Proverbs 16
1 The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Hlang taengah lungbuei kah rhoekbahnah om dae olka hlatnah he BOEIPA lamkah ni.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Hlang kah a longpuei boeih he amah mikhmuh ah khui dae, BOEIPA long tah a mueihla ni a khiinglang pah.
3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Na bibi te BOEIPA taengah hal lamtah, na kopoek cikngae bitni.
4 Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Soeprhaep boeih he amah kah a hlatnah ham BOEIPA loh a saii. Te dongah halang pataeng yoethae hnin kah ham a hlun.
5 Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent.
Kut neh kut hlaengtang tih lungbuei aka oek boeih BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi la a om dongah hmil mahpawh.
6 By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
Sitlohnah neh oltak loh thaesainah a dawth tih, BOEIPA hinyahnah loh boethae lamkah a nong sak.
7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Hlang kah khosing te BOEIPA loh a moeithen vaengah a thunkha rhoek pataeng amah taengah a rhong sak.
8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
Duengnah neh yol mai cakhaw, a tiktam mueh canghum cangpai lakah then.
9 The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.
Hlang kah lungbuei loh amah longpuei te a moeh tih, BOEIPA loh a khokan a cikngae sak.
10 An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
Manghai ka dongkah bihma tah laitloeknah ham ni, te dongah a ka vikvawk boel saeh.
11 The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.
Tiktamnah cooi neh coilung tah BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni, sungsa coilung boeih khaw amah kah a bibi ni.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.
Duengnah loh ngolkhoel a cikngae sak dongah, manghai rhoek loh halangnah a saii ham tah tueilaehkoi la om.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.
Duengnah hmuilai tah manghai rhoek kah kolonah om tih, a thuem aka thui te a lungnah.
14 The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it.
Manghai kah kosi tah dueknah puencawn ni. Te dongah hlang cueih long ni kosi a daeh sak thai eh.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Manghai kah maelhmai khosae dongah hingnah tih, a kolonah tah tlankhol vaengkah khomai banghui ni.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Cueihnah lai he sui lakah bahoeng then tih, yakmingnah lai he khaw tangka n'tuek lakah then.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
Boethae lamloh aka nong hamla a thuem longpuei om tih, a hinglu aka ngaithuen loh a longpuei a kueinah.
18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pocinah kah a hmaiah hoemdamnah om tih, cungkunah kah a hmaiah ah mueihla oeknah a lamhma pah.
19 Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Thinthah neh kutbuem n'tael lakah kodo mangdaeng neh mueihla kunyun te then.
20 He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.
Olka neh aka cangbam long tah hnothen a dang tih, BOEIPA dongah aka pangtung tah a yoethen pai.
21 The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Lungbuei aka cueih te aka yakming la a khue uh tih, hmuilai dongkah olding loh rhingtuknah a thap.
22 Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
Lungmingnah te a kungmah la aka khueh long tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, aka ang rhoek kah thuituennah tah anglat la poeh.
23 The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
Aka cueih kah lungbuei tah a ka a cangbam tih, a hmuilai dongah rhingtuknah a thap.
24 Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones.
Ol then tah, hinglu ham khoitui khoitak bangla didip tih, rhuh hamla hoeihnah la om.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
Hlang mikhmuh ah longpuei te thuem dae a hmailong ah dueknah longpuei la om.
26 The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
Thakthaekung kah a hinglu loh amah hamla thakthae tih a ka te a kamcah sak.
27 A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Hlang muen loh boethae a vueh tih, a hmuilai dongah hmai bangla rhangto.
28 A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
Calaak hlang loh olpungkacan a haeh tih, hlang aka thet loh boeihlum a pamhma sak.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
Kuthlahnah hlang loh a hui a hloih tih, longpuei a then pawt la a caeh puei.
30 He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.
Calaak te moeh hamla a mik aka him tih, a hmui saibaeh loh boethae a cung sak.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.
Sampok he boeimang rhuisam la om tih, duengnah longpuei kah aka om loh a dang.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Thintoek aka ueh tah hlangrhalh lakah, a mueihla aka taem khaw khopuei aka ta lakah then.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole decision is of Jehovah.
A rhang dongah hmulung khoh cakhaw a laitloeknah boeih tah BOEIPA lamkah ni a om.
