Proverbs 17
1 Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house [full] of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
3 As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a. noem.
4 A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
5 He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
Ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek tah patong rhoek kah rhuisam la om tih a napa rhoek te khaw ca rhoek kah a boei a mang la om.
7 Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
8 Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
9 He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide [them] separates friends and kindred.
Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
10 A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
11 Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a. tueih pa eh.
12 Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.
13 Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
14 Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
15 He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
16 Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
17 Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
18 A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, [as he] also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
19 A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
20 and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
21 and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.
22 A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
23 The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in [his] bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
24 The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool [go] to the ends of the earth.
Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.
25 A foolish son [is a cause of] anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
26 [It is] not right to punish a righteous man, nor [is it] holy to plot against righteous princes.
Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
27 He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
28 Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.
Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
