Proverbs 24
1 Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
Miphalou ho umchan thangse hih in, chule hitobang miho chu kiloipi din jong ngaicha hih-in.
2 for they think up cruel plans and discuss how to cause trouble.
Ajeh chu alung thim un thilse jeng agong un, akamdung uva jou le nal jeng aseijun ahi.
3 A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
Chihna jeh chun in akisadoh jin, chule hetkhen themna jal-a kitungdet ji ahi.
4 Its rooms are filled by knowledge with all kinds of valuable and beautiful objects.
Hetkhen themna akon insung dann jousea, thil manlutah tah le; lung lhaina thilpha chom haona dimset-ji ahi.
5 If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
Miching chu mi thahat sang in ahat jon, hetna nei mi jong atha hatpa sang in ahat cheh jin ahi.
6 for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
Ijeh-inem itileh lungthim thepna jal-a gal kisatji ahin, chule gal jona jong thumop them hoa kingam ahi.
7 Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters are discussed.
Chihna hi mingol ho din meiphah ahipon, thutanna kotpi mai lah'in jong seiding aneiji tapouve.
8 Anyone who plans to do evil will be seen as a troublemaker.
Koi hileh thilse bol ding ngaito chan chu, jou le nal-a natongpa tia kikou ding ahi.
9 Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Mingol ho thilse gonhi chonset ahin, mi ahilou lam'a tot chaveipa jong mi jousen athet ahibouve.
10 If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
Kidoupin nahin phah nikho teng jongleh lung lhadai hih in, ajeh chu lhahsamna'a nanei cheh ding ahibouve.
11 Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.
Thina lam jon-a kijot hokhu huhhing loijin, chule min athagamna dinga kipal-lhu ho jong huhdoh loijin.
12 If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God who judges your motives will see what's happening? He who watches over you knows, and he will pay people back for what they've done.
Nangman, “vetem in, keihon hiche hi kahe phapouve,” tin nasei in, Ama bouvin mihem lungthim akholchil-a ahet chin ji hilou ham? Nalhagao vea ching jing pan hitobang hi amelchih jing hilou ham? Aman mihem koi hileh atoh dungjui cheh-a lethuhna anei ding hilou ham?
13 My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
Kachapa, khoiju hi don in atui lheh jeng e, khoi-phanga apat hung pot khoiju hi nele chun alhum'a lhum ahi.
14 In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
Chihna kiti hi nalhagao dinga hiche tobang chu ahi. Chule chihna hi namu jouva ahileh khonung dinga phachom tah ahi.
15 Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where they live.
Miphalou bang in mikitah pa chu a-in pang dunga ga chang lhih hih in, mikitah pa in jong chomding gohih hel in.
16 Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought down by disaster.
Ijeh-inem itileh mikitah kiti hi vel sagi jen lhu jongleh, athoudoh thei jin, hinlah miphalou ho chunga hamsetna ahung lhun teng akhup athal in aleh jitai.
17 Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
Namelma akipal lhuh teng kipanan neihih hel in, aman kipal lhuhna ato khah jongleh kipa thanopna'a nanei lou ding ahi.
18 otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he planned.
Ajeh chu Yahweh Pakai in hin mudoh leh, lunghanna'a anei loding ahi. Hijeh chun ama kon chun Yahweh Pakai lunghanna peldoh in.
19 Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
Thilse bol ho jeh in nang le nang kisih hih in, chule achon chan-u jong thangsetpi dan.
20 for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Ajeh chu miphalou ding in khonung thua kinepna abeiyin, chule migilou ho thaomei kimut mit peh tei ding ahi.
21 My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
Kachapa, Yahweh Pakai le lengpa ging in lang, Anitah lhon-a athua nanun ding ahi.
22 for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
Ajeh chu Amania kon hetman louva hamsetna hung lhung ding, Yahweh Pakai le lengpa'a kon hung lhung ding manthahna chu koiman ahe thei poi.
23 These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
Hicheho jouse jong hi miching ho thusei ahisoh keijin: Thutan-a langneina nei kiti jong hi thildih ahipoi.
24 Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
Migiloupa kom'a, “Nangman themmona nanei poi,” tia sei chu, mitin vaipi gaosap chang ding, namtin in athet ding ahi.
25 while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
Miphalou phohsal pa chu kipah thanom'a um ding, chule hitobang mi chunga chu phattheina lhung ding ahi.
26 An honest answer is a kiss on the lips.
Thu kitohdel-a donbutna chu kigolngai kibeng chop avetsah ahi.
27 Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that start building your house.
Polam'a natoh ding abonchan kigontoh in lang, chule lou laija natohna ding aboncha naki gonsoh keija; chujou tengleh na chenna ding in sapan tan.
28 Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
Ajeh beijin naheng nakom dounan hettohsah in pang hih in, nakam sunga jouthu jong seitahih in.
29 Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's done!”
Mi kom'a “Kachunga anatoh bang banga keiman jong achunga katoh ding ahi; chule anatoh bang banga kalethuh tei ding ahi,” tin jong seidan.
30 I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
Keiman mithase khat loulai kahin jot pan, lungthimbei mikhat lengpilei kaho pan ahi.
31 It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen down.
Hiche loulai chu apum chang in lingle khao akhul lha jeng in, atollham jenga jong ling adimset in, apal jong achimsoh tan ahi.
32 As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
Hichun keiman kaven kagel in, hichea kon hin kihilna khat kaki mudoh in ahi.
33 You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
Jalkhun a imut jengseh, kichol ding bouseh, chule khut teni umthim sah-a kichol ding kati tai.
34 and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
Gucha le michom in mi abulhu banga vaichat nan nahin lhun den ding, nahin delkhumpa bang banga kel thoa um ding nahitai.
