Proverbs 16
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.
Hlang taengah lungbuei kah rhoekbahnah om dae olka hlatnah he BOEIPA lamkah ni.
2 All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Hlang kah a longpuei boeih he amah mikhmuh ah khui dae, BOEIPA long tah a mueihla ni a khiinglang pah.
3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Na bibi te BOEIPA taengah hal lamtah, na kopoek cikngae bitni.
4 The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Soeprhaep boeih he amah kah a hlatnah ham BOEIPA loh a saii. Te dongah halang pataeng yoethae hnin kah ham a hlun.
5 Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Kut neh kut hlaengtang tih lungbuei aka oek boeih BOEIPA kah a tueilaehkoi la a om dongah hmil mahpawh.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
Sitlohnah neh oltak loh thaesainah a dawth tih, BOEIPA hinyahnah loh boethae lamkah a nong sak.
7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Hlang kah khosing te BOEIPA loh a moeithen vaengah a thunkha rhoek pataeng amah taengah a rhong sak.
8 Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Duengnah neh yol mai cakhaw, a tiktam mueh canghum cangpai lakah then.
9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Hlang kah lungbuei loh amah longpuei te a moeh tih, BOEIPA loh a khokan a cikngae sak.
10 A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Manghai ka dongkah bihma tah laitloeknah ham ni, te dongah a ka vikvawk boel saeh.
11 A just weight and balance [are] the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Tiktamnah cooi neh coilung tah BOEIPA taeng lamkah ni, sungsa coilung boeih khaw amah kah a bibi ni.
12 [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Duengnah loh ngolkhoel a cikngae sak dongah, manghai rhoek loh halangnah a saii ham tah tueilaehkoi la om.
13 Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Duengnah hmuilai tah manghai rhoek kah kolonah om tih, a thuem aka thui te a lungnah.
14 The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Manghai kah kosi tah dueknah puencawn ni. Te dongah hlang cueih long ni kosi a daeh sak thai eh.
15 In the light of the king’s countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Manghai kah maelhmai khosae dongah hingnah tih, a kolonah tah tlankhol vaengkah khomai banghui ni.
16 How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Cueihnah lai he sui lakah bahoeng then tih, yakmingnah lai he khaw tangka n'tuek lakah then.
17 The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Boethae lamloh aka nong hamla a thuem longpuei om tih, a hinglu aka ngaithuen loh a longpuei a kueinah.
18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Pocinah kah a hmaiah hoemdamnah om tih, cungkunah kah a hmaiah ah mueihla oeknah a lamhma pah.
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Thinthah neh kutbuem n'tael lakah kodo mangdaeng neh mueihla kunyun te then.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
Olka neh aka cangbam long tah hnothen a dang tih, BOEIPA dongah aka pangtung tah a yoethen pai.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Lungbuei aka cueih te aka yakming la a khue uh tih, hmuilai dongkah olding loh rhingtuknah a thap.
22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
Lungmingnah te a kungmah la aka khueh long tah hingnah thunsih la om tih, aka ang rhoek kah thuituennah tah anglat la poeh.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Aka cueih kah lungbuei tah a ka a cangbam tih, a hmuilai dongah rhingtuknah a thap.
24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Ol then tah, hinglu ham khoitui khoitak bangla didip tih, rhuh hamla hoeihnah la om.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Hlang mikhmuh ah longpuei te thuem dae a hmailong ah dueknah longpuei la om.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Thakthaekung kah a hinglu loh amah hamla thakthae tih a ka te a kamcah sak.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
Hlang muen loh boethae a vueh tih, a hmuilai dongah hmai bangla rhangto.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Calaak hlang loh olpungkacan a haeh tih, hlang aka thet loh boeihlum a pamhma sak.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.
Kuthlahnah hlang loh a hui a hloih tih, longpuei a then pawt la a caeh puei.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Calaak te moeh hamla a mik aka him tih, a hmui saibaeh loh boethae a cung sak.
31 The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.
Sampok he boeimang rhuisam la om tih, duengnah longpuei kah aka om loh a dang.
32 [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Thintoek aka ueh tah hlangrhalh lakah, a mueihla aka taem khaw khopuei aka ta lakah then.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.
A rhang dongah hmulung khoh cakhaw a laitloeknah boeih tah BOEIPA lamkah ni a om.
