Proverbs 19
1 Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Lok kangkoih ah apae thaih kamthu pongah loe, toenghaih loklam pazui amtang kami to hoih kue.
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hastens with his feet sins.
Kahoih ai poekhaih loe, panoekhaih tawn ai; tawt hoi khok takan kami loe loklam caeh pazae.
3 The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD.
Kami amthuhaih mah a caehhaih loklam to amkhraengsak moe, palung thung hoiah Angraeng to kasae a thuih.
4 Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Hmuenmae angraeng kami loe ampui tawnh mang; toe kamtang loe a imtaeng kami mah doeh caehtaak.
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall not escape.
Amsoem ai hmuen hnukung ah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami doeh loih mak ai.
6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.
Pop parai kaminawk loe ukkung palung anghoehaih to sak hanah koeh o; tangqum paek thaih kami loe kami boih hoiah ampui ah oh.
7 All the brothers of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursues them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Amtang kami loe angmah ih nawkamyanawk mah doeh hnukma o; angmah ih ampuinawk mah cae loe kawkruk maw ayae o taak tih! Anih loe tahmenhaih hnik hanah nihcae hnukah patom, toe nihcae mah anghmat o taak boih.
8 He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.
Palunghahaih tawn kami loe a hinghaih to palung; panoekhaih amtuk kami loe khosak hoihaih to hnu tih.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.
Amsoem ai hmuen hnukungah om kami loe danpaek ai ah om mak ai; amsawnlok thui kami loe amro tih.
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Kamthu loe kahnaep ah khosak han krah ai; tamna mah angraengnawk uk hanah krah ai.
11 The discretion of a man defers his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Palungha kami loe palungphuihaih to pauep thaih; minawk sakpazaehaih tahmen kami loe lensawkhaih to tawnh.
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favor is as dew on the grass.
Siangpahrang palungphuihaih loe kahang kaipui baktiah oh moe, anih hoihhaih loe phroh nui ih dantui baktiah oh.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Caa kamthu loe ampa amrohaih ah oh, angzoeh koeh zu loe apet ai ah kaca tui baktiah oh.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Im hoi hmuenmae loe ampa ih qawk ah oh; toe palungha zu loe Angraeng khae hoi hak ih qawk ni.
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Thasae kami loe iih sawk, thasae kami pakhra loe zok amthlam tih.
16 He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall die.
Thuitaekhaih lok tahngai kami loe hinglung sawk; toe a caehhaih loklam patoek kami loe dueh tih.
17 He that has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
Amtang khenzawn kami loe Angraeng hanah hmuen coi pae baktiah ni oh; anih loe a sak ih hmuen baktiah atho hnu let tih.
18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying.
Thuitaek thaih koiah oh naah, na caa to thuitaek ah; anih qahhaih to tahmen hmah.
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.
Palungphui kami loe danpaekhaih to hnu tih; anih to na pahlong nahaeloe, anih to na pahlong tuektuek han angai tih.
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.
Thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ah loe, patukhaih lok to talawk ah, to tiah nahaeloe atue boeng naah palung na ha tih.
21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Kami ih palung thungah sak atimhaih oh mangh; toe Angraeng khokhanhaih mah ni sak atimhaih to caksak tih.
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.
23 The fear of the LORD tends to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Angraeng zithaih loe hinghaih ah oh; to tiah poekhaih tawn kami loe koehhaih to acung tih; raihaih tidoeh tongh mak ai.
24 A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Thasae kami loe saoek nui hoiah a ban to azuh moe, buh abah han mataeng doeh paqak.
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Minawk tiah doeh sah ai kami to danpaek ah, poekhaih tawn ai kami to palungha lat tih; khopoek thaih kami to zoeh ah, palungha aep tih.
26 He that wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame, and brings reproach.
Ampa ih hmuenmae to pasaengh boih moe, amno to haek kami loe, azathaih paek capa, kasaethuihaih tongsak capa ah oh.
27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.
Ka capa, thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai ai ah na oh nahaeloe, thuitaek ih panoekhaih loknawk hoiah nam khraeng ving tih.
28 An ungodly witness scorns judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
Lok amlai kami han hnukungah om kami loe, katoengah lokcaekhaih tiah doeh sah ai kami ah oh; kahoih ai kami loe kahoih ai hmuen to kakhraem caaknaek baktiah a caak.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Kami tiah doeh sah ai kami hanah danpaekhaih to oh, kamthu hanah loe bohhaih to oh.
