Proverbs 18
1 An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
Amadueng kaawm e ni ama ngainae dueng a tawng teh, lungangnae pueng hai a taran.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
Tamipathu ni thaipanueknae dawk konawmnae tawn laipalah a mae lungthin dueng a kamnue sak.
3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
Tamikathout a tho toteh dudamnae ao, yeiraiponae hoi yuenae hai hmawi ao van.
4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Tami e pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e lawk teh kadung e tui patetlah ao teh, lungangnae tuikhu teh ka lawng e palang patetlah ao.
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
Tamikathout e minhmai khet lahoi tamikalan sung sak nahanlah lawkceng e heh hawihoeh.
6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
Tamipathu e pahni dawk hoi kâyuenae lawk a tâco teh a lawk ni hemnae hah a tâcosak.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Tamipathu e pahni teh ama rawknae lah ao teh, a pahni teh ama hanelah karap lah ao.
8 The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels, and they go down into a person's innermost parts.
Tamcueklawk teh katuipounge rawca patetlah ao teh, von thung a thung totouh a kâen.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
A thaw dawk ka pangak e teh karaphoekung e hmaunawngha lah ao.
10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.
BAWIPA e min teh kacake imrasang lah ao, tamikalan ni a kâen teh roumnae a hmu.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Tami katawntanaw e tawntanae teh, amamouh pouknae dawkvah, kacake khopui, karasang e rapan lah a o.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
Rawknae kâhmo hoehnahlan tami lungpouk a rasang teh, barinae ao hoehnahlan kârahnoumnae ouk ao.
13 He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
Thai hoehnahlan lawk pathung e teh pathunae hoi yeiraiponae doeh.
14 A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
Tami e muitha ni a patawnae hah a khang thai, hatei muitha rek e teh apinimaw a khang thai han.
15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Kho ka pouk e lungthin ni panuenae hah a pang teh, tamilungkaang e hnâ ni panuenae hah a tawng.
16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
Poehno poe e ni lam a kâko sak teh, kacuenaw hmalah na phakhai.
17 He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
Amahoima hmaloe ka kâdei e teh tamikalan lah pouk e lah ao eiteh, a imri ni akung ouk a khei.
18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.
Cungpam rayunae ni kâounnae a roum sak teh athakaawmnaw hah a roum sak.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Hmaunawngha lungkuep sak hoeh e teh khopui tâ e hlak aruhnawn, lawk kâounnae teh sum hoi kâtaren e patetlah ao.
20 A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.
A pahni dawk hoi ka tâcawt e a paw hoi a von a paha vaiteh, a pahni paw hoi a lung a kuep han.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
Hringnae hoi duenae teh lai bahu dawk ao teh, lai ka lungpataw e ni laipaw a ca han.
22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Jehovah.
Yu kahmawt e ni hnokahawi a hmu teh, BAWIPA koehoi ngaikhainae ka pang e tami doeh.
23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
Tamimathoe ni teh a kâhei, hatei ka tawnta e niteh lawk kahram lah ouk a dei.
24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Hui kapap ka tawn e teh hui kahawi lah ao van hanelah ao, hatei hmaunawngha hlak kahnai e huiko hai ao.
