Proverbs 27
1 Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
Tangtho e hnin hanlah kâoup hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh bangmaw a tâcokhai han tie na panuek hoeh.
2 Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Namahoima laipalah ayâ ni na pholen naseh, nama e pahni ni laipalah alouke ni na pholen naseh.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Talung hai a ri teh sadi hai a ri, hatei tamipathu lungkhueknae teh hotnaw hlak a ri hnawn.
4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Lungkhueknae teh a mathoe, lungphuennae teh a matheng, hatei utnae teh apinimaw a khang thai han.
5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Hro e lungpatawnae hlak teh hmantang yue e ahawihnawn.
6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Hmâ na ka paca e hui teh yuem a kamcu, hatei taran ni na paco e teh dumyennae doeh.
7 A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
A von ka paha tangcoung e ni teh khoipha patenghai ngai mahoeh toe, hatei a von ka hlam e tami hanelah teh kakhat e patenghai a radip.
8 As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Ma e imlaw ka palum ngai hoeh e teh, tava a tabu dawk kaawm ngai hoeh e hoi a kâvan.
9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Satui hoi hmuitui ni lungthin a konawm sak teh, hui kahawi ni pouknae na poe e ni hringnae konawm sak.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
Na pa e hui hoi nama e hui kapek hanh, runae na kâhmo navah na hmaunawngha im kuekluek cet hanh, ahlanae koe e na hmaunawngha hlak teh a hnainae koe e na hui a hawihnawn.
11 Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Na ka pacekpahlek e ka pathung thai nahanlah ka capa, lungang haw, ka lungthin konawm sak haw.
12 A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Tamilungkaang ni thoenae hah sut a hmu teh a kâhro, kamawngrame ni teh a kâphumsin teh rek e lah ouk ao.
13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
Tamitavan hanelah amahkhankung teh a angki amahkhan nahanelah la pouh lah ao vaiteh napui koe poe naseh.
14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
Amom a thaw teh kacaipounglah a hui yawhawi ka poe e teh, thoebonae lah pouk pouh lah ao han.
15 On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
Lai pou ka roe e yu teh, Puenghoi khonan hnin e khoramei hoi a kâvan.
16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Hote napui ka pâkuem e teh, kahlî ka pâkuem niteh, aranglae kut dawk satui kasum e hoi a kâvan.
17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Sum teh sum hoi doeh letlang hran sak thai, hot patetlah tami ni a hui e a minhmai ouk a pan sak.
18 He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
Thaibunglung kung ka tawn e pueng ni thaibunglung paw a ca han, hot patetlah a bawi e thaw ka tawk e teh bari lah ao han.
19 As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Tui dawk coungnae a kamnue, hot patetlah tami lungthin ni tami a kamnue sak.
20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
Sheol hoi rawkkahmanae teh khout boihoeh, hot patetlah tami e mit ni a khout tie tawn boihoeh. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Sôlêinae manang teh ngun hanelah, takhuenhmai teh sui hanelah ao. Tami teh oup e lahoi a bawilennae panue lah ao.
22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
Tamipathu teh sumdawk cakang hoi mek ka phawm nakunghai a pathunae ni cettakhai pawm mahoeh.
23 Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Na tuhu kong panue nahanlah panki loe, na saringhu hah kahawicalah a kountouk.
24 For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tawntanae heh a yungyoe kangning hoeh, hoehpawiteh bawilukhung heh se pueng dawk kangning hoeh.
25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Phonaw hai a pâw, catinaw hai a pâw, law e a pawnaw hai khue lah ao.
26 that thou mayest have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Tunaw ni na khohna hane hmaenaw ni lawhmuen ran nahane ouk a thokhai.
27 [My] son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Nang ni na ca hane, imthungnaw ca hane, sannunaw ca hanelah hmae sanutui teh a khout han doeh.
