Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
Manghai kah a lungbuei tah sokca tui bangla BOEIPA kut dongah om tih, a ngaih bangla boeih a hoihaeng.
2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Longpuei boeih he hlang loh amah mikhmuh nen tah a thuem sak. Tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a khiing a lang.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Duengnah neh tiktamnah saii ham te BOEIPA loh hmueih lakah a ngaih.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
Mik dongkah buhuengpomnah neh lungbuei a mungkung he halang rhoek kah tholhnah hmaithoi ni.
5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Bi haam kah kopoek tah kumkonah la om yoeyah tih, aka cukhat boeih khaw tloelnah la om yoeyah.
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
A hong ol lamkah bisai neh thakvoh tah ahonghi la huu tih, dueknah ni kang a toem coeng.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
Halang loh a tiktam la saii ham a aal dongah, amamih kah a rhoelrhanah loh amamih a hmuh bitni.
8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
A ko aka boi hlang kah longpuei tah kawn dae, aka cil tah a bisai a thuem pah.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Hohmuhnah la aka om yuu neh hoilh aka khueh kah im lakah tah, imphu bangkil ah khosak te then ngai.
10 The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
Halang kah a hinglu long tah boethae a ngaidam tih, a mikhmuh kah a hui te khaw rhen pawh.
11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Hmuiyoi loh lai a sah vaengah hlangyoe khaw cueih tih, a cueih hamla a cangbam vaengah mingnah khaw a dang.
12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Hlang dueng long tah halang imkhui khaw a cangbam mai dae, halang rhoek long tah a thae la a paimaelh.
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Tattloel kah a doek te a hna aka buem thil tah, amah a pang van vaengah doo uh mahpawh.
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
A huephael kah kutdoe loh thintoek, a rhang dongkah kapbaih loh kosi aka tlung te a daeh sak.
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
Hlang dueng hamtah tah a tiktamnah a saii te kohoenah la om tih, boethae aka saii rhoek ham tah porhaknah la om.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Hlang aka cangbam kah longpuei lamloh kho aka hmang hlang tah, sairhai kah hlangping lakli ah duem.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Kohoenah aka lungnah aih khaw hlang kah a tloelnah la poeh tih, misurtui neh situi aka lungnah khaw boei mahpawh.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
Halang te hlang dueng ham, hnukpoh te aka thuem ham tlansum la om.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Hohmuhnah, konoinah neh yuu taengah olpungkacan la om lakah tah, khosoek khohmuen ah khosak he then ngai.
20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
Hlang cueih tolkhoeng kah thakvoh neh situi tah a naikap dae, hlang ang long tah te te a yoop.
21 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Duengnah neh sitlohnah aka hloem long tah, duengnah neh thangpomnah dongkah hingnah te a dang ni.
22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
Hlangrhalh rhoek kah khopuei te hlang cueih pakhat long ni a paan tih, a sarhi la a pangtungnah uh khaw a phil pah.
23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
A ol a ka aka tuem long tah, a hinglu te citcai khui lamkah a hoep a tlang.
24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
Thinlen, moemlal, a ming ah hmuiyoi long tah, thinpom althanah neh a saii.
25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
A kut loh a saii ham a aal dongah kolhnaw kah hoehhamnah loh amah a duek sak ni.
26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Hnin takuem ah hoehhamnah te a ngaidam dae, aka dueng long tah a paek phoeiah khaw a hnaih moneih.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Halang kah hmueih he tueilaehkoi ti bal vaengah, khonuen rhamtat la a khuen bal pueng.
28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
Laithae kah laipai tah paltham vetih, aka hnatun hlang long ni a thui yoeyah eh.
29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
Halang loh a mikhmuh dawk neh hlang a tanglue sak. Tedae aka thuem long tah a long, long ah a rhuep tih a yakming.
30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
BOEIPA aka tlai thil thai cueihnah khaw om pawh, lungcuei khaw om pawh, cilsuep khaw om thai pawh.
31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Marhang khaw caemtloek hnin kah ham a tawn coeng dae, BOEIPA daengah ni loeihnah a dang.
