Cingthuilawk 22
1 Hnopai moikapap hlak hai minhawinae heh rawi hanelah ao, tangka hoi sui hlak hai ayâ ni pahrennae heh ngaihnawn hanelah ao.
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favour is better than silver and gold.
2 Tami ka tawnta hoi tamimathoe rei a tawn roi e teh, BAWIPA teh bangpueng kasakkung doeh.
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
3 Kâhruetcuet e ni teh hnokathout a hmu navah a kâhro, hatei kamawngrame ni teh a ceisin teh rek e lah ouk ao.
A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
4 Kârahnoumnae hoi BAWIPA takinae ni tawntanae hoi barinae hoi hringnae a tâcokhai.
The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honour, and life.
5 Lam longkawi dawk teh pâkhing hoi karap ao teh, a hringnae lamthung ka ring e teh hotnaw hoi ahlanae koe doeh ao.
Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
6 Camo ni a dawn hane lamthung pâtu haw, a matawng to hai phen mahoeh toe.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 Tami ka tawnta ni tamimathoe a uk, ka câwi e tami teh kacâwisakkung koe san lah ao.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Payonpakainae cati ka tu e ni lungmathoenae a a vaiteh, a lungkhueknae sonron a khoe han.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
9 Pahrennae mit ka tawn e teh yawhawi a coe han, bangkongtetpawiteh tamimathoenaw ouk a kawk toe.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
10 Dudamnaw pâlei haw kâounnae tang a roum han, kâyuenae hoi kâpakungnae hai a roum han.
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
11 A lungthin ka thoung e teh, kamcu e lawk a dei dawkvah siangpahrang e hui kahawicalah ao han.
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
12 BAWIPA mit ni panuenae a kountouk, hatei yuemnae ka tawn hoeh e lawk teh ouk a takhoe.
The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 Ka pangak e tami ni alawilah sendek ao, lam vah na kei han doeh, ouk a ti.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
14 Napui kahawihoehe pahni teh kadunge tangkom doeh, BAWIPA ni a panuet e teh hawvah a bo han.
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.
15 Pathunae heh camo lungthin dawk a kâbet teh, yuenae bongpai ni ahlanae koe ouk a pâlei.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Ma mek nahanelah tamimathoenaw ka rektap e hoi, katawntanaw ka poe e tami teh hoehoe a mathoe han.
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
17 Tamilungkaangnaw e lawk heh kahawicalah thai nateh, na lungthin hoi kaie lungangnae hah dâw haw.
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
18 Bangkongtetpawiteh, na thung hoi na pâkuem pawiteh hothateh lunghawinae doeh, na pahni dawk pou awm seh.
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
19 Hottelahoi BAWIPA teh na kâuep thai han, sahnin vah nang koe na panuesak toe.
I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.
20 Kâpankhainae hoi panuenae kahawi poung e hah na thut pouh toe nahoehmaw.
Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
21 Nang ni lawkkatang katang na panue vaiteh, nang koe patoun e naw hah lawkkatang lawk bout na dei pouh thai han.
To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
22 Mathoenaw e mathoenae hah thakâla hoi ahnie hno lawm hanh, ka cunathoehnaw hai kho longkha koe coungroe hanh.
Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA ni ahnimae kong a pouk han doeh, ahnimae hno kalawmnaw e hringnae a lawp pouh van han.
for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
24 A lungkaduem e tami hah kamyawngkhai hanh, a lungkhuek thai poung e tami hai kamyawngkhai hanh.
Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbours anger,
25 Ahnimae nuen na kamtu vaiteh, na hringnae a kâman han.
lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 Kut tambei e taminaw hoi laiba patho pouh hanelah lawk kâkam e taminaw koe bawk van hanh.
Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 Patho nahane na tawn hoeh pawiteh, na ikhun tawm awh vaiteh oun na la pouh awh han nahoehmaw.
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Na mintoenaw ni ung e khori hah takhoe hanh.
Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 Thaw kahawicalah ka tawk ni teh ka cuem e na hmu boi ou, siangpahrangnaw hmalah hai a kangdue han doeh, tami rumram e hmalah kangdout mahoeh.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
