Proverbs 24
1 Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Tamikayonnaw hah nôe awh hanh, ahnimouh koehai kambawng hanh.
2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, rawk nahane dueng a pouk awh teh, runae kâhmo nahan dueng doeh a dei awh.
3 Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established;
Lungangnae hoi im sak lah ao teh, thaipanueknae lahoi caksak lah ao.
4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
Thoumthainae lahoi rakhannaw teh aphukaawm niteh ngai kaawm e hnonaw hoi a kawisak.
5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Tamilungkaang e teh a tha ao, panuenae ka tawn e ni a tha ao sak.
6 For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, lungkaangnaw hoi kâpankhai e lahoi na taran na tâ vaiteh kâpankhaikung a papnae koe hloutnae ao.
7 Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Lungangnae heh tamipathu hanelah teh a rasang poung dawkvah, kho longkha koe dei hane panuek hoeh.
8 He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
Thoenae sak hanelah kâcai e tami teh, thoenae khokhankung telah kaw lah ao han.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Tamipathunaw e pouknae teh yonnae doeh, ayâ ka dudam e teh ayâ hanelah panuet a tho.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.
Runae na kâhmo navah na lungpout pawiteh, na tha a youn han.
11 Deliver them that are drawn unto death; and those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?
Due hanelah a hrawi awh e hah rungngang awh nateh, thei hanelah a hrawi awh e hah ratang awh haw.
12 If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?
Thai haw, hetteh ka panuek hoeh, na tet pawiteh, na lungthin yawcu dawk kakhingkung ni pouk mahoeh namaw. Na hringnae kountoukkung ni panuek mahoeh na maw. Tamipueng a tawk awh e patetlah patho mahoeh namaw.
13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
Ka capa khoitui hah cat haw, bangkongtetpawiteh ahawi, ka radip e khoipha hah cat haw.
14 So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Hot patetlah, panuenae hoi lungangnae hai na hringnae hanlah tho van seh. Hot hah na hmawt pawiteh ngaihawi hane ao teh na ngaihawinae teh ayawmyin lah awm mahoeh.
15 Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;
Oe tamikathout, tamikalan onae im hah pawm hanh, a kâhatnae hmuen hai raphoe hanh.
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamikalan teh vaisari touh ka rawm nakunghai bout a thaw hah, hatei tamikathout teh rawknae koe a rawp han.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Na taran a rawp navah na konawm hanh, a kamthui navah na lunghawi hanh naseh.
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.
Hatnavah, BAWIPA ni hmawt vaiteh, a lunghawi hoeh langvaih, hahoi ahni koe a lungkhueknae hai a roum sak thai.
19 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Thoenae kasaknaw kecu dawk na lungpuen hanh, tamikathoutnaw hai ut hanh.
20 For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamikathoutnaw hanelah ngaihawinae awm hoeh, tamikathoutnaw e hmaiim teh padue pouh lah ao han.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;
Ka capa, BAWIPA hoi siangpahrang teh taket haw, kaletkalang kaawm e hah kamyawngkhai hanh.
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?
Bangkongtetpawiteh, vaitahoi rawknae a pha han, ahnimouh roi e rawknae teh apinimaw a panue thai.
23 These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Het hai tamilungkaangnaw e doeh, lawkceng nah tami kapek e teh hawi hoeh.
24 He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
Tamikathout koe, nang teh na lan, ka tet e teh, tamipueng ni thoebo vaiteh miphun pueng ni a panuet han.
25 But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Hatei, tamikathout ka yue e teh kabawpnae a tawn han, a lathueng yawhawinae kahawi a pha han.
26 He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.
Kalan lah ka pato e pahni teh tami pueng ni a paco han.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
Alawilah na thaw hah kâcai haw, law thaw tawk hanelah kâcai haw, hathnukkhu na im hah sak.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
A khuekhaw awm laipalah na imri taranlahoi kapanuekkhaikung lah awm hanh, bangkongtetpawiteh na pahni hoi na dum han namaw.
29 Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'
Ahni ni kai dawk a sak e patetlah ahni dawk ka sak han, amae moi rueng ka pathung han telah tet hanh.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Ka pangak law ka cei teh, thaipanueknae ka tawn hoeh naw e misur takha koe ka cei.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Pâkhing ni king a kayo, pho king a cak, rapan koung a tip toe.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.
Ka khet teh kahawicalah ka pouk, cangkhainae ao telah ka panue.
33 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
Dongdeng ka yan ei nei, dongdeng ka ip ei nei, kut tapam laihoi kâhat einei na ti lahun nah,
34 So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
mathoenae ni imyin patetlah tho vaiteh, na voutnae teh ransa patetlah a tho han.
