Proverbs 13
1 A wise son—the instruction of a father, And a scorner—he has not heard rebuke.
Capak cyi ing a pa ak awiyyn ngai nawh, thlang ak husit ingtaw toelthamnaak awi maa hy.
2 A man eats good from the fruit of the mouth, And the soul of the treacherous—violence.
A huui awhkaw ak thaih leek awhkawng thlang ing ak thaih qah hu nawh, cehlai amak ypawm thlang ingtaw boeseet sai ce ngaih hy.
3 Whoever is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoever is opening wide his lips—ruin to him!
A hui am lai ak ngaihtaak thlang taw a hqingnaak khanawh ak ngaihtaak thlangna awm nawh, cehlai ak poek kaana awi ak saa paqaap qaap thlang taw plamtham kaw.
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Thlang thakdam kawpoek ing a hoei ngaihnaak ta lawt hy, cehlai ikaw am ta hy. Thlakmeet ingtaw a ngaih boeih ce hu hy.
5 The righteous hates a false word, And the wicked causes abhorrence, and is confounded.
Thlakdyng ingtaw amak thyym awi kqawn sawh na nawh, cehlai khawsak amak dyng thlang ingtaw chahnaak ing ming che phyih sak hy.
6 Righteousness keeps him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthrows a sin offering.
Dyngnaak ing ak thyymna khawksaakhqi ce khoemdoenkhqi nawh, thawlhnaak ing thlakthawlhkhqi ce tluuk sak khqi hy.
7 There is [he] who is making himself rich, and has nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant.
Boeina ak saa qu ikawm amak ta awm nawh, khawdengna ak saa qu ing khawhthem khawzah ak ta awm hy,
8 The ransom of a man’s life [are] his riches, And the poor has not heard rebuke.
Khawh ing ak taakung hqingnaak thawng thai nawh, cehlai khawdeng thlang ing thlang a theet vutnaak awi am za hy.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Thlakdyng a vaangnaak taw angqungtheng nawh, thlakchekhqi a maihchoei taw him pekna awm kaw.
10 A vain man causes debate through pride, And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
Ooekqunaak ing hqo thawhsak nawh, awi ak ngai venawh cyihnaak awm hy.
11 Wealth from vanity becomes little, And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
Amak thyymna khawh huh taw phu amak tana qeeng zip kawm saw, bibi phu huh khawh taw pung khqoet khqoet kaw.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Ngaih-uunaak a plam awh kawlung tlo nawh, cehlai ngaih-uunaak a soepnaak taw hqingnaak thingsii ni.
13 Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
Awi amak ngaikhqi ham thihnaak pha kawm saw, awipek ak kqihchah ak thlang taw kutdo pekna awm kaw.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
Thlakcyikhqi cawngpyinaak taw hqingnaak tuikuk amyihna awm nawh, thihnaak thaang awhkawng thlang loet sak hy.
15 Good understanding gives grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard.
Zaaksiimnaak leek ing thlang mikhaileeknaak pe nawh; cehlai amak ypawm thlang a cehnaak lam taw kyi hy.
16 Every prudent one deals with knowledge, And a fool spreads out folly.
Khawksiim thlang ingtaw cyihnaak ing bi sai nawh, thlakqaw ing a qawnaak zaan hy.
17 A wicked messenger falls into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
Amak leek tamnaa taw zoseetnaak awh tlu thai nawh, ak ypawm dyihthing taw sadingnaak ni.
18 Whoever is refusing instruction—poverty and shame, And whoever is observing reproof is honored.
Toelnaak amak ngai ing khawdeng chah phyi nawh, cehlai toelnaak ak haanaaking kyihcahnaak ham kaw.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [Is] to turn from evil.
Ngaih-uunaak ak soepnaak taw kawlung ham aawi nawh, thlakche hamna seet sainaak awhkawng hu nawng ve sawhnaak kawi ni.
20 Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffers evil.
Thlakcyi pyinaak taw cyihnaakna awm nawh, thlakche pyinaak taw seetnaak ni.
21 Evil pursues sinners, And good repays the righteous.
Thawlhnaak ing thlangthawlh hu hquut nawh, thlakdyng taw themleek ing thungna awm kaw.
22 A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
Thlakleek ing a tu a ca khqi hamna khawh taak pek khqi nawh, thlakche a khawh taw thlakdyngkhqi ham cun pekna ak awm ni.
23 Abundance of food—the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Khawdeng a loma awh caang daw soeih moe, amak thyymna bibinaak ing phu amak tana zip boeih hy.
24 Whoever is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoever is loving him has hurried his discipline.
A ca ak sawhnaak thlang ing cumcik am hawna nawh, ak lungnaak thlang ing a ca ce toelna hy.
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacks!
Thlakdyng ing taw buh ak phyina ai nawh, cehlai thlakche taw buh cawih ing awm kaw.
