Proverbs 25
1 These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Hethaiyah, Solomon e cingthuilawk, Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah e taminaw ni patuen a thut awh e doeh.
2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Hro e hno teh Cathut bawilennae doeh, hatei hno pakhingpalang e teh siangpahrang bawilennae doeh.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Kalvan a rasang teh talai a dung e patetlah siangpahrang lungthin hai koung panuek thai hoeh.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Ngun ei hah takhoe haw, kahlunkung ni manang kahawi a sak thai han.
5 Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Siangpahrang hmalah hoi tamikathout hah takhoe pawiteh, a bawitungkhung teh lannae lahoi a cak han.
6 Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Siangpahrang hmalah mahoima kârasang sak hanh, siangpahrang hmuen koe hai kangdout hanh.
7 for [it is] better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
Na mit ni a hmu e bawitungkhung hmalah pahoung hanelah puen e lah na o hlak teh, hi tho, telah kaw e ahawihnawn.
8 Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
Lawkcengnae hmuen koe karanglah cet hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh, na imrinaw ni yeirai na po sak vaiteh bangtelamaw na ti han.
9 Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
Na imri hoi na lawk teh kâpankhai awh nateh, arulawk hah ayânaw koe dei awh hanh.
10 lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Hoehpawiteh ka thai e ni hoe pâpho vaiteh, yeirai na ponae hah hoe kamnuek langvaih.
11 [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
Kamculah dei e lawk teh ngun manang dawk e suipaw hoi a kâvan.
12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
Kahawicalah yuenae ka tarawi e tami teh, suihnapacap hoi sôlêi e sui hoi kamthoup e patetlah ao.
13 As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Kapatounkung hanelah yuemkamcu lah kaawm e patoune teh canganae tadamtui patetlah ao, bangkongtetpawiteh a bawi lung a roum sak.
14 As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Ka poe han tihoi a kâoup hnukkhu poe laipalah kaawm e tami teh, khotui laipalah e tâmai hoi kahlî hoi a kâvan.
15 In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Lungsawnae ni lawkcengkung a tâ thai, lawkkanem ni hru a khoe thai.
16 Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
Khoitui na hmu boimaw, na boum totouh duengma cat. Na kâso pawiteh na palo han.
17 Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
Na imri koe ekvoi cet hanh, na hmawt vaiteh na hmuhma payon vaih.
18 [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
A imri taranlahoi panuekkhaikung kaphawk lah kaawm e tami teh, bongpai, tahloi, kahran e pala hoi a kâvan.
19 The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Runae kâhmo lahun nah yuemkamcu hoeh e kâuep e teh, hâ kâkhoenae, hru kamhoutnae patetlah doeh ao.
20 As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the 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 thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Na taran a vonhlam pawiteh, a ca hane rawca poe nateh tui kahran pawiteh nei hane tui poeh.
22 for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee [with] good.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, hottelah na sak pawiteh a lû dawk hmaisaan na pâpawp pouh e lah ao teh, BAWIPA ni tawkphu na poe han.
23 The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Atunglah e kahlî ni kho a thokhai teh, tamcuek lawk deinae lai ni lungkhueknae minhmai a thokhai.
24 [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Ka hrawk'ang e yu hoi im kalen dawk o hlak teh, lemphu imtakin koe o e ahawihnawn.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Ahlanae koe e kamthang kahawi thai e heh, tuikahran e tami koe tuipading hoi a kâvan.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Tamikathout hmalah tamikalan lawk dei payon e teh tui pânut e, kapawk e tuikhu hoi a kâvan.
27 [It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Khoitui ek kapap ca e hawi hoeh, hot patetlah mahoima bawilennae tawng e teh bawilennae nahoeh.
28 As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Ma e muitha ka uk thai hoeh e teh rapan tawn laipalah karawk e khopui hoi a kâvan
