Proverbs 26
1 In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.
Khohal kah vuelsong neh cangah vaengkah khotlan baghui la, thangpomnah khaw hlang ang neh rhoeprhui tangloeng pawh.
2 Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away.
Vaa a rhaehba bangla, pumpil a ding bangla, rhunkhuennah he lunglilungla la a thoeng moenih.
3 A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent.
Marhang ham rhuihet, laak ham kamrhui, aka ang rhoek kah a nam ham cungcik om.
4 Do not respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest you become like him.
Hlang ang kah a anglat te doo boeh, namah khaw anih bangla na om ve.
5 Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.
Hlang ang te a anglat bangla a doo dae, a mikhmuh ah hlang cueih la om hae mahpawh.
6 Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.
Hlang ang kut ah ol aka pat tah a kho a kuet tih kuthlahnah aka mam la om.
7 In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
Aka khaem kah a kho sut a bat banghui la, hlang ang rhoek ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw om.
8 Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
Hlang ang taengah thangpomnah paek he, payai dongah lungto mop banghui la om tangloeng.
9 In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Hlang ang ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw yurhui kut dongah aka pha mutlo hling bangla om.
10 Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
Hlang ang aka paang boeih khaw aka cetpaitai a paang tih lithen a poeih banghui la om.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
Ui loh a lok a paan banghui la hlang ang loh a anglat te a khoep.
12 Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
Hlang he amah mikhmuh ah tah aka cueih la na hmuh. Anih lakah hlang ang ham ngaiuepnah om ta.
13 The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
Kolhnaw loh, “Longpuei ah sathueng ca, toltung ah sathueng om,” a ti.
14 Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
thohkhaih loh thohrhui dongah a tinghil bangla, kolhnaw khaw amah thingkong dongah suvaih.
15 The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Kolhnaw loh bael dongah a kut a puei te, a ka dongla koep a khuen ham pataeng a ngak.
16 The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Kolhnaw he amah mikhmuh ah tah, omih neh aka thuung hlang parhih lakah aka cueih la ngaiuh.
17 Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.
Amah hut pawt ah tuituknah khuiah aka kun khaw, aka cetpaitai loh ui hna a doek banghui la om.
18 Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Thaltang neh dueknah hmaipom aka dong loh hlang a khah bangla,
19 so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
A hui aka phok hlang van loh, “Ka luem mailai moenih a?,” a ti.
20 When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Thing a tlum atah hmai a thi bangla a thet pawt daengah ni olpungkacan a paa.
21 Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
Hmai-alh dongah hmaisa-aek, hmai dongah thing a pup vanbangla, hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan aka saii hlang loh tuituknah a puek sak.
22 The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.
Thet ol he didii tih bungko khui la suntla.
23 In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
Lungbuei thae neh a lai hmai la aka alh tah, paikaek dongkah cakhli a ben banghui ni.
24 An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.
A hmuilai dongkah a hmuhuet te a ka dongah loha coeng dae, a khui kah hlangthai palat te a thuh bal pueng.
25 When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.
A ol tah rhen koemboei la om dae, anih te tangnah boeh. A lungbuei ah tueilaehkoi parhih om.
26 Whoever covers hatred with deceit, his malice shall be revealed in the assembly.
hmuhuetnah te thailainah neh dah cakhaw, hlangping taengah a boethae ni a yan eh.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
Vaam aka vuet khaw amah loh a cungku thil vetih, lungto aka palet khaw amah soah koep mael ni.
28 A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.
Laithae ol loh amah aka hnaep aka hnap te a hmuhuet tih, a ka aka hnal khaw a ponah ni a saii.
