Proverbs 20
1 Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.
Misurtui teh ayâ ni panuikhainae doeh, yamu teh kâyuenae doeh, hot patet e hno ni tami lungang sak boihoeh.
2 When a king gets terribly angry, he sounds like a roaring lion; anyone who makes him furious is liable to be killed.
Siangpahrang lungkhuek e teh sendek ka huk e patetlah ao, a lung ka khuek sak e tami teh a hringnae hanlah runae doeh.
3 Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
Kâyuenae karoumsakkung teh bari a kamcu, tamipathu ni kâhemnae pou a kamtawng.
4 Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
Tami ka pangak ni a pâding dawk laikawk kanawk ngaihoeh, canga toteh a ca hane banghai tawn mahoeh.
5 Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.
Tami lungthin hoi pouknae teh ka dungpoung e tui hoi a kâvan, hatei thaipanueknae ka tawn e ni teh haw hoi a tâco sak han.
6 Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?
Tami kapap ni amamouh hawinae dueng doeh ouk a dei awh, hatei apinimaw yuemkamcu e a hmu thai han.
7 Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
Tamikalan teh yuemkamcu lah ouk a hring, a canaw ni hai ahnie yawhawi ouk a hmawng awh.
8 When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
Lawkcengnae tungkhung dawk ka tahung e siangpahrang ni, a mithmu e hnokathout pueng koung a takhoe.
9 Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
Ka lungthin ka thoung sak toe, yon hoi ka hlout toe telah apinimaw a dei thai.
10 The Lord hates both dishonest weights and dishonest measures.
Yawcu kânginghoehe hoi khinglung ka kuep hoeh e teh BAWIPA hmalah panuet a tho.
11 Even children reveal what they're like by what they do, whether their actions are good and right.
Camo hai a tawk e lahoi panue thai, a tawk e hno a thoung hoi a lan e lahoi bangnue thai.
12 The Lord made our ears to hear and our eyes to see.
Thaithainae hnâ hoi hmuthainae mit heh BAWIPA ni a sak e doeh.
13 If you love sleeping you'll become poor. Wake up and get busy, and you'll have plenty to eat.
I e hah lungpataw hanh na mathoe han, na mit pakkaw lah khenhaw! cakhuem rawca na tawn han.
14 “It's really rubbish,” says the one buying, but afterwards goes and boasts to others about making a good deal.
Hno karankung ni hawihoeh ati, hatei a cei hnukkhu a ran e hah a kâoupkhai.
15 There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
Sui hoi talung phukaawm moikapap ao, hatei panuenae pahni teh talung phukaawm e lah ao.
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!
Tamitavan hanelah amahkhankung teh angki amahkhan nahanelah la pouh lah ao vaiteh napui koe poe naseh.
17 Food you get by cheating may taste sweet, but afterwards it will be like a mouthful of gravel.
Dumnae vaiyei teh a tui eiteh, a ca hnukkhu a kâko dawk sadi hoi a kawi han.
18 With sound advice, plans are successful; if you're going to war, make sure you have good guidance.
Noenae heh kâpankhai hnukkhu caksak lah ouk ao, kahawicalah kâpan hnukkhu na taran hah tuk.
19 A gossip goes around revealing secrets; stay away from people who talk a lot.
Yapliyaplap kaawm e tami ni arulawk hah ouk a pâpho, hatdawkvah a lawk ka pâhnan e tami hoi kamyawng hanh.
20 Anyone who curses their father or mother will have their light put out and end in utter darkness.
Apipatethai, a manu hoehpawiteh a na pa thoe ka bo e teh, khohmo um a hmaiim a due pouh han.
21 Wealth gained too soon won't do you any good in the end.
Râw hah hmaloe pang thai eiteh, apoutnae koe yawhawinae lah awm hoeh.
22 Don't say, “I'll get you back for doing me wrong.” Leave it to the Lord, and he'll help you.
Moi ka pathung han telah tet hanh, BAWIPA hah ring haw, ama ni na rungngang han.
23 The Lord hates incorrect weights; using dishonest scales is wrong.
Khinglung kâvan hoeh e heh BAWIPA mithmu vah panuet a tho teh, kânging hoeh e yawcu hai hawihoeh.
24 The Lord shows us the way to go, so how would we decide for ourselves?
Tami ceinae lamthungnaw heh BAWIPA ni a sak e doeh, hatdawkvah tami ni ama ceinae lamnaw hah bangtelamaw a panue thai han.
25 It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.
Hetheh poehno kathoung doeh telah lungrang laihoi dei e teh tami hanelah karap doeh, lawkkam hnukkhu pankângainae ouk ao.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
A lungkaang e siangpahrang ni tamikathoutnaw hah a kâyatsak teh lengkhok hoi a coungroe.
27 The Lord's light shines on the conscience, revealing our deepest thoughts.
Tami e muitha teh BAWIPA e hmaiim doeh, a lungthin thung e pueng pheng a tue.
28 Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.
Lungmanae hoi lawkkatang ni siangpahrang teh a kountouk, a bawitungkhung teh lungpatawnae lahoi kangdue sak lah ao.
29 Young men value their strength, but the old value even more the wisdom that comes with gray hair.
Thoundounnaw e bawilennae teh a thaonae doeh, matawngnaw e kamcunae teh a sampo doeh.
30 Wounds and blows clean away what's evil; beatings clean what's deep down inside.
Puenghoi hemnae ni hno kathout a thoung sak, hemnae ni thung lah von dawk e pueng hai a thoung sak.
