Proverbs 16
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.
Lungthin hoi pouknae teh tami e doeh, hatei laihoi bout deinae teh BAWIPA koehoi e doeh.
2 All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Tami hmunae pueng heh ama ni hmunae lahoi teh a thoung, hatei BAWIPA ni muitha hah yawcu dawk a khing.
3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Na thaw teh BAWIPA dawk poe haw na pouknae caksak lah ao han.
4 The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
BAWIPA ni bangpueng hai ama hanelah a sak. Tamikathoutnaw haiyah thoenae kâhmo hnin hanelah sak e lah ao.
5 Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
A lungthin hoi kâoup e tami teh BAWIPA han lah panuet a tho, a lung kânging awh nakunghai, rek lah ao mingming han.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
Lungmanae hoi yonthanae lawkkatang teh BAWIPA takinae lahoi tami ni yonnae ouk a ceitakhai.
7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Tami e hringnuen ni BAWIPA a lungyouk torei teh, a taran hoi patenghai a kâpo sak.
8 Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Kamsoumhoehe lahoi moikapap tawn e hlak teh, lannae lahoi yitca tawn e ahawihnawn.
9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
Tami e lungthin ni amae lamthung ouk a pouk, hatei BAWIPA ni teh a khoktakan hah ouk a hrawi.
10 A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Siangpahrang pahni dawk Cathut lawk pâpho hane ao, lawkcengnae koe a pahni a payon sak hanelah awm hoeh.
11 A just weight and balance [are] the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
Kânging e yawcu hoi khinglung teh BAWIPA e doeh, congko dawk e khinglung puenghai a kut thawtawknae doeh.
12 [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Thoenae lahoi sak e heh siangpahrang hanelah teh panuet a tho, bangkongtetpawiteh, bawitungkhung teh lannae lahoi caksak lah ao.
13 Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Lannae pahni teh siangpahrang hanelah konawmnae lah ao teh, lawkkatang kadeinaw hah a lungpataw.
14 The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Siangpahrang lungkhueknae teh duenae patounenaw patetlah ao, hatei tamilungkaang ni teh a roum sak han.
15 In the light of the king’s countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
Siangpahrang mithmaiang dawk hringnae ao, a ngaikhainae teh a hnukteng e kho tâmai patetlah ao.
16 How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Sui hlak hai lungangnae tawn e heh banghloimaw ahawi, hahoi ngun hlak hai thaipanueknae heh kârawi hanelah ao.
17 The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Tamikalannaw e lamthung teh yonnae ceitakhai e hah doeh, a lamthung ka ring e ni a hringnae a ring.
18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Rawk hoehnahlan kâoupnae ao teh, rawp hoehnahlan lunglennae muitha ao.
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Kâoupnae lahoi lawphno kârei hlak teh, kârahnoumnae hoi ka rahnoumcalah o e ahawihnawn.
20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy [is] he.
Kâhruetcuetcalah hoi lawk ka tarawi e ni hnokahawi a hmu vaiteh, BAWIPA ka kâuep e teh tami yawkahawi e doeh.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Lungthin hoi a lungkaang e teh kho ka pouk e doeh tie lah ao vaiteh, lawkradip ni thoumthainae a pung sak.
22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
Thaipanueknae heh ka tawn hanelah teh hringnae tuiphuek lah ao teh, tamipathunaw e cangkhainae teh pathunae doeh.
23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Tamilungkaang ni teh a pahni hah a cangkhai teh, a pahni hoi thoumthainae hah ouk a kâthap.
24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Lawkkahawi teh khoipha patetlah ao, hring nahanelah a radip teh hru hanelah damnae lah ao.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.
Tami pouknae lateh lamkalan lah a kamcu ei, apoutnae koe teh duenae lamthung doeh.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Thaw ka tawk e teh ama hanelah doeh a tawk, bangkongtetpawiteh a vonhlamnae pahni ni a patoun e doeh.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
Cathut ka taket hoeh e ni thoenae tangkom a tai teh, a pahni teh hmaisaan patetlah ao.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Lungthin longkawi ni kâyuenae cati a kahei teh, tamcueklawk ka dei e ni hai huiko a kapek.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.
Kaisue e ni a imri a pasawtpanep teh, hawihoehnae lamthung dawk ouk a hrawi.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
A mitmasip teh kahawihoehe dueng doeh a pouk, a pahni a kâroe sak teh thoenae dueng doeh a tâco sak.
31 The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.
Lannae lamthung dawk hmu e lah awm pawiteh, sampo teh bawilennae bawilakhung doeh.
32 [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Athakaawme tami hlak a lungkasaw e tami ahawihnawn, a hringnae kâcakuep thai e kaukkung teh khopui ka lawm e hlak ahawihnawn.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.
Congko dawk cungpam teh rayu lah ao, hatei laideitâtuengnae pueng teh BAWIPA e doeh.
