Proverbs 20
1 Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.
Ju kiti hi nuijat le chatvei sosah ahin, khamna thei kiti jong hi kanah le baotamna jeng ahi. Khamna theija lop chu miching ahipoi.
2 When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.
Lengpa lunghan kigin nahi keipi bahkai ngih tobang ahin, koi hileh lengpa phin lung hang chan chu ahinkhoa tijat umtah ahi.
3 Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
Kinah baotamna’a kon kidalse ding hi mijabolna ahin, mingol kiti chu mitoh kina’a baotamji ahi.
4 Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
Koi hileh nipi laiya natong nom lou chun, thaset jeh’a chang-at ding amujou lou ding ahi.
5 Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.
Mihem khat in alunggil’a angaito hi twi thuh tah tobang ahin, hinlah thil hetkhen themna nei mihem dingin; hitobang thuh tah chu twi thal’a athal ding ahi.
6 Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?
Mihem tampin ama ama kitahna cheh aphon ding, hinlah mihem kitah mong koijin amudoh tadem?
7 Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
Hitobang mi chu lungthim dihtah’a lamlha pa ahin, anungjui-ah achapa te jeng jong phatthei chang ding ahi.
8 When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
Athuthanna laltouna’a tou lengpan, ijakai amit tenin aven ase le apha atetoh jin ahi.
9 Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
Mihem koiham, “Kalung thim kasutheng in; kachonsetna kon in katheng tai,” tia sei ngam ding?
10 The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
Thil tena dihlou le thil tena kitoh lou chu, Pakai dinga thet umtah ahi cheh lhon e.
11 Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.
Naosen jeng jong achaloh aum chan in, itobang mi ahi aphongdoh in; hijeh chun athilbol chu adih ham athenga ham ti aseidoh theijin ahi.
12 The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.
Kho jahna bikol hihen chule kho muna mit hijongleh, anitah’a Pakaiyin asem ahi.
13 If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
Imut ding bou gel hih hel’in, ajeh chu vaichatnan nahin phah lo ding ahi; na mit teni hasah inlang vetan, chutileh an neh ding neng jeng junga nanei ding ahi.
14 “It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.
Thilchoa pang pan, “Man bei ahibouve,” atin, hinlah ama chu achemang teng hoitho nan adim jitai.
15 There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
Chihna le hetna kamsung'a kon thucheng hohi, sana le song mantam sang in aman tamjon ahi.
16 If someone guarantees a stranger's debt with their cloak, be sure to take it! Make sure you have whatever is pledged to foreigners!
Hetkhah louhel mi kom’a thilman a kitungsa mipa chu, aponsil aboncha kichom peh a; chule hetphah louhel mite dinga hitobang mihem chu kiman jeng thei ahidem?
17 Food you get by cheating may taste sweet, but afterwards it will be like a mouthful of gravel.
Koitobang khat dingin changlhah kigua kine hi atui chomdan’in angaito in, hinlah phat chomkhat jouteng akamsunga song chang tobang adim jin ahi.
18 With sound advice, plans are successful; if you're going to war, make sure you have good guidance.
Ki-thumop to themna jeh’in thilgon ho alolhing thei jin, chingthei tah’a kilam kaina jeh’a galsat’a kikonji ahi.
19 A gossip goes around revealing secrets; stay away from people who talk a lot.
Akam tam le seiding hol’a chun thuguh jouse aseidoh jin, hijeh chun ngol the thua thuseipa chutoh kivop hih in.
20 Anyone who curses their father or mother will have their light put out and end in utter darkness.
Koi hileh anu le apa gaosap chan chu, muthim lah’a athao mei kimut mit peh tei ding ahi.
21 Wealth gained too soon won't do you any good in the end.
Apatna kino chenga kimuji nei le gou chu, achaina lam tengleh phattheina bei ding ahitai.
22 Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.
“Keiman thilse ka lethuh ding ahi,” tinjong seihih in; Pakai ngah in chule Aman na kithopi tei ding ahi.
23 The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
Thil tena adihlouva kimangcha chu, Pakai dinga dei-umlou tah ahi; chule thil asao le achom tena adihlou jong chu aphapoi.
24 The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?
Pakai thusah jal’a bou mihem in akal asonji ahin, achutileh mihem in amacham tah’a akalsonna ding iti ahetkhen thei ding ham?
25 It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.
Ama deidan tah a, “Hiche hi thil theng ahibouve,” tia sei chu; kipal lhuhna dinga thangkol kisong ahin, hiche hin Pakaija kitepna le kigahna chu amin mai maija aphondoh ahi.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
Lengpa ching thei tah chun migilouho pum’a kijap bangin ajapdoh jin, achunga akol-in akipei lele sah jin ahi.
27 The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
Mihem lhagao kiti hi Pakai thaomei vah ahin, hijeh chun mihem lunggil hi ahesoh keijin ahi.
28 Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.
Kitahna le tantih neilouva ngailutna chun lengpa ahinso ahin, Alaltouna jeng jong ngailutnan ahendet ahibouve.
29 Young men value their strength, but the old value even more the wisdom that comes with gray hair.
Gollhang ho loupina hi athahat jal-u ahin, tehseho melhoina vang hi asam kan’u hi ahi.
30 Wounds and blows clean away what's evil; beatings clean what's deep down inside.
Thilse doudalna’a tahsa kijepna maha chu damdoi phatah ahin, hitobang kijepna chun mihem lung laigil geija asuhtheng ahi.
