< Proverbs 18 >

1 Selfish people only please themselves, they attack anything that makes good sense.
Amadueng kaawm e ni ama ngainae dueng a tawng teh, lungangnae pueng hai a taran.
2 Stupid people have no interest in trying to understand, they only want to express their opinions.
Tamipathu ni thaipanueknae dawk konawmnae tawn laipalah a mae lungthin dueng a kamnue sak.
3 With wickedness comes contempt; with dishonor comes disgrace.
Tamikathout a tho toteh dudamnae ao, yeiraiponae hoi yuenae hai hmawi ao van.
4 People's words can be profound like deep waters, a gushing stream that is the source of wisdom.
Tami e pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e lawk teh kadung e tui patetlah ao teh, lungangnae tuikhu teh ka lawng e palang patetlah ao.
5 It's not right to show favoritism to the guilty and rob the innocent of justice.
Tamikathout e minhmai khet lahoi tamikalan sung sak nahanlah lawkceng e heh hawihoeh.
6 What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
Tamipathu e pahni dawk hoi kâyuenae lawk a tâco teh a lawk ni hemnae hah a tâcosak.
7 Stupid people are caught out by what they say; their own words trap them.
Tamipathu e pahni teh ama rawknae lah ao teh, a pahni teh ama hanelah karap lah ao.
8 Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.
Tamcueklawk teh katuipounge rawca patetlah ao teh, von thung a thung totouh a kâen.
9 Laziness and destruction are brothers.
A thaw dawk ka pangak e teh karaphoekung e hmaunawngha lah ao.
10 The Lord is a protective tower that good people can run to and be safe.
BAWIPA e min teh kacake imrasang lah ao, tamikalan ni a kâen teh roumnae a hmu.
11 Rich people see their wealth as a fortified town—it's like a high wall in their imagination.
Tami katawntanaw e tawntanae teh, amamouh pouknae dawkvah, kacake khopui, karasang e rapan lah a o.
12 Pride leads to destruction; humility goes before honor.
Rawknae kâhmo hoehnahlan tami lungpouk a rasang teh, barinae ao hoehnahlan kârahnoumnae ouk ao.
13 Replying before hearing is stupidity and shame.
Thai hoehnahlan lawk pathung e teh pathunae hoi yeiraiponae doeh.
14 With a brave spirit you can put up with sickness, but if it's crushed, you can't bear it.
Tami e muitha ni a patawnae hah a khang thai, hatei muitha rek e teh apinimaw a khang thai han.
15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge; the wise are ready to hear knowledge.
Kho ka pouk e lungthin ni panuenae hah a pang teh, tamilungkaang e hnâ ni panuenae hah a tawng.
16 A gift opens doors for you, and gets you into the presence of important people.
Poehno poe e ni lam a kâko sak teh, kacuenaw hmalah na phakhai.
17 The first person to plead a case sounds right until someone comes to cross-examine them.
Amahoima hmaloe ka kâdei e teh tamikalan lah pouk e lah ao eiteh, a imri ni akung ouk a khei.
18 Casting lots can end disputes and decide between powerful people.
Cungpam rayunae ni kâounnae a roum sak teh athakaawmnaw hah a roum sak.
19 A brother you've offended is harder to win back than a fortified town. Arguments keep people apart like bars on the doors of a fortress.
Hmaunawngha lungkuep sak hoeh e teh khopui tâ e hlak aruhnawn, lawk kâounnae teh sum hoi kâtaren e patetlah ao.
20 Make sure you're satisfied with what you say—you have to live with your words.
A pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e a paw hoi a von a paha vaiteh, a pahni paw hoi a lung a kuep han.
21 What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.
Hringnae hoi duenae teh lai bahu dawk ao teh, lai ka lungpataw e ni laipaw a ca han.
22 If you find a wife, that's great, and you'll be blessed by the Lord.
Yu kahmawt e ni hnokahawi a hmu teh, BAWIPA koehoi ngaikhainae ka pang e tami doeh.
23 The poor beg for mercy, but the rich reply harshly.
Tamimathoe ni teh a kâhei, hatei ka tawnta e niteh lawk kahram lah ouk a dei.
24 Some friends give up on you, but there's a friend who stays closer to you than a brother.
Hui kapap ka tawn e teh hui kahawi lah ao van hanelah ao, hatei hmaunawngha hlak kahnai e huiko hai ao.

< Proverbs 18 >