Proverbs 16
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Kami mah a poekhaih hoiah khokhan, toe lok pathimhaih loe Angraeng khae hoiah ni angzoh.
2 All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Kami mah loe a caehhaih loklam to katoeng boih ah poek; toe Angraeng mah loe palungthin to khingh.
3 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
Na sak ih hmuen kruekah Angraeng khaeah amha ah; to tih nahaeloe nam sakhaih hmacawn tih.
4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
Angraeng mah hmuennawk boih angmah hanah ni sak; ue, kasae kaminawk loe sethaih ani to tong hanah ohsak.
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Amoek kaminawk loe Sithaw mah panuet; nihcae loe nawnto amhong o cadoeh, danpaekhaih to loih o mak ai.
6 By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
Palungnathaih hoi loktang mah zaehaih to ciimsak; Sithaw zii kami loe zaehaih to caeh taak.
7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
Kami mah Angraeng anghoe koiah khosak naah, a misa hoiah mataeng doeh angdaeh thaih.
8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Katoeng ai loklam hoiah hmuenmae pop ah hak pongah loe, toenghaih hoiah hmuenmae zetta hak to hoih kue.
9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Kami mah a caehhaih loklam to poek; toe a caehhaih loklam to Angraeng mah patuek.
10 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
Sithaw mah thuih ih lok to siangpahrang ih pakha ah oh; anih ih pakha hoiah katoeng ai lok to tacawt han om ai.
11 Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
Katoeng hmuenzit tahhaih hoi coi tahhaih loe Angraeng ih hmuen ah oh; pasah thung ih kazit hmuen tahhaih boih loe anih mah sak ih hmuen ah oh.
12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Angraeng tangkhang loe toenghaih hoiah sak pongah, kahoih ai hmuen sakhaih loe siangpahrangnawk hanah panuet thoh.
13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Katoeng kami ih pahni to siangpahrangnawk mah anghoe o haih; loktang lokthui kami to palung o.
14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe duekhaih laicaeh baktiah oh; toe palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to dipsak.
15 When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Siangpahrang mikhmai pan naah hinghaih to oh; anih anghoehaih loe hnukkhuem ih khotui baktiah oh.
16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Sui pongah loe palunghahaih to hoih kue; sumkanglung qoih pongah loe palunghahaih qoih to kawkruk maw hoih!
17 The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
Kahoih ai hmuen caehtaakhaih loe katoeng kami ih loklam ah oh; a caehhaih loklam hoi amkhraeng ai kami loe a hinghaih angvaeng thaih kami ah oh.
18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Amoekhaih loe amrohaih ih loklam ni; poeksanghaih mah amtimhaih loklam ah caeh haih.
19 It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Kamoek kami hoi angkom moe, a lomh ih hmuen to amzet pongah loe, palungsawk kami hoi angkom moe, kami tlim ah khosak to hoih kue.
20 Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
Palunghahaih hoi toksah kami loe khosak hoih tih; Angraeng oephaih tawn kami loe tahamhoih.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Poekhaih palungha kami loe khopoek thaih kami ah oh; kahoih lokthui thaih pahni loe minawk han palunghahaih lok to patuk thaih.
22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Palunghahaih tawn kami loe hinghaih tuipuek ah oh; toe kamthu thuitaekhaih lok loe amthuhaih ah ni oh.
23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Palungha ih palungthin loe angmah ih pakha to thuitaek moe, a pahni ah palunghahaih to thap pae.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Tahngai kahoih loknawk loe khoitui baktiah oh; na hinghaih pakhra hanah luep moe, huhong to ngantuisak.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Kami maeto hanah loe katoeng loklam maeto baktiah amtueng; toe boenghaih ah loe duekhaih loklam ah oh.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
Toksah kami loe, angmah ih pakha pacah han ih ni tok to a sak.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Sithaw panoek ai kami loe kahoih ai hmuen to poek, a thuih ih lok doeh kangqong hmai baktiah ni oh.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
Poektoeng ai kami loe angzoehhaih atii to a haeh; pronghaih mah ampui kangzong to ampraeksak.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
Poeksae kami loe a imtaeng kami to pacuek moe, kahoih ai loklam to pazuisak.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
Kahoih ai kami loe kasae hmuen sak hanah, a mik to pasimh moe, kahoih ai hmuen angcoengsak hanah, pahni to haehsak.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Toenghaih loklam ah khosak pongah sam to pok nahaeloe, lensawkhaih lumuek ah ni oh.
32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Palungsawk kami loe thacak kami pongah hoih kue; poekhaih angsum thaih kami loe vangpui pazawk kami pongah hoih kue.
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Taham khethaih phoisa vahhaih hoiah sak ih lok takroekhaih loe aimacae mah ni sak o; toe hmuen boih nuiah lok takroekkung loe Angraeng ni.
