Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
Thangvuen khohnin ham te yan boeh, khohnin pakhat loh mebang hang khuen ham khaw na ming moenih.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your own lips.
Hlanglak loh nang n'thangthen saeh lamtah, namah kah ka long boel saeh. Kholong long saeh lamtah, namah kah hmuilai long boel saeh.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than them both.
Lungto kah a rhih neh laivin kah a khiing khaw om. Te rhoi lakkah hlang ang kah konoinah tah rhih.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
Kosi kah a muennah neh thintoek lungpook khaw tho coeng dae, thatlainah hmai ah ulae aka pai thai?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Hmantang kah toelthamnah he, aka thuh uh lungnah lakah then.
6 The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
Lungnah dongah hlang loh n'tloh sak tah tangnah ham om dae, lunguet kah moknah tah rhoekoe.
7 A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
Aka hah kah hinglu loh khoilitui pataeng a suntlae dae, aka pongnaeng kah hinglu long tah khahing khaw boeih a didip sak.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
A hmuen lamkah aka poeng hlang khaw, a bu dong lamkah aka coe vaa bangla om.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.
Situi neh bo-ul loh lungbuei ko a hoe sak. Hinglu dongkah cilsuep loh a hui taengah olding la om.
10 Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
Namah hui neh olrhoep khaw na pa kah a hui khaw hnoo boeh. Rhainah hnin ah na manuca kah im te na cet pawt ve ne. A hla kah manuca lakah a yoei kah na imben te then ngai.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
Ka ca nang cueih lamtah ka lungbuei a kohoe saeh. Te daengah ni kai aka veet te ol ka thuung thai eh.
12 The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Aka thaai long tah boethae a hmuh vaengah a thuh tak, hlangyoe rhoek long tah a paan uh dongah lai a sah uh.
13 Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
Hlanglak kah rhi a khang pah vaengah a himbai mah lo saeh, kholong nu ham atah a laikoi pa akhaw.
14 Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
Mincang a thoh neh ol ue la a hui yoethen aka pae khaw, anih te rhunkhuennah lamni a nawt eh.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Hohmuhnah neh olpungkacan nu khaw, tlanbuk hnin vaengkah tuicip a puh neh vai uh.
16 Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
Anih aka khoem te khohli aka khoem bangla, a bantang kut bueng neh situi aka paco bangla om.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Thi te thi loh a haat sak bangla, hlang khaw a hui kah mikhmuh long ni a haat sak.
18 The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
Thaibu aka kueinah loh a thaih a caak vetih, a boei kah bitat aka ngaithuen te a thangpom ni.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Tui sokah maelhmai neh a maelhmai a loh uh bangla, hlang kah lungbuei he hlang taeng long ni a tueng.
Saelkhui neh Abaddon, Abaddon long tah hah rhoi tlaih pawh. Hlang kah a mik he khaw hah tlaih pawh. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Cak hamla cak am, sui hamla hmai-ulh om dae, hlang tah a ka dongkah a hoemnah minguh.
22 If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
Hlang ang te sum khuikah canghum lakli ah sumkhal neh na daeng cakhaw a khui lamkah a anglat te coe mahpawh.
23 Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
Na boiva kah a hmuethma te ming rhoe ming lah, tuping taengla na lungbuei te khueh.
24 For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Khohrhang he kumhal ham moenih, rhuisam khaw cadilcahma kah cadilcahma, tekah cadilcahma patoeng duela nguel mahpawh.
25 The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
Sulrham khaw tlaai, toian khaw poe dae tlang kah baelhing bangla a coi uh.
26 Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
Tuca rhoek te na pueinak la, kikong te khohmuen phu la om.
27 And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
Maae suktui carhil ngawn tah na buh la om. na imkhui ham khaw buh la, na hula ham khaw hingnah la coeng.
