Proverbs 20
1 Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
Misurtui loe tamhnui tabu ah ni oh; mu mah angzoehhaih to ohsak; mu paquih loe amthuhaih ah ni oh.
2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.
Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui kabtiah oh; anih palungphui han sah kami loe a hinghaih zaehaih sahsak kami ah oh.
3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Angzoehhaih dipsakkung loe khingya han krak; toe kamthu mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak.
4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
Thasae kami loe atue naah laikok atok ai pongah, cang aah tue ah minawk khaeah hni cadoeh, hak mak ai.
5 The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
Kami ih palung thung hoi sak atimhaih loe kathuk tui baktiah oh; toe panoekhaih tawn kami mah ni la thai tih.
6 Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
Kami boih mah a sak o ih kahoih hmuen to thuih o boih; toe mi mah maw oepthok kami to hnu thai tih?
7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
Katoeng kami loe a toenghaih loklam to pazui pongah, a caanawk loe tahamhoih o.
8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
Siangpahrang mah lokcaek hanah angraeng tangkhang pongah anghnut naah, kahoih ai hmuennawk to a mik hoiah pathlaeng thaih boih.
9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
Ka palung hae ka ciimsak boeh, zaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah mi mah maw thui thai tih?
10 Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord.
Angvan ai hmuenzit tahhaih patoh hoi angvan ai kasawk tahhaih patohhaih to Angraeng mah panuet.
11 Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.
Nawkta loe a sak ih hmuen toeng maw toeng ai, ciim maw ciim ai, tito a sak ih hmuen hoiah amtueng.
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.
Thaihhaih naa hoi hnukhaih mik loe, Angraeng mah ni sak hmaek.
13 Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
Iih koeh hmoek hmah; nam tang tih; na mik to padai ah, to tiah nahaeloe takaw hoiah zok nam hah tih.
14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
Hmuen qankung mah hmuen to qan naah, Hoih ai, hoih ai, tiah thuih; toe nawnetta caeh pacoengah loe, a qan ih hmuen to amoek haih.
15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
Sui to oh moe, atho kana thlung kathim doeh oh mangh; toe palunghahaih lokthui pahni to hoih kue.
16 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.
Panoek ai ih kami hanah phoisa coi han lokkam kami loe angmah ih kahni to la pae ving tih, panoek ai ih angvin nongpata hanah lokkamhaih sah kami loe angmah ih hmuenmae to naeh pae tih.
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but after, his mouth will be full of sand.
Alinghaih hoiah hnuk ih caaknaek loe khraem parai; toe hnukkhuem ah loe pakha to thlungcaret hoiah koi tih.
18 Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.
Na timhaih sah ai naah minawk khae hoi kahoih poekhaih to la ah; kahoih poekhaih paekkung na tawnh naah, misa to tuh ah.
19 He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
Pakhaa cip ai kami mah tamqu hmuen to angphongsak; to pongah pakha cip ai kami hoiah angkom hmah.
20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
Amno hoi ampa pasoih kami loe, khoving thungah anih ih hmaithaw paduek pae ving tih.
21 A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
Karangah angraenghaih loe, hnukkhuem ah tahamsethaih ah om tih.
22 Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
Sak ih zaehaih baktiah ka pathok let han, tiah thui hmah; Angraeng to mah oep ah, anih mah na pahlong tih.
23 Unequal weights are disgusting to the Lord, and false scales are not good.
Katoeng ai hmuenzit tahhaih to Angraeng mah panuet; anih loe amsoem ai coi tahhaih nuiah anghoe ai.
24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?
Kami ih khok takan loe Angraeng mah ni zaeh; kami mah kawbangmaw a caehhaih loklam to panoek thai tih?
25 It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
Poek het ai ah tawthaih hoi Sithaw khaeah lokkamhaih sah kami, lokkam pacoengah a lokkamhaih dawnpakhuem let kami loe, aimah hanah dongh patung kami ah oh.
26 A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.
Palungha siangpahrang loe kahoih ai kaminawk to anghaehsak phaeng moe, cang kaehhaih hoiah nihcae to a kaeh.
27 The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.
Kami ih muithla loe, angmah palung thung ih hmuennawk pakronghaih, Angraeng ih hmaithawk ah oh.
28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
Amlunghaih hoi oepthohhaih mah siangpahrang to ngancuemsak; amlunghaih mah angraeng tangkhang to caksak.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.
Thacakhaih loe thendoeng lensawkhaih ah oh moe, sampok loe mitong kranghoihaih ah oh.
30 By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.
Nganbawh kana hakhaih hoi ahmaa caakhaih mah kasae hmuen to ciimsak; bohhaih mah palungthin thung ih sethaih to pasaeh.
