Proverbs 25
1 These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Hethaiyah, Solomon e cingthuilawk, Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah e taminaw ni patuen a thut awh e doeh.
2 It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
Hro e hno teh Cathut bawilennae doeh, hatei hno pakhingpalang e teh siangpahrang bawilennae doeh.
3 The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
Kalvan a rasang teh talai a dung e patetlah siangpahrang lungthin hai koung panuek thai hoeh.
4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
Ngun ei hah takhoe haw, kahlunkung ni manang kahawi a sak thai han.
5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
Siangpahrang hmalah hoi tamikathout hah takhoe pawiteh, a bawitungkhung teh lannae lahoi a cak han.
6 Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
Siangpahrang hmalah mahoima kârasang sak hanh, siangpahrang hmuen koe hai kangdout hanh.
7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
Na mit ni a hmu e bawitungkhung hmalah pahoung hanelah puen e lah na o hlak teh, hi tho, telah kaw e ahawihnawn.
8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Lawkcengnae hmuen koe karanglah cet hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh, na imrinaw ni yeirai na po sak vaiteh bangtelamaw na ti han.
9 Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
Na imri hoi na lawk teh kâpankhai awh nateh, arulawk hah ayânaw koe dei awh hanh.
10 Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
Hoehpawiteh ka thai e ni hoe pâpho vaiteh, yeirai na ponae hah hoe kamnuek langvaih.
11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Kamculah dei e lawk teh ngun manang dawk e suipaw hoi a kâvan.
12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
Kahawicalah yuenae ka tarawi e tami teh, suihnapacap hoi sôlêi e sui hoi kamthoup e patetlah ao.
13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
Kapatounkung hanelah yuemkamcu lah kaawm e patoune teh canganae tadamtui patetlah ao, bangkongtetpawiteh a bawi lung a roum sak.
14 As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
Ka poe han tihoi a kâoup hnukkhu poe laipalah kaawm e tami teh, khotui laipalah e tâmai hoi kahlî hoi a kâvan.
15 A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
Lungsawnae ni lawkcengkung a tâ thai, lawkkanem ni hru a khoe thai.
16 If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
Khoitui na hmu boimaw, na boum totouh duengma cat. Na kâso pawiteh na palo han.
17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
Na imri koe ekvoi cet hanh, na hmawt vaiteh na hmuhma payon vaih.
18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
A imri taranlahoi panuekkhaikung kaphawk lah kaawm e tami teh, bongpai, tahloi, kahran e pala hoi a kâvan.
19 Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
Runae kâhmo lahun nah yuemkamcu hoeh e kâuep e teh, hâ kâkhoenae, hru kamhoutnae patetlah doeh ao.
20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
A lungkamathout koe la ka sak e teh pâding nah angki ka rading e hoi hmâ dawk longtui awi e hawi a kâvan.
21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
Na taran a vonhlam pawiteh, a ca hane rawca poe nateh tui kahran pawiteh nei hane tui poeh.
22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, hottelah na sak pawiteh a lû dawk hmaisaan na pâpawp pouh e lah ao teh, BAWIPA ni tawkphu na poe han.
23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
Atunglah e kahlî ni kho a thokhai teh, tamcuek lawk deinae lai ni lungkhueknae minhmai a thokhai.
24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Ka hrawk'ang e yu hoi im kalen dawk o hlak teh, lemphu imtakin koe o e ahawihnawn.
25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
Ahlanae koe e kamthang kahawi thai e heh, tuikahran e tami koe tuipading hoi a kâvan.
26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
Tamikathout hmalah tamikalan lawk dei payon e teh tui pânut e, kapawk e tuikhu hoi a kâvan.
27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Khoitui ek kapap ca e hawi hoeh, hot patetlah mahoima bawilennae tawng e teh bawilennae nahoeh.
28 He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
Ma e muitha ka uk thai hoeh e teh rapan tawn laipalah karawk e khopui hoi a kâvan
