Cingthuilawk 27
1 Tangtho e hnin hanlah kâoup hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh bangmaw a tâcokhai han tie na panuek hoeh.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 Namahoima laipalah ayâ ni na pholen naseh, nama e pahni ni laipalah alouke ni na pholen naseh.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Talung hai a ri teh sadi hai a ri, hatei tamipathu lungkhueknae teh hotnaw hlak a ri hnawn.
A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 Lungkhueknae teh a mathoe, lungphuennae teh a matheng, hatei utnae teh apinimaw a khang thai han.
Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 Hro e lungpatawnae hlak teh hmantang yue e ahawihnawn.
An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Hmâ na ka paca e hui teh yuem a kamcu, hatei taran ni na paco e teh dumyennae doeh.
The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 A von ka paha tangcoung e ni teh khoipha patenghai ngai mahoeh toe, hatei a von ka hlam e tami hanelah teh kakhat e patenghai a radip.
A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
8 Ma e imlaw ka palum ngai hoeh e teh, tava a tabu dawk kaawm ngai hoeh e hoi a kâvan.
Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
9 Satui hoi hmuitui ni lungthin a konawm sak teh, hui kahawi ni pouknae na poe e ni hringnae konawm sak.
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10 Na pa e hui hoi nama e hui kapek hanh, runae na kâhmo navah na hmaunawngha im kuekluek cet hanh, ahlanae koe e na hmaunawngha hlak teh a hnainae koe e na hui a hawihnawn.
Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
11 Na ka pacekpahlek e ka pathung thai nahanlah ka capa, lungang haw, ka lungthin konawm sak haw.
My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
12 Tamilungkaang ni thoenae hah sut a hmu teh a kâhro, kamawngrame ni teh a kâphumsin teh rek e lah ouk ao.
The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 Tamitavan hanelah amahkhankung teh a angki amahkhan nahanelah la pouh lah ao vaiteh napui koe poe naseh.
Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
14 Amom a thaw teh kacaipounglah a hui yawhawi ka poe e teh, thoebonae lah pouk pouh lah ao han.
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 Lai pou ka roe e yu teh, Puenghoi khonan hnin e khoramei hoi a kâvan.
A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
16 Hote napui ka pâkuem e teh, kahlî ka pâkuem niteh, aranglae kut dawk satui kasum e hoi a kâvan.
He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
17 Sum teh sum hoi doeh letlang hran sak thai, hot patetlah tami ni a hui e a minhmai ouk a pan sak.
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 Thaibunglung kung ka tawn e pueng ni thaibunglung paw a ca han, hot patetlah a bawi e thaw ka tawk e teh bari lah ao han.
Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 Tui dawk coungnae a kamnue, hot patetlah tami lungthin ni tami a kamnue sak.
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
20 Sheol hoi rawkkahmanae teh khout boihoeh, hot patetlah tami e mit ni a khout tie tawn boihoeh. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable. (Sheol h7585)
21 Sôlêinae manang teh ngun hanelah, takhuenhmai teh sui hanelah ao. Tami teh oup e lahoi a bawilennae panue lah ao.
In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
22 Tamipathu teh sumdawk cakang hoi mek ka phawm nakunghai a pathunae ni cettakhai pawm mahoeh.
Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
23 Na tuhu kong panue nahanlah panki loe, na saringhu hah kahawicalah a kountouk.
Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 Bangkongtetpawiteh, tawntanae heh a yungyoe kangning hoeh, hoehpawiteh bawilukhung heh se pueng dawk kangning hoeh.
for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 Phonaw hai a pâw, catinaw hai a pâw, law e a pawnaw hai khue lah ao.
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 Tunaw ni na khohna hane hmaenaw ni lawhmuen ran nahane ouk a thokhai.
Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
27 Nang ni na ca hane, imthungnaw ca hane, sannunaw ca hanelah hmae sanutui teh a khout han doeh.
Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.
