Cingthuilawk 25
1 Hethaiyah, Solomon e cingthuilawk, Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah e taminaw ni patuen a thut awh e doeh.
These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
2 Hro e hno teh Cathut bawilennae doeh, hatei hno pakhingpalang e teh siangpahrang bawilennae doeh.
It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
3 Kalvan a rasang teh talai a dung e patetlah siangpahrang lungthin hai koung panuek thai hoeh.
Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
4 Ngun ei hah takhoe haw, kahlunkung ni manang kahawi a sak thai han.
Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
5 Siangpahrang hmalah hoi tamikathout hah takhoe pawiteh, a bawitungkhung teh lannae lahoi a cak han.
Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.
6 Siangpahrang hmalah mahoima kârasang sak hanh, siangpahrang hmuen koe hai kangdout hanh.
Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
7 Na mit ni a hmu e bawitungkhung hmalah pahoung hanelah puen e lah na o hlak teh, hi tho, telah kaw e ahawihnawn.
For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.
8 Lawkcengnae hmuen koe karanglah cet hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh, na imrinaw ni yeirai na po sak vaiteh bangtelamaw na ti han.
The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.
9 Na imri hoi na lawk teh kâpankhai awh nateh, arulawk hah ayânaw koe dei awh hanh.
Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
10 Hoehpawiteh ka thai e ni hoe pâpho vaiteh, yeirai na ponae hah hoe kamnuek langvaih.
lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
11 Kamculah dei e lawk teh ngun manang dawk e suipaw hoi a kâvan.
Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
12 Kahawicalah yuenae ka tarawi e tami teh, suihnapacap hoi sôlêi e sui hoi kamthoup e patetlah ao.
Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
13 Kapatounkung hanelah yuemkamcu lah kaawm e patoune teh canganae tadamtui patetlah ao, bangkongtetpawiteh a bawi lung a roum sak.
Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
14 Ka poe han tihoi a kâoup hnukkhu poe laipalah kaawm e tami teh, khotui laipalah e tâmai hoi kahlî hoi a kâvan.
A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
15 Lungsawnae ni lawkcengkung a tâ thai, lawkkanem ni hru a khoe thai.
By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
16 Khoitui na hmu boimaw, na boum totouh duengma cat. Na kâso pawiteh na palo han.
You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
17 Na imri koe ekvoi cet hanh, na hmawt vaiteh na hmuhma payon vaih.
Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
18 A imri taranlahoi panuekkhaikung kaphawk lah kaawm e tami teh, bongpai, tahloi, kahran e pala hoi a kâvan.
A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Runae kâhmo lahun nah yuemkamcu hoeh e kâuep e teh, hâ kâkhoenae, hru kamhoutnae patetlah doeh ao.
Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
20 A lungkamathout koe la ka sak e teh pâding nah angki ka rading e hoi hmâ dawk longtui awi e hawi a kâvan.
and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
21 Na taran a vonhlam pawiteh, a ca hane rawca poe nateh tui kahran pawiteh nei hane tui poeh.
If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 Bangkongtetpawiteh, hottelah na sak pawiteh a lû dawk hmaisaan na pâpawp pouh e lah ao teh, BAWIPA ni tawkphu na poe han.
For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
23 Atunglah e kahlî ni kho a thokhai teh, tamcuek lawk deinae lai ni lungkhueknae minhmai a thokhai.
The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
24 Ka hrawk'ang e yu hoi im kalen dawk o hlak teh, lemphu imtakin koe o e ahawihnawn.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
25 Ahlanae koe e kamthang kahawi thai e heh, tuikahran e tami koe tuipading hoi a kâvan.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
26 Tamikathout hmalah tamikalan lawk dei payon e teh tui pânut e, kapawk e tuikhu hoi a kâvan.
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
27 Khoitui ek kapap ca e hawi hoeh, hot patetlah mahoima bawilennae tawng e teh bawilennae nahoeh.
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
28 Ma e muitha ka uk thai hoeh e teh rapan tawn laipalah karawk e khopui hoi a kâvan
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.
