmaisaan patetlah ao.
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 Lungthin longkawi ni kâyuenae cati a kahei teh, tamcueklawk ka dei e ni hai huiko a kapek.
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 Kaisue e ni a imri a pasawtpanep teh, hawihoehnae lamthung dawk ouk a hrawi.
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 A mitmasip teh kahawihoehe dueng doeh a pouk, a pahni a kâroe sak teh thoenae dueng doeh a tâco sak.
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 Lannae lamthung dawk hmu e lah awm pawiteh, sampo teh bawilennae bawilakhung doeh.
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 Athakaawme tami hlak a lungkasaw e tami ahawihnawn, a hringnae kâcakuep thai e kaukkung teh khopui ka lawm e hlak ahawihnawn.
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 Congko dawk cungpam teh rayu lah ao, hatei laideitâtuengnae pueng teh BAWIPA e doeh.
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
