Proverbs 25
1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
Hae hmuennawk loe Judah siangpahrang Hezekiah ih kaminawk mah tarik pakong patoeng ih, Solomon palunghahaih loknawk ah oh.
2 The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
Sithaw lensawkhaih loe amtueng ai ah kaom hmuen maeto ah oh; toe hmuen maeto kawng pakronghaih loe siangpahrangnawk lensawkhaih ah oh.
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
Van loe sang moe, long loe thuk baktih toengah, siangpahrangnawk ih palung loe hnu thai mak ai.
4 Take away dross from silver, And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
Sumkanglung thung ih sum aek to va ah, to naah ni sum sahkung mah boengloeng kahoih to sah thai tih.
5 Take away the wicked before a king, And his throne is established in righteousness.
Kasae kaminawk to siangpahrang hmaa hoiah takhoe oh; to tiah ni anih ih angraeng tangkhang to toenghaih hoiah cak poe tih.
6 Do not honor yourself before a king, And do not stand in the place of the great.
Siangpahrang hmaa ah nangmah hoi nangmah to amkoeh hmah; kalen kaminawk ih ahmuen ah angdoe hmah;
7 For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.
mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.
8 Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, What do you do in its latter end, When your neighbor causes you to blush?
Lokcaekhaih im ah kami to karangah khing hmah; hnukkhuem ah na imtaeng kami mah azathaih na tongsak nahaeloe kawbangah maw na om tih?
9 Plead your cause with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
Na imtaeng kami hoi poek anghmong ai pongah lok angaek cadoeh, tamqu hmuen to minawk khaeah taphong hmah;
10 Lest the hearer put you to shame, And your evil report not turn back.
to tih ai nahaeloe lok thaih kami mah nang azathaih tongsak hanah taphong ueloe, na hmin hoihaih to amro moeng tih.
11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
Kahoih lok apaehhaih loe sumkanglung pazut het ih sui bungmu hoiah anghmong.
12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
Palunghahaih lok hoi thuitaek kami loe, lok tahngai kami hanah, sui naa tangkraeng baktih, suitui kaciim hoiah sak ih bungmu baktiah oh.
13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Oep kaom laicaeh loe anih patoehkung hanah, cang aah nathuem ih dantui kamding baktiah oh, patoehkung Angraeng ih palungthin to angthasak.
14 Clouds and wind without rain, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
Tangqum paek han, tiah amoek moe, paek ai kami loe khotui om ai tamai hoiah anghmong.
15 A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
Pauephaih rang hoiah ukkung to pazawk thaih moe, loknaem mah ahuh to angkhaehsak thaih.
16 You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
Khoitui to na hnuk maw? Kahoih boekah caa ah, amhah aak ah na caak nahaeloe na palok tih.
17 Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
Na imtaeng khaeah kahoih boekah caeh ah, na caeh tuektuek nahaeloe, na hmawt ueloe, na hnuma moeng tih.
18 A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
A imtaeng kami nuiah amsawn hnukung ah angdoe kami loe thingboeng, haita, palaa hoiah anghmong.
19 A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
Raihaih tong naah oep kaom ai kami khaeah amhahaih loe, haa kangkhaek, khokkhaem kami hoiah anghmong.
20 Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on natron, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Poek angpho kami khaeah laasah kami loe siktue ah laihaw angkhring kami, zencing nuiah kathaw tui bawh baktiah ni oh.
21 If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
Na misa to zok amthlam nahaeloe buh paek ah; tui anghae nahaeloe naek hanah tui to paek ah;
22 For you are putting coals on his head, And YHWH gives repayment to you.
hae loe anih lu nuiah hmaisaae koeng pae baktiah om ueloe, Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih na paek tih.
23 A north wind brings forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
Aluek bang ih takhi mah kho angzohsak baktih toengah, minawk kasae thui kami ih palai mah palungphuihaih to tacawtsak.
24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
Angzoeh koeh zu hoiah kakawk parai im thungah nawnto oh pongah loe imphu ranui ih im takii ah oh to hoih kue.
25 [As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
Angthla parai ahmuen hoiah angzo kahoih tamthanglok loe pakhra tui anghae kami hanah tui kamding ah oh.
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
Kahoih ai kami hmaa ah kamtimh katoeng kami loe tui kamnu hoi kaqong tui baktiah ni oh.
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
Khoitui pop hmoek ah caak han hoih ai baktih toengah, angmah lensawkhaih pakrong kami loe lensawkhaih to hnu mak ai.
28 A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
A poekhaih angsum ai kami loe sipae om ai, kamtimh vangpui hoiah anghmong.
