Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise.
Lok kangkoih ah apae thaih kamthu pongah loe, toenghaih loklam pazui amtang kami to hoih kue.
2 Where there is no knowledge of the soul, there is no good: and he that is hasty with his feet shall stumble.
Kahoih ai poekhaih loe, panoekhaih tawn ai; tawt hoi khok takan kami loe loklam caeh pazae.
3 The folly of a man supplanteth his seeps: and he fretteth in his mind against God.
Kami amthuhaih mah a caehhaih loklam to amkhraengsak moe, palung thung hoiah Angraeng to kasae a thuih.
4 Riches make many friends: but from the poor man, even they whom he had, depart.
Hmuenmae angraeng kami loe ampui tawnh mang; toe kamtang loe a imtaeng kami mah doeh caehtaak.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Amsoem ai hmuen hnukung ah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami doeh loih mak ai.
6 Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
Pop parai kaminawk loe ukkung palung anghoehaih to sak hanah koeh o; tangqum paek thaih kami loe kami boih hoiah ampui ah oh.
7 The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.
Amtang kami loe angmah ih nawkamyanawk mah doeh hnukma o; angmah ih ampuinawk mah cae loe kawkruk maw ayae o taak tih! Anih loe tahmenhaih hnik hanah nihcae hnukah patom, toe nihcae mah anghmat o taak boih.
8 But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.
Palunghahaih tawn kami loe a hinghaih to palung; panoekhaih amtuk kami loe khosak hoihaih to hnu tih.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.
Amsoem ai hmuen hnukungah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami loe amro tih.
10 Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
Kamthu loe kahnaep ah khosak han krah ai; tamna mah angraengnawk uk hanah krah ai.
11 The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
Palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to pauep thaih; minawk sakpazaehaih tahmen kami loe lensawkhaih to tawnh.
12 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.
Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui baktiah oh moe, anih hoihhaih loe phroh nui ih dantui baktiah oh.
13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
Caa kamthu loe ampa amrohaih ah oh, angzoeh koeh zu loe apet ai ah kaca tui baktiah oh.
14 House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.
Im hoi hmuenmae loe ampa ih qawk ah oh; toe palungha zu loe Angraeng khae hoi hak ih qawk ni.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Thasae kami loe iih sawk, thasae kami pakhra loe zok amthlam tih.
16 He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinglung sawk; toe a caehhaih loklam patoek kami loe dueh tih.
17 He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
Amtang khenzawn kami loe Angraeng hanah hmuen coi pae baktiah ni oh; anih loe a sak ih hmuen baktiah atho hnu let tih.
18 Chastise thy son, despair not: but to the killing of him set not thy soul.
Thuitaek thaih koiah oh naah, na caa to thuitaek ah; anih qahhaih to tahmen hmah.
19 He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.
Palungphui kami loe danpaekhaih to hnu tih; anih to na pahlong nahaeloe, anih to na pahlong tuektuek han angai tih.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.
Thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ah loe, patukhaih lok to talawk ah, to tiah nahaeloe atue boeng naah palung na ha tih.
21 There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Kami ih palung thungah sak atimhaih oh mangh; toe Angraeng khokhanhaih mah ni sak atimhaih to caksak tih.
22 A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.
23 The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in fulness without being visited with evil.
Angraeng zithaih loe hinghaih ah oh; to tiah poekhaih tawn kami loe koehhaih to acung tih; raihaih tidoeh tongh mak ai.
24 The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.
Thasae kami loe saoek nui hoiah a ban to azuh moe, buh abah han mataeng doeh paqak.
25 The wicked man being; scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man he will understand discipline.
Minawk tiah doeh sah ai kami to danpaek ah, poekhaih tawn ai kami to palungha lat tih; khopoek thaih kami to zoeh ah, palungha aep tih.
26 He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.
Ampa ih hmuenmae to pasaengh boih moe, amno to haek kami loe, azathaih paek capa, kasaethuihaih tongsak capa ah oh.
27 Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
Ka capa, thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ai ah na oh nahaeloe, thuitaek ih panoekhaih loknawk hoiah nam khraeng ving tih.
28 An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Lok amlai kami han hnukungah om kami loe, katoengah lokcaekhaih tiah doeh sah ai kami ah oh; kahoih ai kami loe kahoih ai hmuen to kakhraem caaknaek baktiah a caak.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners: and striking hammers for the bodies of fools.
Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami hanah danpaekhaih to oh, kamthu hanah loe bohhaih to oh.
