Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Kâyue kâoun laihoi im dawk yikkawi e pawitonae bu hlakvah karoumcalah lahoi bukaro kam touh ca e ahawihnawn.
2 A servant who deals wisely shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
A lungkaang e san ni yeirai ka phawt e capa hah a uk teh, hmaunawnghanaw hoi cungtalah râw a coe han.
3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.
Ngun sôlêi nahanelah manang, sui sôlêi nahanelah takhuenhmai, hatei BAWIPA ni lungthin a tanouk.
4 An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Thoenae kasaknaw ni teh laithoe dueng a thai ngai awh teh, laithoe kadeinaw ni hai laithoe lawk a thai ngai awh.
5 He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Tamimathoe ka dudam e ni kasakkung a dudam teh, ayânaw runae a kâhmo navah a lungkahawi e tami hai hlout mahoeh.
6 Son's sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
Mincanaw teh matawngnaw e bawilukhung doeh, camonaw bawilennae teh a napanaw doeh.
7 Excellent speech is not appropriate to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.
Lawkkanem hoi tamipathu kamcu hoeh, laithoe deinae pahni teh bawi hoi hoe kamcu hoeh.
8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
Tadawnghno teh ka dâw e tami koe talung phukaawm hoi a kâvan, a kangvawi tangkuem koe hawinae a hmu.
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates chief friends.
Lawkeknae ka ramuk pouh e ni lungpatawnae a tawng, hatei boutbout ka dei pouh e tami ni teh huiko a kapek.
10 A rebuke enters deeper into him who has understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Tamipathu avai cum touh hem e hlak tamilungkaang vai touh yue e aphuohnawn.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Tamikahawihoeh ni kâtaran nahane dueng doeh a tawng, hatdawkvah patoune kathout hoi a kâhmo han.
12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.
Tamipathu a pathu lahun nah kâhmo e hlak teh, a ca kahmat e tavom hoi kâhmo pawiteh bet ahawihnawn.
13 He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Hawinae hah thoenae hoi ka pathung e tami teh hnokathout ni a imthung tâcawt takhai mahoeh.
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Kâyuenae teh tuiim dawk hoi tui ka yu e patetlah ao, hatdawkvah kâyue hoehnahlan kâounnae hah roun lawih.
15 He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Tamikayon a yon ka ngaithoum e tami hoi, tamikalan yon kapen e tami hah BAWIPA ni a panuet
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
Tamipathu ni lungangnae a ngai hoeh dawkvah, lungangnae ran nahane hnopai hah bangkongmaw ahni kut dawk poe han vaw.
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Hui ni teh nâtuek hai lung na pataw teh, hmaunawngha teh runae kâhmo tueng nahanelah doeh a khe.
18 A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Thaipanueknae ka tawn hoeh e niteh kuttabei kâtambei hoi a hui hmalah lawk a kam.
19 He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Lawkeknae ka ngai e ni teh kâyuenae hai a ngai, a longkha ka rasangsak e ni rawknae hah a tawng.
20 He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Dumyennae lungthin ka tawn e ni hnokahawi hmawt mahoeh, laithoe ka dei e tami teh runae hoi a kâhmo han.
21 He who begets a fool it is to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.
Tamipathu ka khe e tami teh amahoima a lungmathoe sak, ka pathu e capa ka tawn e tami teh konawmnae tawn hoeh.
22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Lungthin konawm e heh kahawipoung e tâsi hoi a kâvan teh, lungthin reknae ni hru a ke sak.
23 A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.
Tamikathout ni lannae lamthung phen hanelah a hnukkhu lahoi hno ouk a lawp.
24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Lungangnae teh thaipanueknae katawnkung hmalah ao teh, tamipathu e mit ni teh talai pout totouh ouk a khet.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Capa pathu e teh na pa lung kamathoutsakkung lah ao teh, kakhekung manu hanelah hai ka khat poung e lah ao.
26 Also to punish a righteous man is not good, nor to smite nobles for uprightness.
Tamikalan rek hanelah awm hoeh, ka talue e hai a hawi nahlangva hem hanelah awm hoeh.
27 He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Panuenae ka tawn e ni lawk a kâsum teh, thaipanueknae ka tawn e teh roumnae muitha ka tawn e doeh.
28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.
Tamipathu hai duem awm pawiteh, tamilungkaang patetlah pouk e lah ao, a pahnicakuep pawiteh thaipanueknae ka tawn patetlah pouk e lah ao.
