Ecclesiastes 10
1 Dead flies can make perfumed oil smell bad. Likewise a little foolishness outweighs great wisdom and honor.
Kâhluk e hmuitui hah bitsei ro ni a hmuikawk sak e patetlah, pathunae titca e ni a lungkaang e hoi bari kaawm e tami hah hot boiboe lah ao sak.
2 The mind of the wise person chooses the right side, but the mind of the fool goes left!
Tami lungkaang e a lungthin teh amae aranglae kut dawk ao. Tamipathu e a lungthin teh avoilae kut dawk ao.
3 Just the way that fools walk down the road shows they have no sense, making clear to everyone their stupidity.
Tamipathu teh lam a cei lahun nah pouknae a tawn hoeh dawkvah, kai teh tamipathu doeh telah tami pueng koe ouk a dei.
4 If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.
Bawi buet touh ni nang koe a lungphuen pawiteh, nama e hmuen cettakhai hanh. Panguepnae ni yon kalen e hai ouk a roum sak.
5 I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
Bawi ni a payon e kecu dawk kanî rahim vah hnokahawi hoeh ka hmu e teh,
6 when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.
kapathunaw ni a rasangnae koe, ka tangrengnaw ni a rahnoumnae koe a tahung awh e,
7 I've seen slaves riding on horseback, while princes walk on the ground like slaves.
sannaw ni marang a kâcui awh teh, bawinaw ni sannaw patetlah khok hoi a cei awh e hah ka hmu.
8 If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.
Tangkom ka tai e tami teh hote tangkom dawk a bo han. Takha ka raphoe e tami teh tahrun ni a khue han.
9 If you quarry stone, you could be injured. If you split logs, you could be hurt.
Talungnaw ka takhoe e tami teh ama a ratet han, thing ka tâtueng tami haiyah hmâtanca hoi ao han.
10 If your ax is blunt and you don't sharpen it, you have to use a lot more force. Conclusion: being wise brings good results.
Cakâ a hâ a kim nah na kata hoeh pawiteh, tha hoe patung han. Thoumthainae ni tânae hoi yawhawinae a coe sak.
11 If the snake bites the snake charmer before it's charmed, there's no benefit to the snake charmer!
Ân hoehnahlan tahrun ni tami khuek pawiteh, Taânkasinnaw teh banghai hawinae awm hoeh.
12 Wise words are beneficial, but fools destroy themselves by what they say.
Tami lungkaang e lawk teh a radip. Hatei, tamipathu e pahni teh amahoima a kâpayawp thai.
13 Fools begin by saying foolish things, and end up talking evil nonsense.
Lawkdei a kamtawng nah pathunae lah a o, apoutnae koe lah teh ka mathout poung e pathunae lah ao.
14 Fools talk on and on, however no one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
Tamipathu teh lawk apap. Hateiteh, kaawm hane hno tami ni dei thai awh hoeh. Ahnie a hnuklah bangtelamaw a tho han tie apimaw ka dei thai.
15 Work makes fools so worn out they can't achieve anything.
Tamipathunaw teh khothung a cei awh han e lamthung pateng a panue awh hoeh dawkvah, ahnimae kâyawmnae teh ayâ patang sak.
16 You're in trouble if the king of your country is young, and if your leaders are busy feasting from early morning.
Camo rae siangpahrang ni a uknaeram teh, Ukkungnaw ni amom patenghai a ngai patetlah a canei dawkvah yawthoenae lah ao.
17 You're fortunate if your king comes from a noble family, and your leaders feast at the proper time to give themselves energy, and not to get drunk.
Na ram dawk e siangpahrang teh ka talue e a miphun lah ao dawkvah, ukkungnaw ni yamuhrinae laipalah thao nahanelah atueng khoe e dawk catnet pawiteh yawhawinae lah o.
18 Lazy people let their roofs collapse; idle people don't repair their leaky houses.
Ekvoi pangak dawkvah lemphu a hmawn thai kut hoi pathoup hoehpawiteh kho a yu thai.
19 A good meal brings pleasure; wine makes life pleasant; money provides for all needs.
Nawm nahanelah pawi ouk to awh. Misur ni hai na nawm sak thai. Tangka ni bangpueng a sak thai.
20 Don't talk badly about the king, not even in your thoughts. Don't talk badly about leaders, even in the privacy of your bedroom. A bird may hear what you say and fly away to tell them.
Na lungthin hoi siangpahrang hah thoebo hanh. Na inae hmuen koehai kacue e hah thoebo hanh. Kalvan kamleng e tava ni hote lawk hah a kamlengkhai han. A kamleng lahun nah hote tava ni hote kong hah a pathang han.
