Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Nam pui hoi nam pa ih ampui to pahnawt hmah; raihaih tong naah nam nawkamya im ah caeh hmah; na imtaeng kami loe ahmuen kangthla ah kaom nam nawkamya pongah hoih kue.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to oh, suitui pacii hanah kamngaeh hmai to oh; to baktih toengah kami doeh pakoehhaih hoiah tanoek thaih.
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
