Cingthuilawk 24
1 Tamikayonnaw hah nôe awh hanh, ahnimouh koehai kambawng hanh.
Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
2 Bangkongtetpawiteh, rawk nahane dueng a pouk awh teh, runae kâhmo nahan dueng doeh a dei awh.
for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.
3 Lungangnae hoi im sak lah ao teh, thaipanueknae lahoi caksak lah ao.
Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
4 Thoumthainae lahoi rakhannaw teh aphukaawm niteh ngai kaawm e hnonaw hoi a kawisak.
by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
5 Tamilungkaang e teh a tha ao, panuenae ka tawn e ni a tha ao sak.
A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
6 Bangkongtetpawiteh, lungkaangnaw hoi kâpankhai e lahoi na taran na tâ vaiteh kâpankhaikung a papnae koe hloutnae ao.
for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.
7 Lungangnae heh tamipathu hanelah teh a rasang poung dawkvah, kho longkha koe dei hane panuek hoeh.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.
8 Thoenae sak hanelah kâcai e tami teh, thoenae khokhankung telah kaw lah ao han.
One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
9 Tamipathunaw e pouknae teh yonnae doeh, ayâ ka dudam e teh ayâ hanelah panuet a tho.
The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
10 Runae na kâhmo navah na lungpout pawiteh, na tha a youn han.
If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
11 Due hanelah a hrawi awh e hah rungngang awh nateh, thei hanelah a hrawi awh e hah ratang awh haw.
Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.
12 Thai haw, hetteh ka panuek hoeh, na tet pawiteh, na lungthin yawcu dawk kakhingkung ni pouk mahoeh namaw. Na hringnae kountoukkung ni panuek mahoeh na maw. Tamipueng a tawk awh e patetlah patho mahoeh namaw.
If you say, "Look, we did not know this;" doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
13 Ka capa khoitui hah cat haw, bangkongtetpawiteh ahawi, ka radip e khoipha hah cat haw.
My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste.
14 Hot patetlah, panuenae hoi lungangnae hai na hringnae hanlah tho van seh. Hot hah na hmawt pawiteh ngaihawi hane ao teh na ngaihawinae teh ayawmyin lah awm mahoeh.
Likewise, know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Oe tamikathout, tamikalan onae im hah pawm hanh, a kâhatnae hmuen hai raphoe hanh.
Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.
16 Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamikalan teh vaisari touh ka rawm nakunghai bout a thaw hah, hatei tamikathout teh rawknae koe a rawp han.
For the righteous may fall seven times, but gets up again, but the wicked will stumble in adversity.
17 Na taran a rawp navah na konawm hanh, a kamthui navah na lunghawi hanh naseh.
Do not rejoice when your enemy falls. Do not let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18 Hatnavah, BAWIPA ni hmawt vaiteh, a lunghawi hoeh langvaih, hahoi ahni koe a lungkhueknae hai a roum sak thai.
lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Thoenae kasaknaw kecu dawk na lungpuen hanh, tamikathoutnaw hai ut hanh.
Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
20 Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamikathoutnaw hanelah ngaihawinae awm hoeh, tamikathoutnaw e hmaiim teh padue pouh lah ao han.
for there will be no reward to the evil man; and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
21 Ka capa, BAWIPA hoi siangpahrang teh taket haw, kaletkalang kaawm e hah kamyawngkhai hanh.
My son, fear the LORD and the king. Do not join those who are rebellious:
22 Bangkongtetpawiteh, vaitahoi rawknae a pha han, ahnimouh roi e rawknae teh apinimaw a panue thai.
for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both—who knows?
23 Het hai tamilungkaangnaw e doeh, lawkceng nah tami kapek e teh hawi hoeh.
These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24 Tamikathout koe, nang teh na lan, ka tet e teh, tamipueng ni thoebo vaiteh miphun pueng ni a panuet han.
He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—
25 Hatei, tamikathout ka yue e teh kabawpnae a tawn han, a lathueng yawhawinae kahawi a pha han.
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
26 Kalan lah ka pato e pahni teh tami pueng ni a paco han.
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27 Alawilah na thaw hah kâcai haw, law thaw tawk hanelah kâcai haw, hathnukkhu na im hah sak.
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
28 A khuekhaw awm laipalah na imri taranlahoi kapanuekkhaikung lah awm hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh na pahni hoi na dum han namaw.
Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Do not deceive with your lips.
29 Ahni ni kai dawk a sak e patetlah ahni dawk ka sak han, amae moi rueng ka pathung han telah tet hanh.
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
30 Ka pangak law ka cei teh, thaipanueknae ka tawn hoeh naw e misur takha koe ka cei.
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 Pâkhing ni king a kayo, pho king a cak, rapan koung a tip toe.
Look, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Ka khet teh kahawicalah ka pouk, cangkhainae ao telah ka panue.
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
33 Dongdeng ka yan ei nei, dongdeng ka ip ei nei, kut tapam laihoi kâhat einei na ti lahun nah,
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;
34 mathoenae ni imyin patetlah tho vaiteh, na voutnae teh ransa patetlah a tho han.
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
