Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Khawnbang hanah amoek hmah, khawnbang ah timaw angzo tih, tito na panoek ai.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Na pakha hoi amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah mah pakoeh nasoe; na pahni hoiah amkoeh hmah, minawk kalah ih pahni mah pakoeh nasoe.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Thlung loe azit moe, savuet doeh azit; toe kamthu palungphuihaih loe to hnik pongah doeh azit kue.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Palungphuihaih loe zit thoh; toe mi maw uthaih hmaa ah angdoe thai tih?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Tamquta hoiah amlung pongah loe kamtueng ah angzoeh to hoih kue.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Ampui loe ahmaa caak naah doeh oepthoh; toe misa mah mok ih loe alinghaih ah ni oh.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Zok amhah kami loe khoitui to panuet; toe zok amthlam kami hanah loe ka khaa doeh luep.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Angmah ih im caehtaak kami loe, angmah ih tabu azawk taak tavaa hoiah anghmong.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Hmuihoih hoi hmuihoih tui mah poekhaih to nawmsak; ampui kahoih mah loe anghoe koi kaom poekhaih to palung tang hoiah paek.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Nam pui hoi nam pa ih ampui to pahnawt hmah; raihaih tong naah nam nawkamya im ah caeh hmah; na imtaeng kami loe ahmuen kangthla ah kaom nam nawkamya pongah hoih kue.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
Ka capa, palungha ah loe, ka palungthin hae anghoesak ah; to tiah ni kai hnaphnae kaminawk to ka pathim thai tih.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Khopoek thaih kami loe raihaih to hnukcoek moe, abuephaih to pakrong; toe poekhaih tawn ai kami loe muk rumram moe, patangkhanghaih to hnuk.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Kahni to na khring pae ai ah loe angvin hoi panoek ai ih nongpata khaeah lokkamhaih to sah hmah.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
Khawnthaw ah angmah ih ampui hanah tha hoi tahamhoihaih paek kami loe, anih tangoenghaih baktiah ni oh.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
Angzoeh koeh zu loe cawh tue ah, khotui kalong imphu hoiah anghmong.
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
To baktih nongpata to hawk kami loe, takhi hawk kami hoiah anghmong, anih loe bantang ban ah bawh ih situi baktiah oh.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Sum mah sum to noetsak baktih toengah, ampui mah angmah ih ampui mikhmai to pansak.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
Thaiduetkung toep kami loe thaiduet thaih to caa tih; to baktih toengah Angraeng khenzawn kami loe pakoehhaih to om tih.
19 As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Tui pongah krang amtueng baktih toengah, kami ih palungthin mah kami to amtuengsak.
Hell hoi duekhaih loe natuek naah doeh koi thai ai; to baktih toengah kami mik mah hnukhaih to boep thai ai. (Sheol h7585)
21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
Sumkanglung tui pacii hanah laom to oh, suitui pacii hanah kamngaeh hmai to oh; to baktih toengah kami doeh pakoehhaih hoiah tanoek thaih.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Kamthu loe cang hoi nawnto suum pongah na daeng cadoeh, amthuhaih to anghmaa thai mak ai.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Nangmah ih tuunawk to kahoih ah panoek ah loe, nangmah ih maehnawk to kahoih ah khenzawn ah.
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
Angraenghaih loe dungzan ah cak poe ai; angraeng lumuek doeh caa nawktanawk khoek to cak poe ai.
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Phroh loe amprawk moe, phroh kangtha to tacawt, mae ah kaom lawk ih cang to aah o.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
Tuu zawhhaih phoisa hoiah khukbuen to qan ah, maeh zawhhaih atho hoiah lawk to qan ah.
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
Na caanawk hoi na tamna nongpatanawk pacah hanah, maeh tahnutui kapop ah na tawn tih. p
