Proverbs 17
1 Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
Kâyue kâoun laihoi im dawk yikkawi e pawitonae bu hlakvah karoumcalah lahoi bukaro kam touh ca e ahawihnawn.
2 A wise servant rules over a son causing shame, And he apportions an inheritance in the midst of brothers.
A lungkaang e san ni yeirai ka phawt e capa hah a uk teh, hmaunawnghanaw hoi cungtalah râw a coe han.
3 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] YHWH.
Ngun sôlêi nahanelah manang, sui sôlêi nahanelah takhuenhmai, hatei BAWIPA ni lungthin a tanouk.
4 An evildoer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
Thoenae kasaknaw ni teh laithoe dueng a thai ngai awh teh, laithoe kadeinaw ni hai laithoe lawk a thai ngai awh.
5 Whoever is mocking at the poor Has reproached his Maker, Whoever is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Tamimathoe ka dudam e ni kasakkung a dudam teh, ayânaw runae a kâhmo navah a lungkahawi e tami hai hlout mahoeh.
6 Sons’ sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
Mincanaw teh matawngnaw e bawilukhung doeh, camonaw bawilennae teh a napanaw doeh.
7 A lip of excellence is not fitting for a fool, much less a lip of falsehood for a noble.
Lawkkanem hoi tamipathu kamcu hoeh, laithoe deinae pahni teh bawi hoi hoe kamcu hoeh.
8 A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Wherever it turns, it prospers.
Tadawnghno teh ka dâw e tami koe talung phukaawm hoi a kâvan, a kangvawi tangkuem koe hawinae a hmu.
9 Whoever is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoever is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
Lawkeknae ka ramuk pouh e ni lungpatawnae a tawng, hatei boutbout ka dei pouh e tami ni teh huiko a kapek.
10 Rebuke comes down on the intelligent More than one hundred stripes on a fool.
Tamipathu avai cum touh hem e hlak tamilungkaang vai touh yue e aphuohnawn.
11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
Tamikahawihoeh ni kâtaran nahane dueng doeh a tawng, hatdawkvah patoune kathout hoi a kâhmo han.
12 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And—not a fool in his folly.
Tamipathu a pathu lahun nah kâhmo e hlak teh, a ca kahmat e tavom hoi kâhmo pawiteh bet ahawihnawn.
13 Whoever is returning evil for good, Evil does not move from his house.
Hawinae hah thoenae hoi ka pathung e tami teh hnokathout ni a imthung tâcawt takhai mahoeh.
14 The beginning of contention [is] a letting out of waters, And leave the strife before it is meddled with.
Kâyuenae teh tuiim dawk hoi tui ka yu e patetlah ao, hatdawkvah kâyue hoehnahlan kâounnae hah roun lawih.
15 Whoever is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these [are] an abomination to YHWH.
Tamikayon a yon ka ngaithoum e tami hoi, tamikalan yon kapen e tami hah BAWIPA ni a panuet
16 Why [is] this—a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart—there is none?
Tamipathu ni lungangnae a ngai hoeh dawkvah, lungangnae ran nahane hnopai hah bangkongmaw ahni kut dawk poe han vaw.
17 The friend is loving at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
Hui ni teh nâtuek hai lung na pataw teh, hmaunawngha teh runae kâhmo tueng nahanelah doeh a khe.
18 A man lacking heart is striking hands, He becomes a guarantor before his friend.
Thaipanueknae ka tawn hoeh e niteh kuttabei kâtambei hoi a hui hmalah lawk a kam.
19 Whoever is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoever is making his entrance high is seeking destruction.
Lawkeknae ka ngai e ni teh kâyuenae hai a ngai, a longkha ka rasangsak e ni rawknae hah a tawng.
20 The perverse of heart does not find good, And the [one] turned in his tongue falls into evil.
Dumyennae lungthin ka tawn e ni hnokahawi hmawt mahoeh, laithoe ka dei e tami teh runae hoi a kâhmo han.
21 Whoever is begetting a fool has affliction for it, Indeed, the father of a fool does not rejoice.
Tamipathu ka khe e tami teh amahoima a lungmathoe sak, ka pathu e capa ka tawn e tami teh konawmnae tawn hoeh.
22 A rejoicing heart does good to the body, And a struck spirit dries the bone.
Lungthin konawm e heh kahawipoung e tâsi hoi a kâvan teh, lungthin reknae ni hru a ke sak.
23 The wicked takes a bribe from the bosom, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
Tamikathout ni lannae lamthung phen hanelah a hnukkhu lahoi hno ouk a lawp.
24 The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth.
Lungangnae teh thaipanueknae katawnkung hmalah ao teh, tamipathu e mit ni teh talai pout totouh ouk a khet.
25 A foolish son [is] a provocation to his father, And bitterness to her bearing him.
Capa pathu e teh na pa lung kamathoutsakkung lah ao teh, kakhekung manu hanelah hai ka khat poung e lah ao.
26 Also, [it] is not good to fine the righteous, To strike nobles for uprightness.
Tamikalan rek hanelah awm hoeh, ka talue e hai a hawi nahlangva hem hanelah awm hoeh.
27 One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper [is] a man of understanding.
Panuenae ka tawn e ni lawk a kâsum teh, thaipanueknae ka tawn e teh roumnae muitha ka tawn e doeh.
28 Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips [seems] intelligent!
Tamipathu hai duem awm pawiteh, tamilungkaang patetlah pouk e lah ao, a pahnicakuep pawiteh thaipanueknae ka tawn patetlah pouk e lah ao.
