Proverbs 30
1 These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.
Jakeh capa Agur mah thuih ih, palunghahaih loknawk loe hae tiah oh; kami maeto mah, Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ukal khaeah, taphong pae;
2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
kai loe minawk boih pongah poek ka ham kue, kami poekhaih to ka tawn ai.
3 I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
Palunghahaih to kam tuk ai moe, ciimhaih kawng doeh ka panoek ai.
4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
Mi maw van ah daw tahang moe, long ah anghum tathuk? Azom pui ah takhi naeh kami loe mi maw? Mi maw kahni pongah tui tapawk vai? Long boenghaih ahmuennawk boih caksakkung loe mi maw? To tiah sahkung ih ahmin hoi a caa ih ahmin loe mi maw? Na thui thai tih maw?
5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Sithaw ih lok loe ciim boih; anih loe angmah khae amha kaminawk boih hanah abuephaih ah oh.
6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Angraeng ih lok to patomh hmah, to tih ai nahaeloe anih mah na zoeh ueloe, na thuih ih amsawnlok to amtueng moeng tih.
7 Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die:
Aw Angraeng, ka dueh ai naah nang sak pae hanah, hnik ih hmuen hnetto oh;
8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
amsoem ai lok hoi amsawn lok hae kai khae hoiah na takhoe pae ving ah; amtanghaih hoi angraenghaih doeh na paek hmah; ni thokkruek caak khawt caaknaek to na paek ah:
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
to tih ai ah pop hmoek ah ka tawnh nahaeloe, nang kang pahnet ving ueloe, Angraeng loe mi aa? tiah ka thui moeng tih; kam tang hmoek nahaeloe, ka paqu moeng ueloe, ka Sithaw ih ahmin to ka saesak moeng tih.
10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
Angmah ih angraeng khaeah tamna sethaih kawng to thui hmah, kasae na thuih nahaeloe nang to na pasoih ueloe, na nuiah zaehaih om moeng tih.
11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
Ampa to kasae thui kami, amno tahamhoihaih paek ai kami to oh.
12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
Angmacae amhnonghaih to pasae ai ah, angmah mik ah kai loe ciim, tiah poekhaih tawn kami to oh.
13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
Amoekhaih hoiah mikpadai kami, patoekhaih hoi minawk khen kami to oh.
14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
Haa loe sumsen baktiah oh moe, long ah kaom kamtang hoi mithoenawk to paaeh hanah, toektaboe ahuh haita baktih kaom kami doeh oh.
15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
Taqawt loe canu hnetto tawnh; nihnik loe na paek ah, na paek ah, tiah hangh hoi. Amhah thai ai hmuen thumto oh, ue, khawt boeh, tiah thui vai ai hmuen palitonawk loe,
16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’ (Sheol h7585)
taprong, caa kak nongpata ih zok, tui amhah thai ai long karoem; zetto mah tiah thui vai ai hmai. (Sheol h7585)
17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Ampa pahnui thuih moe, amno patoek kami loe, azawn ih pangaahnawk mah anih ih mik to taprok pae ueloe, tahmunawk mah a ngan to caa o tih.
18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
Ka dawnrai ih hmuen thumto khue ai ah, ka panoek thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
van ih tahmu azawkhaih loklam, cathaeng nui ih pahui caehhaih loklam, tuipui thung ih palongpui caehhaih loklam, thendoeng mah tangla paqaihaih loklam hae ni.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
Sava nuiah oep om ai nongpata caehhaih loklam doeh to tiah oh; to nongpata loe buh to caak moe, pakha a huk pacoengah, kai loe hmuen sakpazaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah thuih.
21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Long tasoehsak hmuen thumto khue ai ah, pauep thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
siangpahrang ah kangcoeng tamna, caaknaek tawn mangh kamthu;
23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
amram aak nongpata sava sakhaih hoi tamna nongpata mah angraeng ih qawktoephaih hae ni.
24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
Long nuiah tetta ah ni oh, toe paroeai palungha hmuen palitonawk loe,
25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
thacak ai, toe nipui tueah caaknaek patung thaih, cahmatnawk;
26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
thacak ai, toe lungsong thungah tabu sah savehnawk;
27 the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
siangpahrang tawn ai, toe nawnto hmabangah kacaeh pakhunawk;
28 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
angmah ih ban hoiah angdoet, toe siangpahrang im ah ohhaih ahmuen katawn caneknawk cae hae ni.
29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
Kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen thumto khue ai, ue, kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen palitonawk loe,
30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
kasan moinawk thungah thacak koek, kawbaktih hmuen om cadoeh hnuk angnawk taak ai kaipui;
31 a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
misatukhaih hrang, maeh tae hoi misa tawn ai siangpahrang cae hae ni.
32 If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
Kamthu ah nang coeng moe, nangmah hoi nangmah nam koeh naah maw, to tih ai boeh loe kahoih ai hmuen na poek naah maw, na pakha to tamuep khoep ah!
33 For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
Maitaw tahnutui loe ahaeh khing nahaeloe, amkhawk tih, hnah doeh na hnoih khing nahaeloe, athii long tih; to baktih toengah palungphui hanah pahrue khing nahaeloe, angzoehhaih to om tih.
