Proverbs 17
1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
Tuituknah hmueih im dongkah a bae lakah a ommongnah buhkak kamat te then.
2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
Hlang aka cangbam sal loh hlang yah aka bai capa te a taemrhai vetih, pacaboeina taengah rho a tael ni.
3 As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om, tedae BOEIPA long tah lungbuei ni a noem.
4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
Thae aka huet loh boethae hmuilai kah a honghi te a hnatung tih, talnah ol te hna a kaeng thil.
5 He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man’s ruin, shall not be unpunished.
Khodaeng aka tamdaeng tah amah aka saii kung ni a veet, rhainah soah ko aka hoe khaw hmil mahpawh.
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
Ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek tah patong rhoek kah rhuisam la om tih a napa rhoek te khaw ca rhoek kah a boei a mang la om.
7 Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince.
Hlangrhuel hmuilai he a ang ham a rhoeprhui moenih. A honghi kah hmuilai khaw hlangcong hamla koih loeng loeng van pawh.
8 The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.
Kapbaih he a kungmah kah mik ah lungto mikdaithen bangla boeih a hoilae tih a cangbam.
9 He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.
Hlang kah dumlai aka dah loh lungnah a toem dae, olka dongah aka thovael loh a boeihlum khaw a paekboe sak.
10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool.
Aka ang voei yakhat n'ngawn lakah aka yakming ham tah tluungnah mah a tlaeh pah coeng.
11 An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him.
Boekoek loh boethae bueng a tlap dae, anih taengah puencawn muenying muenyang ni a tueih pa eh.
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.
Hlang kah a dueidah a laemhong sak vom neh ka hum uh palueng eh, aka ang kah a anglat nen tah ka hum uh boel eh.
13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
A then te thae la aka thuung tah a im lamkah a thae te nong rhoe nong mahpawh.
14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.
Olpungkacan a tongnah tah tui a cae sak. Te dongah tuituknah a puek hlanah huu laeh.
15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God.
Halang aka tang sak neh hlang dueng aka boe sak, amih rhoi bang te BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi ni.
16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils.
Cueihnah lai ham hlang ang kut dongkah a phu te ba ham lae, a lungbuei neh a om hae moenih.
17 He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.
A tue boeih dongah a hui aka lungnah loh, citcai vaengkah ham manuca a cun.
18 A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
Lungbuei aka talh hlang loh kut a yuh tih, a hui mikhmuh ah mingphanah rhi a khang.
19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
Boekoek aka lungnah loh olpungnah te a lungnah, a thohka te a sang sak tih pocinah a tlap.
20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
Lungbuei aka voeldak loh hnothen hmu pawt tih, a ol neh hlang aka maelh khaw yoethae ah cungku.
21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.
22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
Lungbuei kohoe he si la a hoeih sak tih, mueihla a rhawp vaengah songrhuh khaw a koh sak.
23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
Laitloeknah a caehlong te phaelh sak ham, halang loh a huep ah kapbaih a loh.
24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.
Cueihnah he aka yakming ham tah amah mikhmuh ah a om pah tih, aka ang kah a mik ah tah diklai khobawt la a om pah.
25 A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
Capa aka ang tah a napa ham konoinah la om tih, anih aka cun khaw hmuetphawtnah ni.
26 It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right.
Hlang dueng te lai a sah sak khaw, a dueng dongah hlangcong taam ham then pawh.
27 He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
A ol aka tuem tah mingnah te aka ming la om tih, mueihla phu tlo aka dingsuek tah hlang lungcuei ni.
28 Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.
Hlang ang pataeng a hil a phah atah aka cueih la, a ka a buem atah aka yakming la a ngai coeng.
