Proverbs 20
1 Wine [is] a scorner—strong drink [is] noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
Ju kiti hi nuijat le chatvei sosah ahin, khamna thei kiti jong hi kanah le baotamna jeng ahi. Khamna theija lop chu miching ahipoi.
2 The fear of a king [is] a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be angry is wronging his soul.
Lengpa lunghan kigin nahi keipi bahkai ngih tobang ahin, koi hileh lengpa phin lung hang chan chu ahinkhoa tijat umtah ahi.
3 Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, And every fool interferes.
Kinah baotamna'a kon kidalse ding hi mijabolna ahin, mingol kiti chu mitoh kina'a baotamji ahi.
4 The slothful does not plow because of winter, He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
Koi hileh nipi laija natong nom lou chun, thaset jeh'a chang-at ding amujou lou ding ahi.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draws it up.
Mihem khat in alunggil'a angaito hi twi thuh tah tobang ahin, hinlah thil hetkhen themna nei mihem dingin; hitobang thuh tah chu twi thal'a athal ding ahi.
6 A multitude of men each proclaim his kindness, And a man of steadfastness who finds?
Mihem tampin ama ama kitahna cheh aphon ding, hinlah mihem kitah mong koiyin amudoh tadem?
7 The righteous is habitually walking in his integrity, O the blessedness of his sons after him!
Hitobang mi chu lungthim dihtah'a lamlha pa ahin, anungjui-ah achapa te jeng jong phatthei chang ding ahi.
8 A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering all evil with his eyes,
Athuthanna laltouna'a tou lengpan, ijakai amit tenin aven ase le apha atetoh jin ahi.
9 Who says, “I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?”
Mihem koiham, “Kalung thim kasutheng in; kachonsetna kon in katheng tai,” tia sei ngam ding?
10 A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them [are] an abomination to YHWH.
Thil tena dihlou le thil tena kitoh lou chu, Yahweh Pakai dinga thet umtah ahi cheh lhon e.
11 Even by his actions a youth makes himself known, Whether his work is pure or upright.
Naosen jeng jong achaloh aum chan in, itobang mi ahi aphongdoh in; hijeh chun athilbol chu adih ham athenga ham ti aseidoh theijin ahi.
12 A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
Kho jahna bikol hihen chule kho muna mit hijongleh, anitah'a Yahweh Pakai in asem ahi.
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, Open your eyes—be satisfied [with] bread.
Imut ding bou gel hih hel'in, ajeh chu vaichatnan nahin phah lo ding ahi; na mit teni hasah inlang vetan, chutileh an neh ding neng jeng junga nanei ding ahi.
14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, And then he boasts himself going his way.
Thilchoa pang pan, “Man bei ahibouve,” atin, hinlah ama chu ache mang teng hoitho nan adim jitai.
15 Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
Chihna le hetna kamsunga kon thucheng hohi, sana le song mantam sang in aman tamjon ahi.
16 When a stranger has been guarantor, take his garment, And pledge it for strangers.
Hetkhah louhel mi kom'a thilman a kitungsa mipa chu, aponsil aboncha kichom peh a; chule hetphah louhel mite dinga hitobang mihem chu kiman jeng thei ahidem?
17 The bread of falsehood [is] sweet to a man, And afterward his mouth is filled [with] gravel.
Koitobang khat dingin changlhah kigua kine hi atui chomdan'in angaito in, hinlah phat chomkhat jouteng akamsunga song chang tobang adim jin ahi.
18 You establish purposes by counsel, And with plans you make war.
Ki-thu mopto them na jeh'in thilgon ho alolhing thei jin, chingthei tah'a kilam kaina jeh'a galsat'a kikonji ahi.
19 The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels, And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] his lips.
Akam tam le seiding hol'a chun thuguh jouse aseidoh jin, hijeh chun ngol the thua thuseipa chutoh kivop hih in.
20 Whoever is vilifying his father and his mother, his lamp is extinguished in blackness of darkness.
Koi hileh anu le apa gaosap chan chu, muthim lah'a athao mei kimut mit peh tei ding ahi.
21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
Apatna kino chenga kimuji nei le gou chu, achaina lam tengleh phattheina bei ding ahitai.
22 Do not say, “I repay evil,” Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
“Keiman thilse ka lethuh ding ahi,” tin jong seihih in; Yahweh Pakai ngah in chule Aman na kithopi tei ding ahi.
23 A stone and a stone [are] an abomination to YHWH, And balances of deceit [are] not good.
Thil tena adihlouva kimangcha chu, Yahweh Pakai dinga dei-umlou tah ahi; chule thil asao le achom tena adihlou jong chu aphapoi.
24 The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, And man—how does he understand his way?
Yahweh Pakai thusah jal'a bou mihem in akal asonji ahin, achutileh mihem in amacham tah'a akalsonna ding iti ahetkhen thei ding ham?
25 A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, And to make inquiry after vows.
Ama deidan tah a, “Hiche hi thil theng ahibouve,” tia sei chu; kipal lhuhna dinga thangkol kisong ahin, hiche hin Yahweh Pakaija kitepna le kigahna chu amin mai maija aphondoh ahi.
26 A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turns the wheel back on them.
Lengpa ching thei tah chun migilouho pum'a kijap bangin ajapdoh jin, achunga akol-in akipei lele sah jin ahi.
27 The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
Mihem lhagao kiti hi Yahweh Pakai thaomei vah ahin, hijeh chun mihem lunggil hi ahesoh keijin ahi.
28 Kindness and truth keep a king, And he has supported his throne by kindness.
Kitahna le tantih neilouva ngailutna chun lengpa ahinso ahin, Alaltouna jeng jong ngailutnan ahendet ahibouve.
29 The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
Gollhang ho loupina hi athahat jal-u ahin, tehse ho melhoina vang hi asam kan'u hi ahi.
30 Blows that wound cleanse away evil, Also the scourges of the inner parts of the heart!
Thilse doudalna'a tahsa kijepna maha chu damdoi phatah ahin, hitobang kijepna chun mihem lung laigil geija asuhtheng ahi.
